Alqab Surname
Approximately 56 people bear this surname
Alqab Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 18 | 1:9,924,660 | 48,309 |
| Qatar | 16 | 1:147,375 | 16,023 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| Palestine | 7 | 1:649,836 | 13,939 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
Alqab (39) may also be a first name.
Alqab Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Alqab Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Alqab (Hindi: अलकाब) has its highest incidence in Pakistan. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Alqab? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,580,327th most widespread surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 130,134,748 people. The last name Alqab is primarily found in Asia, where 95 percent of Alqab live; 59 percent live in West Asia and 45 percent live in Arabian Peninsula. Alqab is also the 1,637,361st most common first name internationally, held by 39 people.
The last name is most frequently held in Pakistan, where it is held by 18 people, or 1 in 9,924,660. In Pakistan it is most numerous in: Azad Jammu and Kashmir, where 50 percent reside, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 22 percent reside and Punjab, where 17 percent reside. Without taking into account Pakistan Alqab is found in 9 countries. It is also found in Qatar, where 29 percent reside and The United Arab Emirates, where 14 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Alqab Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Alqab in the Hindi language | ||
| अलकाब | alakaba | - |
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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 Alqab
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