Family name Abbās (Aba 
, Abbās, Abbedi 
) , globally, is a common cognomen. The family name Abbās is habitual in Aland Islands, where it is quite a common surname, Turkey, where it is quite a rare surname, and Nigeria. Not in comparison with a country's population, it most frequently occurs in Nigeria, Philippines, and Turkey. Likewise, Abbās is the forename as well as the last name.