Cab Surname

12,554th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 44,688 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cambodia
Highest density in:
Cambodia

Cab Surname User-submission:

The Cab surname means 'honey' or 'Earth' in many Mayan languages.

Cab Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cambodia28,4991:543141
Mexico11,2691:11,0151,071
Guatemala1,6881:9,5281,054
Somaliland1,5561:2,249262
Philippines4221:239,90136,356
Taiwan3531:66,416694
Belize2291:1,552354
United Arab Emirates1571:58,3585,656
United States1511:2,400,390147,856
Portugal661:157,8526,835
France341:1,953,609166,012
England311:1,797,35772,927
India311:24,744,045333,161
Israel301:285,25425,178
Spain201:2,337,60257,118
Algeria131:2,971,65845,332
Indonesia121:11,020,766390,383
Thailand121:5,886,529390,733
Tunisia91:67,8478,246
Italy91:6,795,188113,457
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Argentina61:7,123,902190,047
Ecuador51:3,181,16927,617
Uruguay51:686,35229,886
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
China21:683,660,78330,601
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Malta11:430,2723,380
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:2,437,53768,340

The alternate forms: Cáb (198) are calculated separately.

Cab (6,784) may also be a first name.

Cab Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Cab surname means 'honey' or 'Earth' in many Mayan languages.

- Forebears.io Manual Submissions

Cab Last Name Facts

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

Cab occurs most in Cambodia. It may also appear in the variant forms: Cáb. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Cab? popularity and diffusion

It is the 12,554th most frequent family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 163,076 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 66 percent of Cab reside; 65 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 64 percent reside in Khmer-Asia. It is also the 79,193rd most common first name worldwide, borne by 6,784 people.

Cab is most commonly used in Cambodia, where it is borne by 28,499 people, or 1 in 543. In Cambodia it is most frequent in: Phnom Penh, where 13 percent live, Kandal Province, where 11 percent live and Prey Veng Province, where 8 percent live. Other than Cambodia this surname occurs in 70 countries. It also occurs in Mexico, where 25 percent live and Guatemala, where 4 percent live.

Cab Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Cab has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname increased 310 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Cab Last Name Statistics demography

Cab earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 107.45% more than the national average, earning $89,512 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cáb89198/
Chab866,940/
Ciab865,721/
Caab86190/
Scab86127/
Casb8629/
Caeb863/
Csab862/
Cayb862/
Cabz862/
Ccab862/
Cabt862/
Caub862/
Cabs861/
Cgab861/
Catb861/
Cabp861/
Cabd861/
Qcab861/
Caib860/
Chaib7563,095/
Chaab753,608/
Chaïb752,145/
Chhab75381/
Chaub75154/
Cheab7578/
Chayb7527/
Chabh7511/
Casbs754/
Csiab753/
Tchab753/
Scaub752/
Scaab751/
Ciatb751/
Caubh751/
Cahbd751/
Caaib751/
Caebp751/
Caubs750/
Sab6735,403/
Cap6719,440/
Kab679,935/
Cob678,138/
Cav674,739/
Zab673,593/
Jab671,972/
Caf671,674/
Qab671,372/
Caw67656/
Chaaib67488/
Chhaib67351/
Tschab6722/
Cabová6722/
Cabova6710/
Tchaib672/
Cahaib671/
Cheaub671/
Chaâïb671/
Chahyb671/
Chaibh671/
Tchabd671/

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