Baqab Surname

1,637,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 122 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Yemen
Highest density in:
Tunisia

Baqab Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Baqab Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Yemen1091:242,4349,142
Lebanon81:704,63514,756
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Iran11:76,782,524277,718

Baqab Last Name Facts

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

Baqab is held by more people in Yemen than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Baqab? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,637,889th most frequently held family name in the world, held by around 1 in 59,733,983 people. The surname Baqab occurs predominantly in Asia, where 97 percent of Baqab are found; 96 percent are found in West Asia and 89 percent are found in Arabian Peninsula.

The last name is most widespread in Yemen, where it is held by 109 people, or 1 in 242,434. In Yemen Baqab is primarily concentrated in: Abyan Governorate, where 94 percent live, Sana'a Governorate, where 4 percent live and Aden Governorate, where 1 percent live. Apart from Yemen this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Lebanon, where 7 percent live and Tunisia, where 3 percent live.

Baqab Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Baqab last name is primarily Sunni (100%) in Lebanon.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Baqaib911/
Baquab911/
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Baqeb80127/
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Vaqab808/
Waqab807/
Baqaf802/
Bakkab7323/
Baqoub7321/
Bouqab739/
Baqeeb739/
Bagcab733/
Bakhab733/
Baaqob731/
Beqaib731/
Wahqab731/
Uaquab731/
Waqhab731/
Bakabh731/
Baaqeeb676/
Bashkab672/
Bakhabh671/
Baqhoub671/
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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 Baqab
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