Al Zahab Surname
Approximately 4,648 people bear this surname
Al Zahab Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yemen | 2,443 | 1:10,817 | 1,324 |
| Jordan | 801 | 1:11,039 | 1,988 |
| Lebanon | 760 | 1:7,417 | 1,185 |
| United Arab Emirates | 298 | 1:30,746 | 3,354 |
| Oman | 260 | 1:14,185 | 1,593 |
| Syria | 45 | 1:428,912 | 4,998 |
| Kuwait | 29 | 1:131,058 | 14,967 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
Al Zahab Demographics
Al Zahab Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Al Zahab Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Al Zahab Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Al Zahab is more commonly found in Yemen than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Al Zahab? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 101,570th most frequent family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,567,889 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Al Zahab are found; 100 percent are found in West Asia and 65 percent are found in Arabian Peninsula.
The surname is most numerous in Yemen, where it is borne by 2,443 people, or 1 in 10,817. In Yemen it is most prevalent in: Amanat Al Asimah, where 39 percent reside, Al Bayda Governorate, where 34 percent reside and Sana'a Governorate, where 11 percent reside. Beside Yemen this surname occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in Jordan, where 17 percent reside and Lebanon, where 16 percent reside.
Al Zahab Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Al Zahab surname is primarily Sunni (95%) in Lebanon.
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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 Zahab
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