Al Khatib Surname

7,236th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 78,385 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Syria
Highest density in:
Palestine

Al Khatib Surname User-submission:

The surname means 'the orator' in Arabic and it refers to the person who use to orate to the people in the mosques especially in the Friday's prayer. Holders of the surname may have an ancestor who was working in this profession.

Al Khatib Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Syria21,2861:907111
Yemen20,9121:1,264184
Palestine16,2331:2807
Lebanon11,7711:47977
Saudi Arabia3,5381:8,7211,218
Kuwait1,7641:2,155273
United Arab Emirates1,0101:9,0721,128
Jordan6371:13,8812,328
Egypt2441:376,78623,402
Israel2141:39,9895,464
Morocco2041:169,00029,345
Bahrain1621:8,3251,494
Sweden1051:93,7796,818
Qatar721:32,7503,419
Austria291:293,63633,260
Spain231:2,032,69753,462
Canada221:1,674,800111,190
Brazil221:9,730,651206,332
Italy191:3,218,773100,309
Venezuela181:1,678,00421,578
United States131:27,881,456736,413
Netherlands111:1,535,19878,311
France91:7,380,302306,885
Tunisia81:76,32812,820
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
England51:11,143,612252,590
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Iran11:76,782,524277,718

Al Khatib Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname means 'the orator' in Arabic and it refers to the person who use to orate to the people in the mosques especially in the Friday's prayer. Holders of the surname may have an ancestor who was working in this profession.

- ehab_eldeeb

Al Khatib Last Name Facts

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

The surname Al Khatib is most common in Syria. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Al Khatib.

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

The last name Al Khatib is the 7,236th most frequent family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 92,971 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Al Khatib live; 99 percent live in West Asia and 64 percent live in Levant.

This last name is most common in Syria, where it is carried by 21,286 people, or 1 in 907. In Syria it is primarily found in: Aleppo Governorate, where 33 percent are found, Homs Governorate, where 31 percent are found and Damascus Governorate, where 19 percent are found. Besides Syria this surname exists in 44 countries. It is also found in Yemen, where 27 percent are found and Palestine, where 21 percent are found.

Al Khatib Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Al Khatib surname is predominantly Sunni (75%) in Lebanon.

The amount Al Khatib earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 25.34% more than the national average, earning $54,083 USD per year and in Canada they earn 38.18% less than the national average, earning $30,713 CAD per year.

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