Babs Surname

837,371st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 329 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Babs Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Babs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2701:656,08430,692
England161:3,482,379114,324
Poland131:2,923,750116,258
Taiwan101:2,344,47514,894
Pakistan41:44,660,971115,884
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States271:1,859,95194,590

The alternate forms: Babś (51) are calculated separately.

Babs (7,422) may also be a first name.

Babs Last Name Facts

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

The surname Babs (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﺎﺏ, Hindi: बब्स, Russian: Бабс) is found most frequently in Nigeria. It can also be found in the variant forms: Babś. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Babs? popularity and diffusion

The last name Babs is the 837,371st most frequently used last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 22,150,595 people. The last name Babs is predominantly found in Africa, where 83 percent of Babs are found; 82 percent are found in West Africa and 82 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Babs is also the 74,660th most commonly occurring first name in the world, held by 7,422 people.

The last name is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is held by 270 people, or 1 in 656,084. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Lagos, where 39 percent reside, Ogun, where 14 percent reside and Oyo, where 9 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria this surname exists in 16 countries. It is also common in England, where 5 percent reside and Poland, where 4 percent reside.

Babs Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Babs has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Babs surname increased 178 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Babś9251/
Babst89984/
Babsh897/
Baibs894/
Bhabs894/
Basbs894/
Babse892/
Baebs891/
Baybs891/
Babss891/
Bahbs891/
Bab8614,925/
Babsch8047/
Baabsh809/
Bhaabs801/
Baubst800/
Baab751,644/
Bobs75611/
Baib75577/
Bhab75530/
Wabs75481/
Batb75362/
Baub75256/
Bayb75162/
Baps7595/
Beab7576/
Bahb7574/
Böbs7541/
Baws7540/
Bafs7536/
Bebs7529/
Babd7523/
Basb7510/
Babc759/
Babh759/
Babp757/
Babz756/
Basp754/
Bajb754/
B'Ab754/
Bavs752/
Hbab751/
Babt751/
Bgab751/
Babx751/
Vabs750/
Babsova731/
Bahab676,298/
Bapst672,641/
Bobst671,542/
Bhabh671,124/
Baabd67149/
Bhaib6752/
Wabst6746/
Bashp6736/
Hbabh6735/
Baspe6721/
Beebs6715/
Bhabd6714/
Bhatb6710/
Böbst679/
Bosbs679/
Bobse674/
Bobss674/
Bafsh674/
Baibz674/
Beibs674/
Hbaib674/
Baasb673/
Bawse673/
Beavs673/
Vabst673/
Boobs672/
Bapps672/
Baabh672/
Boubs672/
Bahbh672/
Bafse672/
Wabsh672/
Beabd672/
Baffs671/
Beaws671/
Hbaab671/
Baubh671/
Bavse671/
Bahub671/
Baibh671/
Baivs671/
Bhabt671/
Babch671/
H'Bab671/
Babpe671/
Wahbs671/
Buibs671/
Baitb671/
Beabz671/
Baybh671/
Baups671/
Bassp671/
Bashb671/
Bachb671/
Bawsh671/
Wabss671/
Babhz671/
Babzz671/
Baaib671/
Huabs670/

Babs Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Babs in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺑﺎﺏbab-
Babs in the Hindi language
बब्सbabsa-
Babs in the Russian language
Бабсbabs-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Babs
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