Abaza (surname)

Abaza is a surname.

In Russian, the surname "Абаза" (Abaza) was first recorded among noble families in 1843.

In a Circassian context, the Abazin people's "self-designation" Abaza (Abaza language: абаза) is separate from this Russian 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:
 * The House of Abaza, Egypt's largest aristocratic family, of Abazin Circassian origins
 * Alexander Abaza (1821–1895), Russian finance minister
 * Alexander Nikolayevich Abaza (1872–1925), Russian diplomat
 * Alexey Abaza (1853–1915), Russian admiral
 * Arkady Abaza (1843–1915), Russian composer
 * Fekry Pasha Abaza (1896–1979), Egyptian journalist and political activist
 * Jan Abaza (b. 1995), American tennis player
 * Rushdy Abaza (1926–1980), Egyptian actor
 * Tharwat Abaza (1927–2002), Egyptian journalist and novelist
 * Yanal Abaza (b. 1976), retired Syrian association football player
 * Aziz Pasha Abaza (b. 1898), an Egyptian poet and politician