Ababou is a surname common in Morocco.
Notable people with the name include:
Dylan Ababou (born 1986), Filipino basketball player M'hamed Ababou (1938–1971), Moroccan colonel and the instigator of the 1971 failed coup Mohamed Ababou (1934–1976), Moroccan military commander who co-organized the 1971 failed coup Hassan Ababou, CEO of Caisse de dépôt et de gestion from 1968 to 1970