Anabtawi Surname

100,406th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,705 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Saudi Arabia
Highest density in:
Palestine

Anabtawi Surname User-submission:

Anabtawi (Anab-tawi) means from Anabta which is a small town in what is now the West Bank of Palestine. Long ago when people would come from Anabta to other towns, villages, etc. people asked them ,"where are you from?' when they said I am from Anabta they would say ,"We will call you Anabtawi" which means from the town of Anabta.

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Anabtawi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Saudi Arabia1,4311:21,5622,950
Jordan1,0151:8,7121,651
Palestine7151:6,3621,389
Israel6231:13,7362,095
Egypt1831:502,38128,715
United States1521:2,384,598147,132
United Arab Emirates1271:72,1446,726
Bahrain1181:11,4292,102
Kuwait1061:35,8564,508
Qatar721:32,7503,419
Canada431:856,87466,382
Sweden281:351,67024,678
England191:2,932,529101,561
Lebanon181:313,17110,344
Australia131:2,076,59293,242
Libya91:693,7751,982
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Syria41:4,825,25612,827
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Anabtawi Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Anabtawi (Anab-tawi) means from Anabta which is a small town in what is now the West Bank of Palestine. Long ago when people would come from Anabta to other towns, villages, etc. people asked them ,"where are you from?' when they said I am from Anabta they would say ,"We will call you Anabtawi" which means from the town of Anabta.

So the meaning of Anabtawi is from Anabta. Of course not everyone from Anabta was called Anabtawi. This has now become a family name. In Arabic culture three names are used to identify people, this helps avoid confusion with other people who might have the same last name of Anabtawi.

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Anabtawi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Anabtawi (Arabic: عنبتاوي) is found in Saudi Arabia more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Anabtawi click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Anabtawi? popularity and diffusion

The last name Anabtawi is the 100,406th most numerous surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 1,548,894 people. Anabtawi is predominantly found in Asia, where 90 percent of Anabtawi reside; 90 percent reside in West Asia and 39 percent reside in Arabian Peninsula.

The last name Anabtawi is most frequently used in Saudi Arabia, where it is held by 1,431 people, or 1 in 21,562. Without taking into account Saudi Arabia this last name is found in 30 countries. It also occurs in Jordan, where 22 percent live and Palestine, where 15 percent live.

Anabtawi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is chiefly Sunni (100%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those holding the Anabtawi last name are 47.97% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 94.74% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Anabtawi earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 34.32% more than the national average, earning $57,958 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.17% less than the national average, earning $48,605 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Anabtawi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Anabtawi in the Arabic language
عنبتاويnbtawy-

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