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 found in Iraq more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Axab? popularity and diffusion

The surname Axab is the 643,972nd most frequently held last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 15,472,497 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Axab reside; 91 percent reside in West Asia and 88 percent reside in Levant. It is also the 96,439th most commonly occurring first name worldwide. It is borne by 4,980 people.

Axab is most common in Iraq, where it is carried by 409 people, or 1 in 85,628. Barring Iraq this surname is found in 9 countries. It is also common in Iran, where 7 percent live and Yemen, where 2 percent live.

Axab Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Axab last name is principally 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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