Al Dab Surname

1,894,523rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 96 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Yemen
Highest density in:
Tunisia

Al Dab Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Al Dab Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Yemen881:300,2879,775
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
United Arab Emirates31:3,054,09190,853
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015

Al Dab Last Name Facts

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

The last name Al Dab occurs most in Yemen. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

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

It is the 1,894,523rd most frequently held surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 75,911,937 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 96 percent of Al Dab are found; 95 percent are found in West Asia and 95 percent are found in Arabian Peninsula.

Al Dab is most frequent in Yemen, where it is carried by 88 people, or 1 in 300,287. In Yemen it is most prevalent in: Taiz Governorate, where 99 percent reside and Ibb Governorate, where 1 percent reside. Other than Yemen this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Tunisia, where 4 percent reside and The United Arab Emirates, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Al Daib921/
Al Dahab868/
Al Dhaib862/
Al Dhaub861/
Al Daw8322/
Al Deb834/
Al Dob831/
Al Daf831/
Al Dhahab807/
Al Dahaib801/
Al Deeb7718,909/
Al Daif77460/
Al Doub772/
Al-Dabt771/
Al-Daab771/
Al Daws771/
Al-Dahab711,835/
Al Dafsh717/
Al Dahaf713/
Al Dhaif711/
Al-Hdaib711/
Al-Dhahab678/
Al-Daw674/
Al-Deeb621,038/
Al-Doub624/
Al-Deib621/
Al-Deaf621/
Al-Daif621/
Al-Daaf621/
Al-Dhaif57523/
Al-Dhayf571/

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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 Dab
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