Aljab Surname

365,442nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 987 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Yemen
Highest density in:
Palestine

Aljab Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Aljab Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Yemen7651:34,5433,148
Palestine2081:21,8693,352
Uganda91:4,337,69899,715
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403

Aljab (26) may also be a first name.

Aljab Last Name Facts

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

The last name Aljab (Hindi: अलजब) is held by more people in Yemen than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of Aljab click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Aljab? popularity and diffusion

The last name Aljab is the 365,442nd most prevalent surname globally, held by around 1 in 7,383,532 people. The last name Aljab occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Aljab live; 99 percent live in West Asia and 78 percent live in Arabian Peninsula. It is also the 2,084,397th most commonly used forename at a global level. It is borne by 26 people.

This last name is most common in Yemen, where it is carried by 765 people, or 1 in 34,543. In Yemen it is mostly found in: Shabwah Governorate, where 99 percent reside, Sana'a Governorate, where 1 percent reside and Hadramaut Governorate, where 0 percent reside. Apart from Yemen it occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in Palestine, where 21 percent reside and Uganda, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Alhjab914/
Alijab913/
Aljeab912/
Alhijab83205/
Aljzabh835/
Aljaf80194/
Alsab8073/
Aljob807/
Alzab806/
Aljav805/
Aljaw802/
Aleab802/
Aljap801/
Alhijjab771/
Alsaab731,729/
Alsabt73465/
Alshab73244/
Aljaff73138/
Alsabh73123/
Aljaaf7354/
Galjav7326/
Alziab7323/
Alsahb737/
Ahliab736/
Elijab735/
Alsaib735/
Alchab734/
Algeab734/
Alsayb734/
Alayob733/
Haleab732/
Alzaib731/
Alzabt731/
Alzaab731/
Halsab731/
Aljape731/
Aljaph731/
Aleayb731/
Allsab731/
Haileab671,698/
Alshaib67687/
Alshabh67244/
Alsahab6722/
Alshayb676/
Alshhab675/
Alijova674/
Alkhaib673/
Alchaib673/
Alshaab671/
Halesab671/
Aljahaf671/
Ailshab671/
Alshaub671/
Alsa'ab671/
Alezaib671/
Aalsabt671/
Alsahbh671/
Alagiab671/

Aljab Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Aljab in the Hindi language
अलजबalajaba-

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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 Aljab
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