Abaza (surname)


Abaza is a surname.
In Russian, the surname "Абаза" was first recorded among noble families in 1843. It derives from Turkish abaza, meaning 'Kings, which was originally adopted as a nickname and then morphed into a surname. However, in a Circassian context, the Abazin people's "self-designation" Abaza'' is separate from this Russian/Turkish origin. The word is also the name of this people's language and of an Egyptian noble family from the same origin.
The following people share this surname: