Albaba Surname

75,577th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,493 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lebanon
Highest density in:
Lebanon

Albaba Surname User-submission:

Albaba or Al-Baba is an Arabic surname, which comes from the words al, meaning 'the', and baba, meaning 'father' or 'one with the higher authority in a group'.

Albaba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lebanon2,6841:2,100405
Palestine9641:4,7191,063
Saudi Arabia8351:36,9535,288
Syria8241:23,4241,651
Jordan7621:11,6042,055
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
Indonesia931:1,422,03496,891
Kuwait481:79,1819,331
United States401:9,061,473385,835
Qatar221:107,18211,536
Nigeria211:8,435,369179,591
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
Turkey141:5,558,673112,907
Israel111:777,96750,646
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
England41:13,929,515290,718
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
France11:66,422,722504,397
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

Albaba (177) may also be a first name.

Albaba Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Albaba or Al-Baba is an Arabic surname, which comes from the words al, meaning 'the', and baba, meaning 'father' or 'one with the higher authority in a group'.

- christineal

Albaba Last Name Facts

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

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

How Common Is The Last Name Albaba? popularity and diffusion

The surname Albaba is the 75,577th most frequently occurring family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 1,122,370 people. The last name Albaba occurs mostly in Asia, where 97 percent of Albaba live; 95 percent live in West Asia and 81 percent live in Levant. It is also the 685,598th most commonly held forename throughout the world. It is borne by 177 people.

The last name is most widely held in Lebanon, where it is borne by 2,684 people, or 1 in 2,100. In Lebanon Albaba is primarily concentrated in: South Governorate, where 62 percent reside, North Governorate, where 15 percent reside and Beirut Governorate, where 13 percent reside. Besides Lebanon this last name occurs in 31 countries. It is also found in Palestine, where 15 percent reside and Saudi Arabia, where 13 percent reside.

Albaba Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Albaba surname is chiefly Sunni (96%) in Lebanon.

The amount Albaba earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 22.94% less than the national average, earning $33,250 USD per year and in Canada they earn 28.23% more than the national average, earning $63,710 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Halbaba92185/
Ailbaba9215/
Alhbaba924/
Allbaba923/
Albayba921/
Albaiba921/
Albabash861/
Elbaba831,155/
Albabi8359/
Albabe838/
Albeba833/
Albabo832/
Albabó832/
Albava831/
Alvaba831/
Alwaba831/
Albahabad808/
Alhbabi77254/
Galbava7748/
Albabei7735/
Golbaba7714/
Elbabaa7711/
Alhbawa776/
Albouba775/
Albooba774/
Albabey771/
Albebaa771/
Albabou771/
Albabić771/
Albabeh771/
El'baba771/
Elhbaba771/
Albaybi771/
Albaber771/
Golbabai71214/
Elbahbah713/
Albaivas711/
Albova67333/
Albavi6732/
Albobi6717/
Aluawa6711/
Aluoba6711/
Aluabo6711/
Alwava679/
Albuobash675/
Albave672/
Albobhaya671/
Albuobaid671/
Elbeba671/
Halbhaber671/
Albaawadh671/
Alwabo671/
Albahbish671/
Alboshbaz671/
Albowa671/
Albahbooh671/
Albahwath671/
Aluava671/
Alehebabi671/

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