Alkhatib Surname

33,762nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15,714 people bear this surname

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

Alkhatib 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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Alkhatib Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Saudi Arabia11,0901:2,782353
Egypt1,4031:65,5286,121
United States6131:591,28748,265
United Arab Emirates5331:17,1902,049
Kuwait3661:10,3841,441
Qatar2371:9,9491,090
Sweden1871:52,6564,061
Jordan1761:50,2415,049
Morocco1701:202,80134,956
Canada1391:265,07624,993
Bahrain1031:13,0932,472
Singapore1031:53,4732,131
Syria1001:193,0103,973
Australia891:303,32226,493
England681:819,38343,863
Germany421:1,916,797106,618
Lebanon351:161,0607,588
Sudan251:1,500,4083,610
Malaysia241:1,228,92653,021
Brazil231:9,307,580200,052
Russia231:6,266,220254,708
Slovenia191:130,93012,952
Spain181:2,597,33559,996
Greece171:651,75273,285
Thailand141:5,045,596363,835
Oman101:368,7975,193
Israel91:950,84857,975
Belgium61:1,916,107103,447
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
China51:273,464,31313,838
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Venezuela51:6,040,81547,898
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Yemen41:6,606,32425,896
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Ukraine31:15,174,232372,501
South Korea31:17,080,0852,793
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
France21:33,211,361423,184
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

Alkhatib (16) may also be a first name.

Alkhatib 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

Alkhatib Last Name Facts

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

Alkhatib (Russian: Альхатиб) is found most frequently in Saudi Arabia. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Alkhatib? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 33,762nd most numerous surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 463,761 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 82 percent of Alkhatib are found; 81 percent are found in West Asia and 79 percent are found in Arabian Peninsula. It is also the 2,786,762nd most numerous given name internationally It is held by 16 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Saudi Arabia, where it is borne by 11,090 people, or 1 in 2,782. Outside of Saudi Arabia this last name exists in 64 countries. It is also found in Egypt, where 9 percent are found and The United States, where 4 percent are found.

Alkhatib Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Alkhatib surname are 2.19% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 51.04% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Alkhatib earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 0.01% less than the national average, earning $43,144 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.53% less than the national average, earning $44,948 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Alkhatib Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Alkhatib in the Russian language
Альхатибalhatib-

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