Cabe Surname

56,531st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,967 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Guam

Cabe Surname Definition:

Mac Cába A galloglass family with the O’Reillys and the O’Rourkes which became a recognized Breffny sept. IF 69; Map Cavan; Plate III

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Cabe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines4,4391:22,8072,979
United States3,3271:108,94511,898
South Africa4671:116,01213,849
France1841:360,99353,985
Haiti1511:70,7543,873
Brazil571:3,755,690104,031
Argentina431:994,03362,207
Taiwan411:571,8234,251
Guam411:3,905492
Indonesia271:4,898,118234,077
Austria241:354,81038,119
Ireland151:313,92910,911
Peru141:2,270,29426,427
Singapore131:423,66918,211
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Paraguay101:723,6758,089
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
England91:6,190,895170,599
India71:109,580,769786,157
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Bermuda51:13,0561,849
Fiji41:223,5982,635
Romania41:5,019,46862,922
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Latvia31:683,34934,074
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Senegal31:4,859,7816,822
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
São Tomé and Príncipe11:177,4233,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England441:553,98629,025
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3781:132,85412,672

The alternate forms: Cabé (22), Cābe (1) & Cábé (1) are calculated separately.

Cabe (485) may also be a first name.

Cabe Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Mac Cába A galloglass family with the O’Reillys and the O’Rourkes which became a recognized Breffny sept. IF 69; Map Cavan; Plate III

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

User-submitted Reference

The surname Cabe is descended from the European surname McCabe, which originated in Asia, Cabera. The Scottish prefix Mc- was eliminated in an attempt to sound more American in the early days of settlement of the United states. The majority of them originating from north Carolina. The pronunciation of the name is also different.

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Cabe Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Cabe Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Cabe is more commonly found in The Philippines than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant: Cabé, Cābe or Cábé. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cabe? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 56,531st most frequently used last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 812,707 people. Cabe is mostly found in Asia, where 51 percent of Cabe reside; 50 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 49 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 385,996th most frequent first name at a global level. It is borne by 485 people.

This surname is most frequently used in The Philippines, where it is held by 4,439 people, or 1 in 22,807. In The Philippines Cabe is most prevalent in: Eastern Visayas, where 23 percent reside, Central Luzon, where 18 percent reside and National Capital Region, where 14 percent reside. Aside from The Philippines this last name occurs in 54 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 37 percent reside and South Africa, where 5 percent reside.

Cabe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Cabe has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Cabe last name increased 880 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it increased 1,500 percent between 1901 and 2014; in England it declined 80 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it declined 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Cabe Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Cabe surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Cabe last name are 23.79% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 70.56% being registered with the political party.

The amount Cabe earn in different countries varies markedly. In Peru they earn 30.64% less than the national average, earning S/. 13,446 per year; in South Africa they earn 51.77% less than the national average, earning R 114,624 per year and in United States they earn 4.33% less than the national average, earning $41,282 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cabé9222/
Cābe921/
Caber894,238/
Caube892,868/
Chabe892,144/
Cabey891,228/
Cabie89797/
Caibe89667/
Cabes89455/
Cabet89156/
Gcabe8985/
Cabea8975/
Cabez8963/
Cabej8940/
Cabee8937/
Cabeu8936/
Caebe8916/
Cabei8914/
Czabe8913/
Casbe898/
Cabhe896/
Cabée894/
Cabed893/
Cabeh892/
Caíbe892/
Kcabe891/
Cabje891/
Caabe891/
Caybe891/
Ckabe891/
Dcabe890/
Cahbe890/
Scabe890/
Cábé831/
Chaube8065,522/
Caubet802,411/
Cabije80716/
Chaibe80223/
Tchabe80214/
Chabey8076/
Cabbeh8065/
Chabei8055/
Chaabe8049/
Caubey8039/
Cabett8029/
Casber8028/
Cabets8024/
Cabihe8020/
Caibes8017/
Cauber8014/
Caibet8014/
Chhabe8013/
Chabhe8011/
Cahube8011/
Caubei8011/
Caiber809/
Cabeas808/
Cheabe807/
Caubes807/
Gcabhe806/
Caubeu804/
Ceabei803/
Cayber803/
Caubed803/
Chahbe803/
Chabej803/
Caubeh802/
Caubhe802/
Czaber802/
Chabee801/
Cabeet801/
Cabeys801/
Ceabey801/
Ckabee801/
Ckaber801/
Caubee801/
Casbet801/
Cabeey801/
Caibez801/
Chabeň801/
Chabée801/
Caubep801/
Casbes801/
Chaïbe801/
Casbey800/
Casbee800/
Scabey800/
Causbe800/
Caubie800/
Caba7535,594/
Cave7527,843/
Sabe7516,528/
Kabe7510,054/
Caby751,988/
Cobe751,916/
Cabi751,632/
Cawe751,383/
Zabe751,294/
Jabe751,231/
Qabe75110/
Cébe7510/
Cèbe758/
Cabá754/
Cóbe752/
Chaubey7332,682/
Casbeer73390/
Chaubhe73337/
Tchabet73289/
Chaaibe7334/
Cathbet7319/
Caibett7313/
Chaubei7312/
Causbey7310/
Chabhey739/
Chaibhe734/
Chaibey733/
Cashbee733/
Chaybey732/
Cabeggi732/
Tschabe732/
Catbett731/
Casberr731/
Chabeea731/
Chaibei731/
Chaubee731/
Chhabhe731/
Tchabei731/
Cabehes731/
Chabeah731/
Chaabei731/
Caubeid731/
Cahabeu731/
Tchaber730/
Cashber730/
Casbett730/
Caubeis730/
Causbee730/
Causber730/
Jaber67365,780/
Chabi6754,504/
Jabed6715,753/
Kabey6710,278/
Gcaba676,120/
Cabaj675,114/
Zaber675,021/
Chobe674,091/
Zabed674,019/
Chave673,953/
Caves673,088/
Cavey672,822/
Sabeh672,565/
Caver672,563/
Cabay672,185/
Campe672,019/
Cauba671,879/
Caabi671,605/
Sabea671,534/
Sabey671,418/
Cober671,409/
Jabes671,247/
Seabe671,183/
Sabie671,052/
Kaibe671,000/
Cauve67996/
Kaube67887/
Cabio67822/
Cobey67819/
Cabit67719/
Zaibe67683/
Zaïbe67674/
Cavet67653/
Sabei67636/
Kabie67623/
Zabey67610/
Sabee67548/
Kabei67461/
Casby67451/
Jabee67443/
Khabe67435/
Jabea67405/
Casue67399/
Cauwe67361/
Cabui67344/
Kabeu67327/
Chaby67318/
Jabet67310/
Kabea67310/
Cabuy67301/
Zabeu67296/
Coube67255/
Djabe67243/
Jabez67235/
Cobet67230/
Zabei67214/
Kabee67208/
Kabeš67199/
Zabee67194/
Cavie67184/
Cabai67181/
Zabet67174/
Kgabe67156/
Kabeh67150/
Caboi67147/
Kajbe67146/
Saibe67136/
Ciaba67136/
Gqabe67129/
Cavez67124/
Zabeh67121/
Kabhe67115/
Saube67105/
Zabie67102/
Caboy6798/
Jaibe6798/
Kaabe6789/
Çabej6787/
Cabis6786/
Qaber6784/
Cobie6783/
Kaebe6782/
Čaber6782/
Caiba6781/
Cabaa6780/
Csaby6778/
Zaube6776/
Cawie6769/
Cabha6766/
Caubi6765/
Cobes6761/
Gcabi6760/
Cauby6759/
Dzabe6755/
Caaba6753/
Saabe6753/
Sabhe6746/
Giabe6746/
Cabiz6743/
Casbi6739/
Caive6738/
Jabhe6737/
Caweh6729/
Cobez6729/
Czabeová6726/
Qabee6724/
Czaba6724/
Caswe6723/
Zabea6723/
Caiby6721/
Cuibe6721/
Jabey6720/
Kaybe6720/
Ziabe6720/
Zaabe6718/
Cobee6718/
Czaby6718/
Jasbe6717/
Coobe6715/
Tsabe6715/
Tcobe6715/
Kabej6714/
Scobe6713/
Jabei6713/
Cobhe6712/
Cabij6712/
Cabid6711/
Sabeu6711/
Canpe6711/
Coebe6710/
Cahve6710/
Quabe6710/
Cabiš6710/
Jaube6710/
Cawee679/
Qabea678/
Qabed678/
Qabie677/
Tjabe677/
Jaybe676/
Cahbi676/
Ceave676/
Ckabi676/
Sahbe675/
Cobea675/
Cábez675/
Cobeu675/
Zabes675/
Rzabe675/
Jhabe674/
Caibi674/
Keabe674/
Coybe673/
Chhaubey673/
Jabej673/
Kcave673/
Jaabe673/
Caoue673/
Ciave673/
Cayba673/
Cobei673/
Casve673/
Zabée673/
Zabhe673/
Qcaba673/
Cabuj673/
Cawey672/
Hsabe672/
Zeabe672/
Cavee672/
Zabez672/
Kahbe672/
Qhabe672/
Tcaba672/
Cabhj671/
Cabip671/
Cabiy671/
Caved671/
Ceaby671/
Hjabe671/
Cosbe671/
Zasbe671/
Cajue671/
Ceaba671/
Cobeh671/
Cgabi671/
Cohbe671/
Ccaba671/
Cabói671/
Kaïbe671/
Kabge671/
Zaybe671/
Zahbe671/
Tchatbet671/
Gcobe671/
Caibé671/
Cavée671/
Caveh671/
Czabi671/
Cobej671/
Cobée671/
Ciaby671/
Ceibe671/
Cavea671/
Hcabi671/
Ckaba671/
Scabi671/
Qqabe671/
Ccave671/
Cayby671/
Scaby670/
Cassbeer670/
Caeby670/

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