Adab Surname

20,902nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26,110 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iraq
Highest density in:
Iraq

Adab Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Adab Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iraq21,6301:1,619215
Syria2,1091:9,152854
Egypt7321:125,59510,096
Iran4061:189,12015,520
Djibouti2501:3,660313
Nigeria2371:747,43833,954
Yemen1951:135,5147,061
Indonesia1411:937,93869,491
India1061:7,236,466158,262
Philippines741:1,368,084100,385
Afghanistan471:684,1107,621
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
Canada261:1,417,13898,245
Pakistan181:9,924,66048,309
Niger181:1,066,22323,213
United States121:30,204,911765,334
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
England91:6,190,895170,599
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Algeria41:9,657,88864,782
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Somalia41:3,363,0155,093
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Lebanon31:1,879,02822,073
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Palestine21:2,274,42417,661
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Adab (23,678) may also be a first name.

Adab Last Name Facts

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

The last name Adab (Arabic: ادب, Hindi: आदाब, Marathi: आदाब, Oriya: ଆଦବ, Russian: Адаб) is held by more people in Iraq than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of Adab click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Adab? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 20,902nd most commonly used last name on earth, held by around 1 in 279,109 people. The surname Adab occurs predominantly in Asia, where 95 percent of Adab are found; 92 percent are found in West Asia and 91 percent are found in Levant. Adab is also the 33,351st most frequently held first name at a global level, borne by 23,678 people.

The last name Adab is most commonly held in Iraq, where it is held by 21,630 people, or 1 in 1,619. Beside Iraq this surname occurs in 43 countries. It is also found in Syria, where 8 percent reside and Egypt, where 3 percent reside.

Adab Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is predominantly Shiite (33%) in Lebanon and Traditional African (97%) in Nigeria.

The amount Adab earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 43.4% more than the national average, earning $61,875 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.85% more than the national average, earning $56,566 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hadab892,178/
Ahdab891,276/
Addab89767/
Adeab89194/
Gadab89116/
Aadab8947/
Adhab8926/
Adabh8914/
Adaib896/
Adaub894/
Audab894/
Eadab893/
Aidab892/
Haddab801,124/
Gaudab8048/
Haidab8047/
Eadhab8021/
Gaddab8011/
Hadhab8010/
Gadhab809/
Aaddab805/
Hadabh803/
Hadaib802/
Ashdab801/
Gahdab801/
Hadgab801/
Haydab801/
Hahdab801/
Ahadab801/
Aadabh801/
Adhaib801/
Hadabd801/
Hgadab801/
Adap754,054/
Adav752,601/
Adeb751,348/
Adaw75507/
Adaf75165/
Adob7513/
Odab758/
Edab752/
Gauddab7313/
Gaudabh737/
Aidhhab734/
Gaddaib732/
Hadhabh731/
Gaudaib731/
Gadhaib731/
Adabowa731/
Addahab731/
Haidabt731/
Adeeb6726,155/
Adhav6711,286/
Hadeb679,001/
Hadap674,180/
Adowa671,115/
Adova67706/
Hadaf67212/
Audap67149/
Adape67130/
Gadaf67121/
Hadav67111/
Gadav6798/
Aadav6784/
Adafe6762/
Hedab6761/
Adapp6743/
Gadap6740/
Adhaw6736/
Aydav6728/
Ahdaf6725/
Godab6722/
Adaph6722/
Addeb6720/
Addap6720/
Odabh6720/
Aidaw6717/
Asdaf6717/
Hodab6713/
Aydaw6712/
Adaiv6710/
Aduib679/
Adebh679/
Addaw679/
Aidap678/
Adhap678/
Aadap678/
Adaaw676/
Adahv676/
Hadob676/
Adaip675/
Eddab673/
Adgob673/
Adaif673/
Audav672/
Addav672/
Ahdav672/
Adavh672/
Adeib672/
Asdap672/
Hadaw672/
Adoub672/
Eadav671/
Adaap671/
Adapt671/
Aadaf671/
Aadaw671/
Addaf671/
Adgav671/
Eidab671/
Adheb671/
Adauv671/
Edaab671/
Odaib671/
Odhab671/
Adasf671/
Adavs671/
Ahdaw671/
Oudab671/
Adaws671/

Adab Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Adab in the Hindi language
आदाबadaba74.81
अदबadaba17.56
अदाबadaba4.2
आदबadaba1.15
आदावadava0.38
Adab in the Marathi language
आदाबadaba48.15
आदबadaba37.04
अदबadaba7.41
अदाबadaba3.7
अडाबadaba3.7
Adab in the Oriya language
ଆଦବadaba41.18
ଅଡବadaba35.29
ଆଡବadaba11.76
ଅଦବadaba5.88
ବିୁଅଡବbiu'adaba5.88
Adab in the Russian language
Адабadab-
Adab in the Arabic language
ادبadb-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Adab
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