Family name Abe (Abe 
, آبي 
, Абе 
, among others...) , worldwide, is a common surname. The last name Abe is characteristic of Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly Cameroon, where it is quite a common surname, Nigeria, where it is quite a rare surname, and Ivory Coast. Measured by absolute frequency, it most frequently occurs in Nigeria, Ethiopia, and Philippines. Likewise, Abe is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Abe | Philippines, Nigeria, Ethiopia, United States, Indonesia |
| آبي | Iraq, Egypt, Iran, Algeria, Morocco |
| Абе | Kazakhstan, Russia, Bulgaria, Kyrgyzstan, Ukraine |
| אבה | Israel |
| Абэ | Kyrgyzstan, Russia |
Ab, Abai, Abei, Abelardo, Abraham, Abè, Abé, Abê, Abë, Abế, Ambai, Ambe, Anbai, Anbe, Apa, Apis, Avis, Jasube, Kabe, Kawabe, Kawanabe, Kobe, Kobo, Kohbe, Okabe, Shinzo, Yasubai, Yasube, Yasumasu, Yasunobu, Àbe, Àbè, Àbé, Àbê, Ábé, Âbe, Âbê, Ãbe, Ãbé, Ãbê, Ãbë, Ãbē, Абаи, Авраам, Хироюки, Эйб, Ясунобу, אברהם, آبه, آبى, أبي, اب, ابي, আবে, อะเบ, อะเบะ, อะเบ้, อาเบะ, อาเบ้, አብ, おかべ, ァベ, 安武, 安部, 阿贝, and Ａｂｅ
| sukunamaro abe Japanese noble (b. 650) |
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| yasumaro abe (b. 650) |
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| azumahito abe (b. 750) |
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| hiromaro abe (b. 757) |
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| yoshihira abe (b. 954) |
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| yoshimasa abe (b. 955) |
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yasuchika abe (b. 1110) |
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| abe sadayoshi Japanese royal retainer (b. 1505) |
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| abe motozane samurai (b. 1513) |
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| yoshiteru abe (b. 1550) |
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| abe shigetsugu (b. 1598) |
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| abe masayoshi (b. 1627) |
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| abe sadataka (b. 1635) |
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| abe masaharu (b. 1637) |
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| abe masatake (b. 1649) |
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