Cognomen Abyev (Абиев 
, Абыев , Abyev ) , throughout the world, is quite a rare last name. The family name Abyev is characteristic of Azerbaijan, where it is quite a common surname, Kazakhstan, where it is quite a rare surname, and Kyrgyzstan. Measured by absolute frequency, this name is the most popular in Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, and Russia. Much less frequently, Abyev is the forename as well as the last name.