Abu Zahab Surname
Approximately 22 people bear this surname
Abu Zahab Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palestine | 21 | 1:216,612 | 9,550 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
Abu Zahab Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Abu Zahab Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Abu Zahab occurs in Palestine more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Abu Zahab.
How Common Is The Last Name Abu Zahab? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 4,206,983rd most frequently occurring family name globally, borne by around 1 in 331,252,087 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Abu Zahab reside; 100 percent reside in West Asia and 95 percent reside in Levant.
This surname is most frequently used in Palestine, where it is carried by 21 people, or 1 in 216,612. In Palestine it is most prevalent in: Jerusalem Governorate, where 95 percent are found and Nablus Governorate, where 5 percent are found. Other than Palestine this surname exists in one country. It is also common in Kuwait, where 5 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abu Sahab | 89 | 55 | / |
| Abu Shahab | 84 | 3 | / |
| Abou-Zahab | 84 | 2 | / |
| Abu Shab | 82 | 193 | / |
| Abu Jaab | 82 | 45 | / |
| Abu Saab | 82 | 16 | / |
| Abu Zaib | 82 | 3 | / |
| Abu Hsab | 82 | 1 | / |
| Abu Shaib | 78 | 93 | / |
| Abou Saab | 78 | 59 | / |
| Abu-Sahab | 78 | 8 | / |
| Abou Hsab | 78 | 1 | / |
| Abu Shaab | 78 | 1 | / |
| Abu Sab | 75 | 10 | / |
| Abu Shaw | 71 | 27 | / |
| Abu Sabt | 71 | 4 | / |
| Abu Zaif | 71 | 3 | / |
| Abu-Shab | 71 | 1 | / |
| Abu Siab | 71 | 1 | / |
| Abu Saib | 71 | 1 | / |
| Abu Jajb | 71 | 1 | / |
| Abu-Saab | 71 | 1 | / |
| Abou-Saab | 67 | 16 | / |
| Abou Saeb | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abou Jaib | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abou-Hsab | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Zahab
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