Alb Surname

88,343rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,437 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Alb Surname User-submission:

This surname means 'white' in Romanian.

Alb Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania2,6241:7,6521,003
Ukraine6171:73,78110,571
Egypt6101:150,71411,610
Saudi Arabia4371:70,60810,708
United States1641:2,210,115138,772
Hungary1261:77,9077,864
Taiwan1161:202,1101,741
Germany871:925,35065,249
Israel851:100,67811,575
Kuwait581:65,5297,566
Guatemala581:277,2874,338
Canada501:736,91258,785
Portugal381:274,16410,086
South Africa351:1,547,93478,799
Italy301:2,038,55689,453
Switzerland271:304,18224,091
Brazil221:9,730,651206,332
Spain201:2,337,60257,118
Iran141:5,484,466128,255
Malaysia141:2,106,73083,604
Belgium141:821,18966,436
Indonesia131:10,173,015372,576
Austria121:709,62061,025
Afghanistan111:2,923,01717,932
India101:76,706,538639,611
France101:6,642,272293,169
Serbia91:793,88326,061
Qatar91:262,00030,726
England91:6,190,895170,599
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Moldova71:508,76732,975
Argentina71:6,106,202178,634
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Pakistan41:44,660,971115,884
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Oman31:1,229,3248,987
North Macedonia31:700,49123,754
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Albania21:1,457,02824,967
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
China21:683,660,78330,601
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Syria21:9,650,51117,817
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Peru11:31,784,12364,452

The alternate forms: Álb (1) are calculated separately.

Alb (1,307) may also be a first name.

Alb Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname means 'white' in Romanian.

- deleted-173293

Alb Last Name Facts

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

The last name Alb is held by more people in Romania than any other country/territory. It may be found as: Álb. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Alb? popularity and diffusion

It is the 88,343rd most frequently used family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 1,340,362 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 67 percent of Alb reside; 62 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 48 percent reside in Romanian Europe. Alb is also the 217,568th most commonly used forename in the world It is held by 1,307 people.

The last name is most widespread in Romania, where it is carried by 2,624 people, or 1 in 7,652. In Romania Alb is mostly found in: Bihor County, where 25 percent live, Hunedoara County, where 15 percent live and Alba County, where 11 percent live. Other than Romania this last name exists in 77 countries. It is also found in Ukraine, where 11 percent live and Egypt, where 11 percent live.

Alb Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is chiefly Orthodox (67%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Alb surname are 27.3% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 74.07% registered with the political party.

The amount Alb earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 25.13% more than the national average, earning $53,994 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.6% less than the national average, earning $49,383 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Álb891/
Halb86354/
Albs8670/
Galb8669/
Alhb8659/
Ailb8620/
Allb8611/
Albd862/
Aulb862/
Albh861/
Aelb861/
Ahlb861/
Aylb861/
Aglib7575/
Atleb7534/
Halbs754/
Galhb754/
Gailb753/
Alhbz752/
Gaalb751/
Albdh751/
Healb751/
Aajlb751/
Ailbt751/
Aslbd751/
Haelb751/
Hailb751/
Allbs751/
Alp6739,593/
Alf671,587/
Elb671,023/
Albova67333/
Alv67241/
Alw67130/
Olb6723/
Albová679/
Eatleb673/
Hatleb672/
Albøsh671/
Albowa671/
Algeeb671/
Haillb671/

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