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Where Does The Last Name Bab Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Bab (Arabic: باب, Bengali: বাব্, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﺎﺏ, Hindi: बाब, Marathi: बाब, Oriya: ବାବ, Tibetan: སྦལཔ།) is borne by more people in Afghanistan than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant: Báb. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bab? ^{popularity and diffusion}

It is the 35,406^th most frequent surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 488,278 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 74 percent of Bab are found; 61 percent are found in South Asia and 58 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Bab is also the 13,064^th most frequently held first name at a global level, borne by 75,067 people.

The last name Bab is most frequent in Afghanistan, where it is carried by 4,689 people, or 1 in 6,857. In Afghanistan Bab is mostly found in: Takhar, where 17 percent reside, Kunduz, where 16 percent reside and Faryab, where 14 percent reside. Not including Afghanistan Bab occurs in 97 countries. It is also common in Iran, where 23 percent reside and Chad, where 8 percent reside.

Bab Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Bab has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Bab last name increased 183 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 263 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bab Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States Bab are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50% registered with the political party.

Bab earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 8.67% less than the national average, earning $39,407 USD per year.