Ab Surname
Approximately 19,233 people bear this surname
Ab Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 8,907 | 1:19,888 | 1,823 |
| Iran | 3,461 | 1:22,185 | 2,811 |
| Egypt | 1,922 | 1:47,833 | 4,716 |
| Cambodia | 1,780 | 1:8,701 | 900 |
| Pakistan | 1,240 | 1:144,068 | 3,987 |
| Malaysia | 936 | 1:31,511 | 2,687 |
| India | 383 | 1:2,002,782 | 68,686 |
| Taiwan | 204 | 1:114,925 | 1,079 |
| Afghanistan | 186 | 1:172,867 | 3,462 |
| Cameroon | 59 | 1:352,018 | 31,532 |
| Brazil | 33 | 1:6,487,101 | 155,169 |
| Ukraine | 29 | 1:1,569,748 | 122,792 |
| Algeria | 15 | 1:2,575,437 | 44,639 |
| Canada | 14 | 1:2,631,828 | 153,264 |
| Russia | 11 | 1:13,102,096 | 377,010 |
| China | 9 | 1:151,924,618 | 7,954 |
| Finland | 6 | 1:916,117 | 41,832 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Liberia | 4 | 1:1,102,134 | 37,930 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Armenia | 3 | 1:976,727 | 13,552 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 2 | 1:2,986,327 | 84,533 |
| Mauritania | 2 | 1:2,047,432 | 30,537 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Burundi | 1 | 1:9,804,852 | 2,349 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
The alternate forms: Áb (26) are calculated separately.
Ab (70,627) may also be a first name.
Ab Demographics
Average Male Ab Height
175.14 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Ab Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ab Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ab (Arabic: بـ, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺃﺏ, Hindi: अब्दुल, Russian: Аб) is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Áb. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ab? popularity and diffusion
Ab is the 27,948th most widely held surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 378,908 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 57 percent of Ab live; 47 percent live in West Africa and 46 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 13,740th most numerous first name in the world It is held by 70,627 people.
This last name is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is held by 8,907 people, or 1 in 19,888. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Kebbi, where 93 percent live, Sokoto, where 2 percent live and Edo, where 1 percent live. Excluding Nigeria it occurs in 38 countries. It also occurs in Iran, where 18 percent live and Egypt, where 10 percent live.
Ab Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Ab surname 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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Áb | 83 | 26 | / |
| Abd | 80 | 26,054 | / |
| Hab | 80 | 13,973 | / |
| Abt | 80 | 9,188 | / |
| Aab | 80 | 8,542 | / |
| Aub | 80 | 5,715 | / |
| Abs | 80 | 4,579 | / |
| Gab | 80 | 2,802 | / |
| Aib | 80 | 2,417 | / |
| Asb | 80 | 661 | / |
| Aeb | 80 | 533 | / |
| Abz | 80 | 426 | / |
| Ayb | 80 | 79 | / |
| Ajb | 80 | 68 | / |
| Abh | 80 | 41 | / |
| Atb | 80 | 25 | / |
| Eab | 80 | 14 | / |
| Ahb | 80 | 10 | / |
| Abp | 80 | 5 | / |
| Abı | 80 | 2 | / |
| Abû | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gaab | 67 | 4,307 | / |
| Haab | 67 | 2,203 | / |
| Haub | 67 | 2,001 | / |
| Gaib | 67 | 1,978 | / |
| Habt | 67 | 1,383 | / |
| Ahab | 67 | 1,247 | / |
| Gaub | 67 | 1,184 | / |
| Habz | 67 | 587 | / |
| Haib | 67 | 332 | / |
| Gabh | 67 | 241 | / |
| Abdh | 67 | 200 | / |
| Aabø | 67 | 198 | / |
| Aabd | 67 | 165 | / |
| Hgab | 67 | 154 | / |
| Absh | 67 | 126 | / |
| Abtt | 67 | 121 | / |
| Hajb | 67 | 106 | / |
| Hasb | 67 | 96 | / |
| Habs | 67 | 86 | / |
| Abss | 67 | 67 | / |
| Gajb | 67 | 61 | / |
| Haeb | 67 | 50 | / |
| Auyb | 67 | 36 | / |
| Haáb | 67 | 25 | / |
| Aabt | 67 | 22 | / |
| Abpe | 67 | 20 | / |
| Auub | 67 | 17 | / |
| Hatb | 67 | 17 | / |
| Aaib | 67 | 16 | / |
| Habh | 67 | 13 | / |
| Aibd | 67 | 12 | / |
| Habd | 67 | 12 | / |
| Ashb | 67 | 11 | / |
| Achb | 67 | 9 | / |
| Ajbh | 67 | 8 | / |
| Ahbd | 67 | 8 | / |
| Aabs | 67 | 7 | / |
| Eabs | 67 | 6 | / |
| Atbt | 67 | 5 | / |
| Heab | 67 | 4 | / |
| Hahb | 67 | 4 | / |
| Abdt | 67 | 4 | / |
| Aubd | 67 | 4 | / |
| Aajb | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ausb | 67 | 4 | / |
| Asbt | 67 | 4 | / |
| Aitb | 67 | 4 | / |
| Eahb | 67 | 4 | / |
| Attb | 67 | 3 | / |
| Aszb | 67 | 3 | / |
| Eabd | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ahub | 67 | 2 | / |
| Aabh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Assb | 67 | 2 | / |
| Abps | 67 | 2 | / |
| Abch | 67 | 2 | / |
| Aasb | 67 | 2 | / |
| Easb | 67 | 2 | / |
| Aubs | 67 | 2 | / |
| Abhs | 67 | 2 | / |
| Eaub | 67 | 2 | / |
| Abpp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aubt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aibs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gabì | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gabė | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abdd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ab's | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abpt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Asbs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aisb | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abht | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abzz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Absj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Absz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abtd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abth | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aabp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abhz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abhp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ajsb | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ahyb | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ahtb | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aihb | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aibh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aibt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aibz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eatb | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eabp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Asbh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ayhb | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aysb | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aybd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aybz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aujb | 67 | 1 | / |
| Auhb | 67 | 1 | / |
| Atbd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Athb | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hayb | 67 | 1 | / |
| Habp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hhab | 67 | 1 | / |
Ab Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ab in the Hindi language | ||
| अब्दुल | abdula | 74.92 |
| अब | aba | 8.15 |
| आब | aba | 4.39 |
| अब्बास | abbasa | 3 |
| अब् | ab | 2.57 |
| कादिर | kadira | 2.25 |
| बी | bi | 0.21 |
| Ab in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺃﺏ | ab | 50 |
| ﺍﺑﻪ | abh | 50 |
| Ab in the Russian language | ||
| Аб | ab | - |
| Ab in the Arabic language | ||
| بـ | b | - |
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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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ab
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