Alkab Surname

3,882,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Niger

Alkab Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Alkab Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India161:47,941,586492,263
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560

Alkab (162) may also be a first name.

Alkab Last Name Facts

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

The last name Alkab (Hindi: अलकाब, Marathi: काब) is found most in India. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Alkab? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,882,373rd most frequently occurring surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 280,290,228 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 92 percent of Alkab live; 69 percent live in South Asia and 62 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 720,105th most numerous forename in the world, borne by 162 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in India, where it is borne by 16 people, or 1 in 47,941,586. In India Alkab is most frequent in: Uttar Pradesh, where 69 percent live, West Bengal, where 19 percent live and Bihar, where 6 percent live. Barring India Alkab occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 23 percent live and Niger, where 8 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Alkabs915/
Alkatb914/
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Alkaeb911/
Alkabd911/
Alkabsh8323/
Alkabch834/
Alkhaib833/
Alkap80384/
Alqab8056/
Elkab8011/
Alkhashb773,499/
Alqaab738/
Alqabd733/
Alkhob732/
Alkobt731/
Alquab731/
Elkhaib674/
Alqassb671/
Alkhoub671/
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Alkab Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Alkab in the Marathi language
काबkaba66.67
अलकाबाईalakaba'i33.33
Alkab in the Hindi language
अलकाबalakaba59.09
अल्काबalkaba40.91

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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 Alkab
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