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.
- Forebears.io Manual SubmissionsCab Demographics
Average Male Cab Height
170.48 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Cab Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Cab Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Cab is more frequently found in Cambodia than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Cáb. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Cab? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 12,554th most frequently held surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 163,076 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 66 percent of Cab are found; 65 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 64 percent are found in Khmer-Asia. It is also the 79,193rd most widespread first name internationally. It is borne by 6,784 people.
This surname is most commonly held in Cambodia, where it is carried by 28,499 people, or 1 in 543. In Cambodia it is most common in: Phnom Penh, where 13 percent live, Kandal Province, where 11 percent live and Prey Veng Province, where 8 percent live. Without taking into account Cambodia this last name is found 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 number of people bearing the Cab last name rose 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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