Al Ayoub Surname

89,925th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,333 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Syria
Highest density in:
Kuwait

Al Ayoub Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Al Ayoub Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Syria2,2631:8,529822
Kuwait1,8991:2,001255
Jordan1,1071:7,9881,537
United Arab Emirates481:190,88113,202
Lebanon91:626,34314,059
England41:13,929,515290,718
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Al Ayoub Last Name Facts

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

The last name Al Ayoub has its highest incidence in Syria. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Al Ayoub? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 89,925th most frequently held family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 1,366,500 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Al Ayoub reside; 100 percent reside in West Asia and 63 percent reside in Levant.

The last name is most prevalent in Syria, where it is carried by 2,263 people, or 1 in 8,529. In Syria Al Ayoub is most numerous in: Aleppo Governorate, where 97 percent are found and Homs Governorate, where 3 percent are found. Apart from Syria this last name occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in Kuwait, where 36 percent are found and Jordan, where 21 percent are found.

Al Ayoub Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Al Ayoub surname is predominantly Shiite (82%) in Lebanon.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Al Ayyoub944/
Al Hayoub941/
Al Ayub932/
Al Hayyoub892/
Al-Ayoub8884/
Al Ayyub8810/
Al Ayouf881/
Al Ajoub881/
Al Aiyub881/
Al Ayoob881/
Al-Ayyoub82203/
Al Hajoub823/
Al Houb80316/
Al Ayeb80124/
Al-Ayub8071/
Al Ayib801/
Al Aujib7583/
Al Hayab7526/
Al Hayeb7515/
Al Ahyab751/
Al Ajab67122/
Al Aaib6728/
Al Hajousf6716/
Al Haib672/
Al Eabd671/
Al Ajib671/
Al Hijab6370/
Al Hajib6338/
Al Ajeeb6311/
Al Hajeb637/
Al Aweeb635/
Al Gayep631/
Al Hajab631/
Al-Ajab5318/
Al Heib536/
Al Heeb533/
Al-Hejab503/
Al-Hajeb502/
Al-Ajeeb501/

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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 Al Ayoub
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