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 40261st 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: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 2. == Tagalog == === Pronunciation === (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔaˈbaja/ [ʔɐˈbaː.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 702nd most common surname in the Philippines, occurring in 13,340 individuals.