Abaza (surname)
Abaza is a surname. In Russian, the surname "" ("Abaza") 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: