Ahtab Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Ahtab Surname User-submission:

Ahitub (Hebrew: אחיטוב; Akhituv) is a Hebrew surname, which means 'brother of goodness'. A few biblical figures bore this name, Priest Eli's grandchild, Zadok's father and more. In Islamic culture, Ahitub, known in Arabic as Akhtab (Arabic:أخطب), is the grandfather of Safiyya, prophet Muhammad's wife.

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Ahtab Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India81:95,883,173728,828
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Ahtab (102) may also be a first name.

Ahtab Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Ahitub (Hebrew: אחיטוב; Akhituv) is a Hebrew surname, which means 'brother of goodness'. A few biblical figures bore this name, Priest Eli's grandchild, Zadok's father and more. In Islamic culture, Ahitub, known in Arabic as Akhtab (Arabic:أخطب), is the grandfather of Safiyya, prophet Muhammad's wife.

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Ahtab Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ahtab (Hindi: अहताब) occurs in India more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ahtab? popularity and diffusion

It is the 6,360,413th most commonly used surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Ahtab reside; 100 percent reside in South Asia and 89 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 935,178th most commonly held first name internationally, held by 102 people.

This surname is most widely held in India, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 95,883,173. In India Ahtab is mostly concentrated in: Bihar, where 63 percent reside and Uttar Pradesh, where 38 percent reside. Outside of India Ahtab occurs in one country. It is also found in Pakistan, where 11 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ashtab9154/
Ahatab9116/
Aihtab917/
Gahtab911/
Atab896,160/
Ahattab834/
Hatab8011,078/
Attab803,497/
Gatab801,438/
Athab80290/
Aatab80208/
Astab8069/
Ataib8055/
Atabs8052/
Aitab8031/
Hotab8027/
Hetab8023/
Ahtob8015/
Aytab8010/
Ehtab805/
Atabh805/
Ataab804/
Aetab803/
Adtab802/
Atayb801/
Atabp801/
Ahtap801/
Autab801/
Ataub801/
Hattab7337,227/
Astaib73409/
Hettab73331/
Hathab73173/
Ahtoub7321/
Ashtap7319/
Hottab7310/
Attaib737/
Gathab736/
Attaïb734/
Aastab733/
Hataib732/
Attabh732/
Aatabh732/
Ahttap731/
Aattab731/
Atheab731/
Hatabh731/
Gattab731/
Atahab731/
Aistab731/
Hostab731/
Hothab731/
Hataab731/
Hatgab731/
Gataib731/
Haitab731/
Athaib731/
Ataabd731/
Astaab731/
Attayb731/
Hateab731/
Oshtab731/
Atav671,271/
Atap67954/
Etab67527/
Atob6728/
Otab678/
Atabova672/
Hattabt671/
Hatabsh671/
Hothabh671/
Hauttab671/
Hhattab671/
Asztabs671/
Hathaib671/
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Ahtab Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ahtab in the Hindi language
अहताबahataba93.33
अह्ताबahtaba6.67

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