Aib Surname

177,014th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,417 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Algeria
Highest density in:
Namibia

Aib Surname User-submission:

This surname is provenient of the Arabhamic prophet أيوب (Ayyūb) or, as commonly known in English, Job. The spread of the name among Muslims is partly due to the fame of Saladin, founder of Ayyubid dynasty, whose name in Arabic is Salạ̄hu d-Dīn Yūsuf ibn Ayyūb.

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Aib Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Algeria1,6121:23,9654,373
Ukraine1681:270,96835,117
Namibia1341:17,9813,138
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
Indonesia1011:1,309,39890,991
Afghanistan721:446,5725,952
Pakistan541:3,308,22025,711
Malaysia311:951,42742,969
Ireland191:247,8399,475
France181:3,690,151224,666
India151:51,137,692512,385
Brazil121:17,839,528311,080
Nigeria111:16,103,887259,204
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Tunisia51:122,12516,050
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Chile11:17,616,47493,597

Aib (1,094) may also be a first name.

Aib Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname is provenient of the Arabhamic prophet أيوب (Ayyūb) or, as commonly known in English, Job. The spread of the name among Muslims is partly due to the fame of Saladin, founder of Ayyubid dynasty, whose name in Arabic is Salạ̄hu d-Dīn Yūsuf ibn Ayyūb. The story of Aiub (Job) in Islam parallels the story of the Hebrew Bible, although the main emphasis is on Job standing steadfast before God. Aiub is a surname that had big emphasis on Jewish culture in countries outside of the Middle East.

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Aib Last Name Facts

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

Aib (Hindi: अईब, Marathi: अईब, Oriya: ଆଇବ, Russian: Аиб) occurs in Algeria more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Aib? popularity and diffusion

The surname Aib is the 177,014th most frequently occurring family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 3,015,120 people. The last name Aib occurs mostly in Africa, where 78 percent of Aib reside; 72 percent reside in North Africa and 67 percent reside in Mahgreb. Aib is also the 241,283rd most numerous first name on earth. It is borne by 1,094 people.

The surname Aib is most prevalent in Algeria, where it is borne by 1,612 people, or 1 in 23,965. In Algeria Aib is most common in: Sétif Province, where 31 percent live, Skikda Province, where 25 percent live and Khenchela Province, where 18 percent live. Apart from Algeria Aib is found in 35 countries. It is also common in Ukraine, where 7 percent live and Namibia, where 6 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Aiub866,955/
Ajib863,189/
Gaib861,978/
Haib86332/
Ayib86169/
Aaib8616/
Aieb8613/
Aibd8612/
Aiab869/
Aiob866/
Aitb864/
Aiib861/
Aibs861/
Aisb861/
Aiyb861/
Aihb861/
Aibh861/
Aibt861/
Aibz861/
Ab8019,233/
Ib805,602/
Hajib7524,986/
Aajib751,933/
Haibt75157/
Aiyob75156/
Aggib7590/
Gaieb7531/
Gajib7518/
Aioub7518/
Hayib7517/
Gaiab7511/
Ahiab7510/
Auiab7510/
Aiuob7510/
Ahjib757/
Haiub756/
Ayiob756/
Aioob755/
Gayib752/
Ajibh752/
Gaaib752/
Haiab752/
Ajieb752/
Aiaub751/
Aihab751/
Aaibh751/
Aibch751/
Ayieb751/
Abd6726,054/
Hab6713,973/
Abt679,188/
Aab678,542/
Aub675,715/
Abs674,579/
Gab672,802/
Hib671,838/
Iob671,831/
Yib671,765/
Aip671,014/
Eib67859/
Jib67747/
Asb67661/
Ibs67572/
Aeb67533/
Gib67523/
Oib67521/
Abz67426/
Aif67299/
Ayb6779/
Ajb6768/
Aiw6758/
Itb6744/
Abh6741/
Aibova6738/
Ibh6731/
Aiv6726/
Atb6725/
Eab6714/
Ahb6710/
Isb6710/
Ibt6710/
Ibz679/
Ibd679/
Ijb678/
Uib678/
Ihb677/
Ibp675/
Abp675/
Ieb675/
Ayijbt674/
Gaiahb673/
Abı672/
Aihoub671/
Gaihab671/
Abû671/
Aahiub671/
Gahaib671/
Haajib671/
Haiyob671/
Haibsh671/

Aib Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Aib in the Oriya language
ଆଇବa'iba89.58
ଅଇବa'iba10.42
Aib in the Hindi language
अईबa'iba66.04
आईबa'iba15.09
आइबa'iba7.55
ऐबaiba5.66
अइबa'iba3.77
Aib in the Marathi language
अईबa'iba50
आईबa'iba25
आक़ीबaqiba25
Aib in the Russian language
Аибaib-

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