Abu Dhab Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Abu Dhab Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Abu Dhab Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran221:3,490,11599,764
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828

Abu Dhab Last Name Facts

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

The surname Abu Dhab is found in Iran more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Abu Dhab? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,798,600th most prevalent surname globally, borne by around 1 in 269,909,108 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 85 percent of Abu Dhab live; 85 percent live in South Asia and 85 percent live in Islamic South Asia.

The surname is most frequent in Iran, where it is carried by 22 people, or 1 in 3,490,115. In Iran Abu Dhab is mostly concentrated in: Khuzestan Province, where 95 percent are found and Fars Province, where 5 percent are found. Barring Iran Abu Dhab is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Egypt, where 15 percent are found and Afghanistan, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Abu Dahab9412,369/
Abou Dhab944/
Abou Dahab89155/
Abu Dahb884/
Abu Dhaif821,007/
Abu Deabs8245/
Abu-Dahab8213/
Abu Daf804/
Abou-Dahab783/
Abu Deeb75906/
Abu Daif752/
Abu Daff751/
Abou Daif714/
Abu Hdobh712/
Abou Deeb711/
Abou-Daib711/
Abu-Daff63199/
Abu-Deeb6318/
Abu Deif634/
Abu-Daif631/
Abou Deif595/
Abou-Deeb594/

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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 Dhab
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