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 held by more people in Cambodia than any other country/territory. It may occur as: Cáb. Click here to see other possible spellings of Cab.
How Common Is The Last Name Cab? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 12,554th most prevalent family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 163,076 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 66 percent of Cab reside; 65 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 64 percent reside in Khmer-Asia. Cab is also the 79,193rd most commonly held first name throughout the world It is held by 6,784 people.
Cab is most widely held in Cambodia, where it is held by 28,499 people, or 1 in 543. In Cambodia Cab is primarily found in: Phnom Penh, where 13 percent reside, Kandal Province, where 11 percent reside and Prey Veng Province, where 8 percent reside. Outside of Cambodia this last name exists in 70 countries. It also occurs in Mexico, where 25 percent reside and Guatemala, where 4 percent reside.
Cab Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Cab has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname expanded 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
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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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