Abaya

See also: abaya

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Tagalog Abaya.

Proper noun

Abaya (plural Abayas)

1. 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)

1. 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.