Axab Surname

643,972nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 471 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iraq
Highest density in:
Iraq

Axab Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Axab Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iraq4091:85,6282,729
Iran351:2,193,78675,524
Yemen111:2,402,29914,089
Lebanon41:1,409,27119,641
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Palestine11:4,548,84918,388

Axab (4,980) may also be a first name.

Axab Last Name Facts

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

The last name Axab is carried by more people in Iraq than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Axab? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 643,972nd most frequently used family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 15,472,497 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Axab live; 91 percent live in West Asia and 88 percent live in Levant. Axab is also the 96,439th most frequent first name world-wide. It is borne by 4,980 people.

It is most commonly occurring in Iraq, where it is borne by 409 people, or 1 in 85,628. Outside of Iraq it exists in 9 countries. It is also common in Iran, where 7 percent are found and Yemen, where 2 percent are found.

Axab Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is chiefly Druze (75%) in Lebanon.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gaxab8915/
Haxab899/
Axhab894/
Auxab894/
Atxab891/
Aaxab891/
Gaxabh8013/
Haxabh8011/
Gauxab801/
Azab7569,327/
Asab75887/
Axob75717/
Axap752/
Axaw751/
Oxab751/
Achab674,877/
Ashab674,750/
Azzab674,162/
Hasab672,783/
Assab672,033/
Hazab67645/
Asaib67239/
Azaab67171/
Aazab67138/
Eixab67105/
Asabh6766/
Aisab6751/
Azaib6748/
Accab6741/
Aksab6740/
Asiab6737/
Aasab6719/
Asgab6717/
Agsab6716/
Ausab6714/
Gasab6713/
Asaab6712/
Ahsab678/
Aizab676/
Haxaf675/
Azeab674/
Akzab674/
Axowa672/
Axhav672/
Aqsab672/
Gaxob671/
Axoob671/
Goxab671/
Adsab671/
Axape671/
Azahb671/
Asahb671/
Easab671/
Asaub671/

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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 Axab
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