Cognomen Abay (Abay 
, Абай 
, Abai 
) , globally, is a common family name. The surname Abay is characteristic of Ethiopia, where it is quite a common surname, Turkey, and Kyrgyzstan. Measured by absolute frequency, this name is the most popular in Ethiopia, Turkey, and Philippines. Also, Abay is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Abay | Philippines, India, Indonesia, Ethiopia, Turkey |
| Абай | Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Russia, Azerbaijan, Kyrgyzstan |
| Abai | Philippines, India, Indonesia, Ethiopia, Nigeria |
| Абаи | Kazakhstan, Russia |
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abay gyula Economist, statistician, HU (b. 1891) |
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abay nemes oszkár swimmer (1913-1959), HU (b. 1913) |
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| abay nemes gyula Hungarian pharmacist, HU (b. 1876) |
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| abay gyula Hungarian actor, HU (b. 1877) |
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| abay dağlı Azerbaijani poet, AZ (b. 1906) |
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dong abay artist, PH (b. 1971) |
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aydo abay German singer, DE (b. 1973) |
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süleyman abay Turkish association football referee, TR (b. 1973) |
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| abay tsehaye politician, ET (b. 1953) |
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| korhan abay Turkish actor, TR (b. 1954) |
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| abay péter fencer, HU (b. 1962) |
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| esref abay (b. 1962) |
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| abay bakytzhanuly researcher |
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| abay sisay researcher ORCID ID = 0000-0002-6646-1868 |
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| abay woday researcher (ORCID 0000-0003-0499-4690) |
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