Ab Surname

27,948th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19,233 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Cambodia

Ab Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ab Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria8,9071:19,8881,823
Iran3,4611:22,1852,811
Egypt1,9221:47,8334,716
Cambodia1,7801:8,701900
Pakistan1,2401:144,0683,987
Malaysia9361:31,5112,687
India3831:2,002,78268,686
Taiwan2041:114,9251,079
Afghanistan1861:172,8673,462
Cameroon591:352,01831,532
Brazil331:6,487,101155,169
Ukraine291:1,569,748122,792
Algeria151:2,575,43744,639
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
Russia111:13,102,096377,010
China91:151,924,6187,954
Finland61:916,11741,832
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Liberia41:1,102,13437,930
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Armenia31:976,72713,552
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Kyrgyzstan21:2,986,32784,533
Mauritania21:2,047,43230,537
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
England11:55,718,059489,080
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

The alternate forms: Áb (26) are calculated separately.

Ab (70,627) may also be a first name.

Ab Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Ab Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Ab (Arabic: بـ, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺃﺏ, Hindi: अब्दुल, Russian: Аб) occurs most in Nigeria. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Áb. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ab? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 27,948th most widespread family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 378,908 people. The surname Ab is predominantly found in Africa, where 57 percent of Ab reside; 47 percent reside in West Africa and 46 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ab is also the 13,740th most widely held first name at a global level, held by 70,627 people.

This last name is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is held by 8,907 people, or 1 in 19,888. In Nigeria Ab is most common in: Kebbi, where 93 percent reside, Sokoto, where 2 percent reside and Edo, where 1 percent reside. Other than Nigeria this surname occurs in 38 countries. It also occurs in Iran, where 18 percent reside and Egypt, where 10 percent reside.

Ab Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is predominantly Orthodox (85%) in Russia and Muslim (96%) in Nigeria.

Ab earn around the same as the average income. In Canada they earn 2.3% more than the national average, earning $50,825 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Áb8326/
Abd8026,054/
Hab8013,973/
Abt809,188/
Aab808,542/
Aub805,715/
Abs804,579/
Gab802,802/
Aib802,417/
Asb80661/
Aeb80533/
Abz80426/
Ayb8079/
Ajb8068/
Abh8041/
Atb8025/
Eab8014/
Ahb8010/
Abp805/
Abı802/
Abû801/
Gaab674,307/
Haab672,203/
Haub672,001/
Gaib671,978/
Habt671,383/
Ahab671,247/
Gaub671,184/
Habz67587/
Haib67332/
Gabh67241/
Abdh67200/
Aabø67198/
Aabd67165/
Hgab67154/
Absh67126/
Abtt67121/
Hajb67106/
Hasb6796/
Habs6786/
Abss6767/
Gajb6761/
Haeb6750/
Auyb6736/
Haáb6725/
Aabt6722/
Abpe6720/
Auub6717/
Hatb6717/
Aaib6716/
Habh6713/
Aibd6712/
Habd6712/
Ashb6711/
Achb679/
Ajbh678/
Ahbd678/
Aabs677/
Eabs676/
Atbt675/
Heab674/
Hahb674/
Abdt674/
Aubd674/
Aajb674/
Ausb674/
Asbt674/
Aitb674/
Eahb674/
Attb673/
Aszb673/
Eabd672/
Ahub672/
Aabh672/
Assb672/
Abps672/
Abch672/
Aasb672/
Easb672/
Aubs672/
Abhs672/
Eaub672/
Abpp671/
Aubt671/
Aibs671/
Gabì671/
Gabė671/
Abdd671/
Ab's671/
Abpt671/
Asbs671/
Aisb671/
Abht671/
Abzz671/
Absj671/
Absz671/
Abtd671/
Abth671/
Aabp671/
Abhz671/
Abhp671/
Ajsb671/
Ahyb671/
Ahtb671/
Aihb671/
Aibh671/
Aibt671/
Aibz671/
Eatb671/
Eabp671/
Asbh671/
Ayhb671/
Aysb671/
Aybd671/
Aybz671/
Aujb671/
Auhb671/
Atbd671/
Athb671/
Hayb671/
Habp671/
Hhab671/

Ab Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ab in the Hindi language
अब्दुलabdula74.92
अबaba8.15
आबaba4.39
अब्बासabbasa3
अब्ab2.57
कादिरkadira2.25
बीbi0.21
Ab in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺃﺏab50
ﺍﺑﻪabh50
Ab in the Russian language
Абab-
Ab in the Arabic language
بـb-

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ab
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