Cab Surname
Approximately 44,688 people bear this surname
Cab Surname User-submission:
The Cab surname means 'honey' or 'Earth' in many Mayan languages.
Cab Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cambodia | 28,499 | 1:543 | 141 |
| Mexico | 11,269 | 1:11,015 | 1,071 |
| Guatemala | 1,688 | 1:9,528 | 1,054 |
| Somaliland | 1,556 | 1:2,249 | 262 |
| Philippines | 422 | 1:239,901 | 36,356 |
| Taiwan | 353 | 1:66,416 | 694 |
| Belize | 229 | 1:1,552 | 354 |
| United Arab Emirates | 157 | 1:58,358 | 5,656 |
| United States | 151 | 1:2,400,390 | 147,856 |
| Portugal | 66 | 1:157,852 | 6,835 |
| France | 34 | 1:1,953,609 | 166,012 |
| England | 31 | 1:1,797,357 | 72,927 |
| India | 31 | 1:24,744,045 | 333,161 |
| Israel | 30 | 1:285,254 | 25,178 |
| Spain | 20 | 1:2,337,602 | 57,118 |
| Algeria | 13 | 1:2,971,658 | 45,332 |
| Indonesia | 12 | 1:11,020,766 | 390,383 |
| Thailand | 12 | 1:5,886,529 | 390,733 |
| Tunisia | 9 | 1:67,847 | 8,246 |
| Italy | 9 | 1:6,795,188 | 113,457 |
| Brazil | 8 | 1:26,759,292 | 405,030 |
| Canada | 8 | 1:4,605,699 | 220,704 |
| Argentina | 6 | 1:7,123,902 | 190,047 |
| Ecuador | 5 | 1:3,181,169 | 27,617 |
| Uruguay | 5 | 1:686,352 | 29,886 |
| Australia | 5 | 1:5,399,140 | 162,351 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Venezuela | 3 | 1:10,068,026 | 60,591 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| Romania | 2 | 1:10,038,935 | 80,612 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Senegal | 2 | 1:7,289,671 | 8,117 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Lebanon | 2 | 1:2,818,542 | 25,087 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 10 | 1:2,437,537 | 68,340 |
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.
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Average Cab Salary in
United States
$89,512 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cáb | 89 | 198 | / |
| Chab | 86 | 6,940 | / |
| Ciab | 86 | 5,721 | / |
| Caab | 86 | 190 | / |
| Scab | 86 | 127 | / |
| Casb | 86 | 29 | / |
| Caeb | 86 | 3 | / |
| Csab | 86 | 2 | / |
| Cayb | 86 | 2 | / |
| Cabz | 86 | 2 | / |
| Ccab | 86 | 2 | / |
| Cabt | 86 | 2 | / |
| Caub | 86 | 2 | / |
| Cabs | 86 | 1 | / |
| Cgab | 86 | 1 | / |
| Catb | 86 | 1 | / |
| Cabp | 86 | 1 | / |
| Cabd | 86 | 1 | / |
| Qcab | 86 | 1 | / |
| Caib | 86 | 0 | / |
| Chaib | 75 | 63,095 | / |
| Chaab | 75 | 3,608 | / |
| Chaïb | 75 | 2,145 | / |
| Chhab | 75 | 381 | / |
| Chaub | 75 | 154 | / |
| Cheab | 75 | 78 | / |
| Chayb | 75 | 27 | / |
| Chabh | 75 | 11 | / |
| Casbs | 75 | 4 | / |
| Csiab | 75 | 3 | / |
| Tchab | 75 | 3 | / |
| Scaub | 75 | 2 | / |
| Scaab | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ciatb | 75 | 1 | / |
| Caubh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Cahbd | 75 | 1 | / |
| Caaib | 75 | 1 | / |
| Caebp | 75 | 1 | / |
| Caubs | 75 | 0 | / |
| Sab | 67 | 35,403 | / |
| Cap | 67 | 19,440 | / |
| Kab | 67 | 9,935 | / |
| Cob | 67 | 8,138 | / |
| Cav | 67 | 4,739 | / |
| Zab | 67 | 3,593 | / |
| Jab | 67 | 1,972 | / |
| Caf | 67 | 1,674 | / |
| Qab | 67 | 1,372 | / |
| Caw | 67 | 656 | / |
| Chaaib | 67 | 488 | / |
| Chhaib | 67 | 351 | / |
| Tschab | 67 | 22 | / |
| Cabová | 67 | 22 | / |
| Cabova | 67 | 10 | / |
| Tchaib | 67 | 2 | / |
| Cahaib | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cheaub | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chaâïb | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chahyb | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chaibh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tchabd | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Cab
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