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
The surname Cab occurs in Cambodia more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant: Cáb. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Cab? popularity and diffusion
The surname Cab is the 12,554th most commonly occurring last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 163,076 people. This surname is mostly 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. Cab is also the 79,193rd most prevalent first name at a global level It is held by 6,784 people.
Cab is most frequently used in Cambodia, where it is held by 28,499 people, or 1 in 543. In Cambodia it is most frequent in: Phnom Penh, where 13 percent are found, Kandal Province, where 11 percent are found and Prey Veng Province, where 8 percent are found. Apart from Cambodia Cab occurs in 70 countries. It is also common in Mexico, where 25 percent are found and Guatemala, where 4 percent are found.
Cab Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Cab has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Cab last name 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
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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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