Abaya

See also: abaya

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Tagalog Abaya.

Proper noun

Abaya (plural Abayas)

A surname from Tagalog.

Statistics

According to the 2010 United States Census, Abaya is the 40261^st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 544 individuals. Abaya is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (76.65%) individuals.

Further reading

Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Abaya”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 2.

Tagalog

Pronunciation

(Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔaˈbaja/ [ʔɐˈba.jɐ]
Rhymes: -aja
Syllabification: A‧ba‧ya

Proper noun

Abaya (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜊᜌ)

a surname

Statistics

According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Abaya is the 702^nd most common surname in the Philippines, occurring in 13,340 individuals.

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