Alkhateeb Surname

32,645th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16,299 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Saudi Arabia
Highest density in:
Saudi Arabia

Alkhateeb Surname User-submission:

Alkhatib means preacher, speaker or scholar in Arabic.

Its common to see a lot of people with the Khatib surname. As an example, if Bob's family were blacksmiths, eventually bob and his children become known as "Bob Blacksmith" or "Bob the Blacksmith".

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Alkhateeb Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Saudi Arabia10,4151:2,963380
Sudan2,2401:16,7462,298
Egypt1,9521:47,0984,665
Bahrain4551:2,964487
Kuwait3181:11,9521,632
United Arab Emirates1991:46,0424,699
United States1571:2,308,656143,524
Iraq1051:333,5406,405
Jordan981:90,2296,753
Qatar901:26,2002,820
Syria541:357,4264,742
England421:1,326,62059,571
Sweden301:328,22522,987
Yemen231:1,148,92611,714
Malaysia191:1,552,32864,490
Libya161:390,2481,390
Oman121:307,3314,704
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
Israel71:1,222,51968,299
Turkey61:12,970,237144,247
Lebanon61:939,51416,645
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
China31:455,773,85521,925
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742

Alkhateeb (15) may also be a first name.

Alkhateeb Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Alkhatib means preacher, speaker or scholar in Arabic.

Its common to see a lot of people with the Khatib surname. As an example, if Bob's family were blacksmiths, eventually bob and his children become known as "Bob Blacksmith" or "Bob the Blacksmith". The "al" stands for "the" and "khatib" means "teacher or speaker".

Not all Khatibs are related; the same way not all blacksmiths are related.

My khatib family has moved alot but all within the Middle East. We have always stuck to cities like Damascus, Baghdad, Mecca, Madina and Jerusalem.

- majed

Alkhateeb Last Name Facts

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

The last name Alkhateeb is more frequently found in Saudi Arabia than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Alkhateeb? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 32,645th most frequently occurring last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 447,116 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 72 percent of Alkhateeb are found; 72 percent are found in West Asia and 71 percent are found in Arabian Peninsula. Alkhateeb is also the 2,900,335th most prevalent first name worldwide, borne by 15 people.

The last name Alkhateeb is most common in Saudi Arabia, where it is held by 10,415 people, or 1 in 2,963. Not including Saudi Arabia it is found in 45 countries. It is also found in Sudan, where 14 percent live and Egypt, where 12 percent live.

Alkhateeb Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Alkhateeb last name are 0.84999999999999% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 52.38% being registered to vote for the political party.

Alkhateeb earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 20.76% more than the national average, earning $52,106 USD per year.

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