Al Hijab Surname

2,273,756th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 70 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lebanon
Highest density in:
Kuwait

Al Hijab Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Al Hijab Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lebanon341:165,7977,705
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
Yemen51:5,285,05921,214
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437

Al Hijab Last Name Facts

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

The surname Al Hijab occurs in Lebanon more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

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

The last name Al Hijab is the 2,273,756th most frequent surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 104,107,799 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Al Hijab reside; 100 percent reside in West Asia and 51 percent reside in Arabian Peninsula.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Lebanon, where it is borne by 34 people, or 1 in 165,797. In Lebanon Al Hijab is primarily concentrated in: South Governorate, where 94 percent live, Mount Lebanon Governorate, where 3 percent live and Nabatiye Governorate, where 3 percent live. Besides Lebanon this last name exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Kuwait, where 41 percent live and Yemen, where 7 percent live.

Al Hijab Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is primarily Shiite (100%) in Lebanon.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Al Hjab933/
Al Hajab881/
Al Jab862/
Al Ajab80122/
Al Heib806/
Al Haib802/
Al Yhab801/
Al Hajib7538/
Al Hayab7526/
Al Hayeb7515/
Al Hajeb757/
Al-Hejab753/
Al Ajhab751/
Al Ahyab751/
Al Izzab751/
Al Jaf7156/
Al Yab716/
Al Hajjaf715/
Al Hajoub713/
Al Hayoub711/
Al-Jab711/
Al Chehab711/
Al Houb67316/
Al Jaaf67166/
Al Ayeb67124/
Al Jaff6752/
Al Aaib6728/
Al-Ajab6718/
Al Jaif675/
Al Heeb673/
Al Ayub672/
Al Jafz671/
Al-Gaihiab671/
Al Jawh671/
Al Ayib671/
Al Eabd671/
Al Ajib671/

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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
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  • 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 Hijab
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