The Abba surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 253 people carried this name — #76,029 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 1,111,100 people counted. That is up 12% from 225 in 2000.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 1,420 people named Abba live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Córdoba.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 243 people named Abba.
51 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 27 départements, most often Bouches-du-Rhône.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 33 people named Abba live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Brussels-Capital.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
Who carried it
People named Abba,
with a public archive behind them.
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Giuseppe Cesare Abba 1838–1910 · writer -
Marta Abba 1900–1988 · stage actor -
Marta Abba 1900–1988 · stage actor
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Cele Abba 1906–1991 · actor -
Cele Abba 1906–1991 · actor
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Bartholomeus Abba 1641–1684 · poet
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Abba.
- Abadie 1,419 · U.S. census
- Abar 273 · U.S. census
- Abassi 195 · U.S. census
- Abat 195 · U.S. census
- Abate 4,344 · U.S. census
- Abati 116 · U.S. census
- Abbas 4,974 · U.S. census
- Abbassi 434 · U.S. census
- Abbate 2,692 · U.S. census
- Abbe 1,368 · U.S. census
- Abbo 509 · U.S. census
- Abboud 1,615 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
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