Abu-Dahab Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Jordan
Highest density in:
Jordan

Abu-Dahab Surname

For the meaning of this name, see: Abu & Dahab.

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Abu-Dahab Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Jordan81:1,105,30516,405
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Abu-Dahab Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Abu-Dahab Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Abu-Dahab is borne by more people in Jordan than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Abu-Dahab? popularity and diffusion

Abu-Dahab is the 5,391,485th most widespread last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. Abu-Dahab occurs mostly in Asia, where 62 percent of Abu-Dahab are found; 62 percent are found in West Asia and 62 percent are found in Levant.

This last name is most frequently used in Jordan, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 1,105,305. In Jordan Abu-Dahab is most common in: Amman Governorate, where 88 percent reside and Ma'an Governorate, where 13 percent reside. Aside from Jordan this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 23 percent reside and Egypt, where 8 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Abou-Dahab953/
Abu Dahab8912,369/
Abou Dahab84155/
Abu Dhab8227/
Abu Dahb824/
Abou Dhab784/
Abou-Daib781/
Abu-Daff71199/
Abu-Deeb7118/
Abu-Daif711/
Abu Dhaif671,007/
Abu Deabs6745/
Abou-Deeb674/
Abu Daf634/
Abu Deeb59906/
Abu Daif592/
Abu Daff591/
Abou Daif564/
Abu Hdobh562/
Abou Deeb561/

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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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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Abu-Dahab
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