as a Last Name
- 2,263
- people in the U.S. have this name View all people named Abe
Meaning & Origins
Japanese: variously written, with Chinese characters used phonetically. Listed in the Shinsen shōjiroku, the Abe claim descent from Ōhiko, first son of the mythical Emperor Kōgen. There are several places in Japan named Abe, which means ‘sun festival’ in the Ainu language. Some Ainu connections may be assumed, but the name could also be purely habitational. It is found mostly in northeastern Japan, the island of Kyūshū, and the Ryūkyū Islands.
| 11,864th in the U.S. for 2011 |
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Quick facts
- Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 2,263
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- Hawaii
- has the most people named Abe per capita
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