Al-Baba Surname

847,909th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 323 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Saudi Arabia
Highest density in:
Lebanon

Al-Baba Surname User-submission:

Albaba or Al-Baba is an Arabic surname, which comes from the words al, meaning 'the', and baba, meaning 'father' or 'one with the higher authority in a group'.

Al-Baba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Saudi Arabia1991:155,05422,057
Lebanon901:62,6344,716
Iran131:5,906,348134,214
Palestine71:649,83613,939
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Syria21:9,650,51117,817
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
England11:55,718,059489,080
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Al-Baba Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Albaba or Al-Baba is an Arabic surname, which comes from the words al, meaning 'the', and baba, meaning 'father' or 'one with the higher authority in a group'.

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Al-Baba Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Al-Baba Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Al-Baba is more frequently found in Saudi Arabia than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Al-Baba? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 847,909th most frequent family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 22,562,062 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 97 percent of Al-Baba live; 93 percent live in West Asia and 62 percent live in Arabian Peninsula.

The last name Al-Baba is most numerous in Saudi Arabia, where it is held by 199 people, or 1 in 155,054. Apart from Saudi Arabia Al-Baba is found in 11 countries. It is also found in Lebanon, where 28 percent reside and Iran, where 4 percent reside.

Al-Baba Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is principally Sunni (100%) in Lebanon.

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