Aqab Surname

92,641st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,157 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Yemen
Highest density in:
Yemen

Aqab Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Aqab Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Yemen2,0631:12,8091,506
Syria1,2251:15,7561,235
Iran6461:118,85811,151
Jordan5671:15,5952,531
Iraq4141:84,5932,711
Pakistan1271:1,406,64515,724
Afghanistan691:465,9886,093
Palestine221:206,7669,351
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Tunisia81:76,32812,820
Oman31:1,229,3248,987
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Aqab (2,781) may also be a first name.

Aqab Last Name Facts

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

Aqab occurs more in Yemen more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Aqab? popularity and diffusion

Aqab is the 92,641st most widespread family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 1,413,137 people. The surname Aqab occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Aqab reside; 83 percent reside in West Asia and 43 percent reside in Levant. It is also the 138,398th most frequently occurring first name globally, held by 2,781 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Yemen, where it is carried by 2,063 people, or 1 in 12,809. In Yemen it is primarily concentrated in: Sa'dah Governorate, where 92 percent are found, Al Hudaydah Governorate, where 6 percent are found and Sana'a Governorate, where 2 percent are found. Without taking into account Yemen this surname occurs in 14 countries. It also occurs in Syria, where 24 percent are found and Iran, where 13 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Auqab899/
Aqaib897/
Aqaab894/
Haqab893/
Aqqab893/
Aqabh892/
Aqeab891/
Aqabz891/
Aquab891/
Ayqab891/
Aaqab891/
Ashqab8013/
Aaquab802/
Auquab801/
Akab757,614/
Acab752,116/
Aqob75424/
Oqab75229/
Eqab75224/
Aqeb75204/
Aqaf7533/
Akkab67177/
Akaab67148/
Aqoub6782/
Aqeeb6778/
Accab6741/
Aikab6727/
Akaib6715/
Ahkab6711/
Aqoob6711/
Hakab6710/
Akhab679/
Asqaf677/
Aqueb676/
Auqaf674/
Akaeb673/
Oquab673/
Haqaf673/
Akeab672/
Aakab672/
Aaqeb672/
Aqaaf672/
Oqaab672/
Aacob672/
Azkab671/
Okaab671/
Haqeb671/
Ahqav671/
Akaub671/
Akqaf671/
Aquaw671/
Aqeub671/
Akasb671/
Equab671/
Osqab671/
Aekab671/
Aiqaf671/

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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 Aqab
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