Ayub Surname

2,479th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 222,953 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Pakistan

Ayub Surname User-submission:

This surname is provenient of the Arabhamic prophet أيوب (Ayyūb) or, as commonly known in English, Job. The spread of the name among Muslims is partly due to the fame of Saladin, founder of Ayyubid dynasty, whose name in Arabic is Salạ̄hu d-Dīn Yūsuf ibn Ayyūb.

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Ayub Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan119,2281:1,498224
India18,3921:41,7062,915
Afghanistan16,0221:2,007235
Bangladesh13,3371:11,948966
Egypt8,0241:11,4581,363
Saudi Arabia6,6381:4,648621
Indonesia5,7351:23,0602,767
Ethiopia5,4731:17,8232,389
Sudan5,0401:7,4421,059
Kenya3,7401:12,3481,543
Somalia3,2841:4,096363
England2,8131:19,8072,820
Malaysia2,4641:11,9701,271
United Arab Emirates2,2921:3,998503
United States1,1021:328,91029,833
Tanzania1,0741:49,2945,499
Iran9941:77,2467,940
Brazil7351:291,25811,218
Ghana6931:38,9914,481
Sri Lanka6581:31,6243,961
Mexico4911:252,8036,184
Qatar4491:5,252550
Kuwait4051:9,3841,298
Uganda3931:99,33710,009
Argentina3831:111,6029,428
Philippines3651:277,36540,330
Malawi3401:50,3507,017
Bahrain2791:4,834873
Canada2631:140,09714,419
Nigeria1901:932,33040,120
Oman1561:23,6412,088
South Africa1311:413,57036,044
Australia991:272,68424,601
Hong Kong981:74,8521,406
Singapore941:58,5932,307
Iraq791:443,3127,666
Spain761:615,15828,427
Chile751:234,8867,175
Colombia751:636,9887,733
Russia691:2,088,740128,406
Brunei621:6,754919
Costa Rica601:79,6681,484
Thailand541:1,308,118185,513
Denmark491:115,19810,655
Germany471:1,712,88299,068
Scotland401:133,8458,251
Netherlands311:544,74849,659
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Ireland231:204,7368,142
Sweden221:447,58032,003
Paraguay211:344,6075,239
Uruguay211:163,41713,939
Suriname191:29,0855,642
Wales191:162,87011,152
Northern Ireland171:108,5326,545
Belgium161:718,54060,840
Norway141:367,30634,015
New Zealand131:348,33327,379
Italy91:6,795,188113,457
Libya91:693,7751,982
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Taiwan91:2,604,97216,335
Bulgaria81:872,36331,900
China81:170,915,1968,932
Finland61:916,11741,832
Kazakhstan61:2,947,083107,736
Trinidad and Tobago51:272,79511,064
Venezuela51:6,040,81547,898
Fiji41:223,5982,635
France41:16,605,680368,153
Guyana41:190,5559,777
Lebanon41:1,409,27119,641
Tajikistan41:2,096,6737,416
Ukraine41:11,380,674331,818
Iceland31:126,6975,403
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Nepal21:14,240,47817,812
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Greenland11:56,3791,133
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
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The alternate forms: Ayüb (1) are calculated separately.

Ayub (301,668) may also be a first name.

Ayub Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname is provenient of the Arabhamic prophet أيوب (Ayyūb) or, as commonly known in English, Job. The spread of the name among Muslims is partly due to the fame of Saladin, founder of Ayyubid dynasty, whose name in Arabic is Salạ̄hu d-Dīn Yūsuf ibn Ayyūb. The story of Aiub (Job) in Islam parallels the story of the Hebrew Bible, although the main emphasis is on Job standing steadfast before God. Aiub is a surname that had big emphasis on Jewish culture in countries outside of the Middle East.

- ralutope

It is the Arabic version of the Biblical prophet Job.

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Ayub Political Affiliation
in United States

Sample size: 193 (2014)

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Ayub Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ayub (Arabic: إيوب, Bengali: আয়ুব, Hindi: अयूब, Marathi: अयुब, Oriya: ଆୟୁବ, Russian: Аюб, Tibetan: ཨ་ཡུབ།) is more commonly found in Pakistan than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant: Ayüb. For other potential spellings of Ayub click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ayub? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ayub is the 2,479th most frequently used last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 32,686 people. The surname Ayub occurs predominantly in Asia, where 84 percent of Ayub reside; 76 percent reside in South Asia and 67 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Ayub is also the 3,470th most numerous first name at a global level. It is borne by 301,668 people.

Ayub is most frequently held in Pakistan, where it is held by 119,228 people, or 1 in 1,498. In Pakistan it is most prevalent in: Punjab, where 49 percent live, Sindh, where 31 percent live and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 10 percent live. Without taking into account Pakistan this surname exists in 115 countries. It also occurs in India, where 8 percent live and Afghanistan, where 7 percent live.

Ayub Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Ayub surname is chiefly Muslim (100%) in Russia and Christian (89%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Ayub last name are 3.49% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50.26% being registered with the political party.

The amount Ayub earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 19.19% less than the national average, earning 279,679 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 4.44% less than the national average, earning R 227,076 per year; in Colombia they earn 41.42% less than the national average, earning $13,299,500 COP per year; in United States they earn 12.62% more than the national average, earning $48,593 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.2% more than the national average, earning $55,744 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ayüb921/
Ayoub89219,931/
Ayuub891,376/
Ayuob891,257/
Ayaub89179/
Hayub8931/
Ayubh8915/
Gayub8911/
Ayubp895/
Ahyub894/
Ayubs892/
Ayuhb891/
Ayhub891/
Ayubz891/
Aub865,715/
Ayb8679/
Hayoub805/
Hayaub801/
Ayoubh801/
Ayob7514,365/
Aiub756,955/
Ayeb753,009/
Haub752,001/
Ayup751,711/
Gaub751,184/
Ayab75792/
Eyub75521/
Ayuv75428/
Ajub75195/
Ayib75169/
Ayuf75160/
Ayuw7542/
Auyb7536/
Auub7517/
Ayyb7512/
Aueb756/
Aubd754/
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Ahub752/
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Ahyb751/
Aiyb751/
Ayhb751/
Aysb751/
Aybd751/
Aybz751/
Aujb751/
Auhb751/
Hayb751/
Ayubova7313,455/
D'Ayoub731/
Ayoob6716,884/
Ayoup672,554/
Ajoub671,526/
Ayyob67359/
Hayab67309/
Hayeb67273/
Ayuop67246/
Ayupe67246/
Eyoub67185/
Aiyob67156/
Gayab67121/
Hayob6799/
Haubs6793/
Haubt6790/
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Auyob6741/
Auyab6732/
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Ayupp6720/
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Hayib6717/
Hayup6713/
Ayauv6710/
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Ayuph677/
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Ayeeb676/
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Gaubh675/
Hajub675/
Auoub674/
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Ayabh673/
Ayouw672/
Gayib672/
Aoueb672/
Haybs671/
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Ahyab671/
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Hayuf671/
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Hahub671/
Ajuub671/
Aajub671/
Ayebz671/
Ayobh671/
Ayuup671/
Ayhab671/
Ayieb671/
Aujbz671/
Haytb671/
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Ayub Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ayub in the Tibetan language
ཨ་ཡུབ།ayub-
Ayub in the Bengali language
আয়ুবayuba86.96
আয়ূবayuba10.87
আযুবayuba2.17
Ayub in the Hindi language
अयूबayuba70.3
अयुबayuba24.56
आयूबayuba2.84
आयुबayuba1.36
अ़यूबayuba0.16
़अयूबayuba0.04
अय़ूबayuba0.03
अयूवayuva0.03
अ़युबayuba0.02
अ्यूबayuba0.01
॰अयुबayuba0.01
अय़ुबayuba0
़अय़ूबayuba0
अय़ूबayuba0
अयूब्ayub0
अय्ूबayuba0
आयुब्ayub0
अजूबajuba0
अयूब़ayuba0
आयुब़ayuba0
अयू्वayuva0
अ्युबayuba0
एयूबeyuba0
अयूषayusa0
अय्यूब्ayyub0
़अयुबayuba0
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Ayub in the Oriya language
ଆୟୁବayuba58.65
ଅୟୁବayuba30.74
ଆୟୁବ୍ayub3.94
ଅୟୁବ୍ayub3.25
ଆୟୂବayuba1.54
ଅୟୂବayuba1.2
ଆୟବayaba0.09
ଅୟବayaba0.09
ୟାକୁବ୍yakub0.09
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Ayub in the Marathi language
अयुबayuba50.14
आयुबayuba39.68
अयूबayuba4.43
आयूबayuba4.26
युबyuba0.66
यूबyuba0.07
आयुबाayuba0.01
अयुबाayuba0.01
्यूबyuba0
आय़ुबayuba0
अय़ुबayuba0
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Ayub in the Russian language
Аюбaub-
Ayub in the Arabic language
إيوبaywb-
آيوبaywb-
ايوبaywb-

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