Caba Surname
Approximately 35,594 people bear this surname
Caba Surname User-submission:
The Caba surname means 'name' or 'title'. Derived from the shared Mayan word k'aba'.
Caba Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guatemala | 10,607 | 1:1,516 | 270 |
| Bolivia | 5,005 | 1:2,121 | 385 |
| Dominican Republic | 4,614 | 1:2,261 | 324 |
| Romania | 2,123 | 1:9,457 | 1,256 |
| Philippines | 2,057 | 1:49,216 | 8,061 |
| United States | 1,892 | 1:191,574 | 18,963 |
| Turkey | 1,865 | 1:41,727 | 4,288 |
| Spain | 1,767 | 1:26,458 | 2,745 |
| India | 1,041 | 1:736,854 | 33,738 |
| Chile | 497 | 1:35,446 | 1,820 |
| Argentina | 473 | 1:90,367 | 7,600 |
| South Africa | 449 | 1:120,663 | 14,311 |
| Honduras | 425 | 1:20,745 | 850 |
| Poland | 397 | 1:95,740 | 14,653 |
| Ecuador | 388 | 1:40,994 | 4,313 |
| Taiwan | 359 | 1:65,306 | 681 |
| Mexico | 247 | 1:502,535 | 8,996 |
| Indonesia | 144 | 1:918,397 | 68,422 |
| France | 124 | 1:535,667 | 73,425 |
| DR Congo | 123 | 1:600,647 | 45,387 |
| Ivory Coast | 110 | 1:209,738 | 8,837 |
| Peru | 94 | 1:338,129 | 11,875 |
| Brazil | 86 | 1:2,489,236 | 75,804 |
| Moldova | 73 | 1:48,786 | 7,136 |
| Germany | 67 | 1:1,201,574 | 78,034 |
| Colombia | 60 | 1:796,235 | 8,422 |
| Canada | 60 | 1:614,093 | 50,489 |
| Cuba | 57 | 1:202,153 | 4,273 |
| Senegal | 37 | 1:394,036 | 1,909 |
| Venezuela | 34 | 1:888,355 | 13,981 |
| Puerto Rico | 32 | 1:110,942 | 1,670 |
| Czechia | 29 | 1:366,671 | 43,532 |
| Austria | 29 | 1:293,636 | 33,260 |
| Portugal | 28 | 1:372,080 | 12,265 |
| New Caledonia | 26 | 1:10,624 | 2,723 |
| England | 18 | 1:3,095,448 | 105,421 |
| Singapore | 17 | 1:323,983 | 13,856 |
| Switzerland | 16 | 1:513,307 | 36,405 |
| Qatar | 12 | 1:196,500 | 26,891 |
| Australia | 9 | 1:2,999,522 | 116,751 |
| Mozambique | 9 | 1:3,029,063 | 2,946 |
| Uruguay | 7 | 1:490,251 | 25,911 |
| Azerbaijan | 6 | 1:1,608,187 | 20,863 |
| Russia | 6 | 1:24,020,509 | 493,300 |
| Denmark | 5 | 1:1,128,943 | 52,970 |
| Belgium | 4 | 1:2,874,161 | 111,046 |
| Costa Rica | 4 | 1:1,195,017 | 6,919 |
| Croatia | 4 | 1:1,057,151 | 57,892 |
| Angola | 4 | 1:6,747,304 | 6,999 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 4 | 1:283,918 | 487 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:1,338,454 | 35,497 |
| Serbia | 4 | 1:1,786,237 | 30,138 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:1,547,266 | 39,871 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Dominica | 1 | 1:75,891 | 912 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 9 | 1:5,579,854 | 232,921 |
The alternate forms: Cába (170), Čaba (151), Cabá (4), Cabã (1) & Čába (2) are calculated separately.
Caba (829) may also be a first name.
Caba Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The Caba surname means 'name' or 'title'. Derived from the shared Mayan word k'aba'.
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Average Caba Salary in
United States
$37,874 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Caba Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Caba Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Caba (Hindi: चब) is carried by more people in Guatemala than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Cába, Čaba, Cabá, Cabã or Čába. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Caba? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 15,655th most frequently occurring last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 204,741 people. Caba occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 66 percent of Caba reside; 31 percent reside in Central America and 31 percent reside in Hispano-Central America. It is also the 283,643rd most frequently used first name throughout the world, borne by 829 people.
It is most frequent in Guatemala, where it is held by 10,607 people, or 1 in 1,516. In Guatemala it is most numerous in: Quiché Department, where 98 percent reside, Huehuetenango Department, where 1 percent reside and Guatemala Department, where 1 percent reside. Apart from Guatemala it is found in 79 countries. It is also common in Bolivia, where 14 percent reside and The Dominican Republic, where 13 percent reside.
Caba Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Caba has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Caba surname increased 21,022 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Caba Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Caba surname are 42.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 96% registered with the party.
The amount Caba earn in different countries varies markedly. In Peru they earn 18.72% less than the national average, earning S/. 15,757 per year; in South Africa they earn 37.23% less than the national average, earning R 149,160 per year; in Colombia they earn 5.95% more than the national average, earning $24,053,700 COP per year; in United States they earn 12.23% less than the national average, earning $37,874 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.41% less than the national average, earning $47,987 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Caba Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Caba in the Hindi language | ||
| चब | caba | 75 |
| चबा | caba | 25 |
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