Calab Surname

2,293,424th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 69 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Calab Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Calab Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria451:3,936,506111,794
Brazil121:17,839,528311,080
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Calab (293) may also be a first name.

Calab Last Name Facts

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

The surname Calab occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Calab? popularity and diffusion

The surname Calab is the 2,293,424th most commonly occurring last name globally It is held by around 1 in 105,616,607 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 65 percent of Calab live; 65 percent live in West Africa and 65 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 515,650th most commonly used first name worldwide, held by 293 people.

Calab is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is held by 45 people, or 1 in 3,936,506. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Gombe, where 29 percent are found, Kaduna, where 18 percent are found and Federal Capital Territory, where 16 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria it occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 17 percent are found and The United States, where 13 percent are found.

Calab Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Calab has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Calab surname rose 300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Calab Last Name Statistics demography

Calab earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 21.89% more than the national average, earning $52,594 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chalab91139/
Callab914/
Calabh913/
Caalab911/
Caliab911/
Caulab911/
Catlab911/
Challab8322/
Chailab836/
Callabs834/
Cahalab834/
Chalhab832/
Jalab8029,158/
Caleb8028,099/
Kalab801,579/
Calap801,093/
Calaf801,040/
Qalab80496/
Salab80415/
Calob80115/
Calav8041/
Calaw8041/
Zalab808/
Colab807/
Calabová7735/
Calabova7716/
Cahalabh773/
Callahab772/
Chalhaub771/
Chaulaub770/
Salhab7311,713/
Kallab734,893/
Kaleab734,390/
Calape731,290/
Sallab73804/
Djalab73508/
Jhalab73460/
Jallab73395/
Caleap73326/
Sahlab73311/
Callaf73280/
Calleb73238/
Chalap73182/
Caliap7393/
Calova7369/
Calapp7363/
Caulaf7362/
Jahlab7359/
Khalab7354/
Calaff7351/
Caylap7347/
Sailab7340/
Catlaw7338/
Salabh7330/
Calowa7329/
Kalabh7323/
Caleeb7323/
Kailab7321/
Calafe7321/
Salaib7321/
Callap7319/
Qallab7318/
Coliab7313/
Caslaw7311/
Caliaw7310/
Caslav739/
Zaalab739/
Callaw738/
Zalaib738/
Jalabh737/
Saleab736/
Jaalab736/
Qaalab736/
Collab735/
Calgav734/
Chalav734/
Callob734/
Kaalab734/
Qalyab734/
Calyaw734/
Kalaib734/
Jailab733/
Qalabh733/
Caeleb732/
Chalob732/
Kalaab732/
Saliab732/
Salahb732/
Saulab731/
Calaap731/
Zaylab731/
Kaylab731/
Gkalab731/
Calafs731/
Calhap731/
Qalaab731/
Calebh731/
Zailab731/
Salaub731/
Zahlab731/
Kaliab731/
Catlav730/
Chailap67872/
Chaloub67507/
Chalape67355/
Djaalab67223/
Jhalabh67139/
Callova6727/
Jhalaib6723/
Djallab6719/
Kahalab6712/
Khatlab6711/
Chaloob678/
Khallab678/
Chailob677/
Catlapp676/
Callapp675/
Callowa674/
Cahalap674/
Chaulap673/
Cahlova673/
Sailabh672/
Dzhalab672/
Caliova672/
Khailab672/
Ckalova672/
Djahlab672/
Salahab671/
Katlabh671/
Kailaab671/
Calliaf671/
Cailova671/
Caalova671/
Chalhob671/
Jalaubz671/
Djailab671/
Khaliab671/
Zagliab671/
Sailaab671/
Saulabh671/
Saylaab671/
Cahalaw671/
Calaape671/
Kalleab671/
Djealab671/
Djalaab671/
Caislaw670/
Calhapp670/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Calab
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