Chab Surname

71,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,940 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Cambodia

Chab Surname User-submission:

The Chab surname means 'honey', 'Earth', 'bee' in many Mayan languages.

Chab Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico2,3031:53,8982,689
Morocco1,4651:23,5333,669
India1,3391:572,86427,944
Cambodia1,2371:12,5201,047
United States1141:3,179,464183,182
Argentina1071:399,47130,635
Belgium391:294,78634,540
Iran321:2,399,45479,639
France291:2,290,439180,028
Germany281:2,875,195137,699
Brazil261:8,233,628183,715
Pakistan241:7,443,49540,927
Taiwan231:1,019,3377,080
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Austria131:655,03358,041
Indonesia131:10,173,015372,576
Benin101:1,033,56048,353
England101:5,571,806158,774
Guatemala101:1,608,2675,853
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Malaysia81:3,686,778134,908
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Israel71:1,222,51968,299
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Lebanon31:1,879,02822,073
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

The alternate forms: Cháb (170) are calculated separately.

Chab (1,897) may also be a first name.

Chab Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Chab surname means 'honey', 'Earth', 'bee' in many Mayan languages.

- Forebears.io Manual Submissions

Chab Last Name Facts

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

The surname Chab (Bengali: সাব, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺸﺎﺏ, Hindi: चाब, Marathi: चब, Oriya: ଚାବ, Russian: Чаб) occurs in Mexico more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant: Cháb. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chab? popularity and diffusion

It is the 71,171st most frequently occurring last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 1,050,079 people. Chab occurs predominantly in Asia, where 39 percent of Chab live; 35 percent live in North America and 33 percent live in Hispano-North America. Chab is also the 174,524th most widespread first name in the world, borne by 1,897 people.

The last name is most commonly held in Mexico, where it is carried by 2,303 people, or 1 in 53,898. In Mexico it is most prevalent in: Yucatán, where 60 percent reside, Campeche, where 24 percent reside and Quintana Roo, where 14 percent reside. Excluding Mexico this surname occurs in 50 countries. It also occurs in Morocco, where 21 percent reside and India, where 19 percent reside.

Chab Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Chab has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 1,267 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Chab Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Chab are 9.27% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 62.5% registered with the party.

Chab earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 4.19% less than the national average, earning $41,343 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cháb92170/
Chaib8963,095/
Schab894,034/
Chaab893,608/
Chaïb892,145/
Chhab89381/
Chaub89154/
Cheab8978/
Chayb8927/
Chaeb8922/
Chabd8917/
Chabs8912/
Chabh8911/
Chabz895/
Tchab893/
Chahb892/
Chaãb891/
Chasb891/
Chatb891/
Cab8644,688/
Hab8613,973/
Schaub8025,871/
Schaab805,150/
Chaaib80488/
Chhaib80351/
Chahab80349/
Tschab8022/
Chhabd803/
Schaib803/
Chaabt802/
Chabch802/
Tchaib802/
Cheatb801/
Cheaub801/
Schabt801/
Cahaib801/
Chaubt801/
Schabp801/
Schabs801/
Tchabd801/
Chaâïb801/
Chchab801/
Chahyb801/
Schabz801/
Chaibh801/
Schasb800/
Chaw7528,098/
Shab757,021/
Chap756,445/
Ciab755,721/
Chav754,284/
Cheb753,457/
Haab752,203/
Haub752,001/
Chob751,809/
Habt751,383/
Khab75840/
Habz75587/
Chaf75557/
Haib75332/
Caab75190/
Hajb75106/
Hasb7596/
Habs7586/
Zhab7542/
Haáb7525/
Hatb7517/
Hjab7513/
Habh7513/
Habd7512/
Xhab7510/
Hsab757/
Heab754/
Hahb754/
Caub752/
Hzab752/
Csab752/
Cayb752/
Cabp751/
Hayb751/
Habp751/
Hhab751/
Caib750/
Chabová7358/
Schahab7322/
Schaubt7311/
Chabova733/
Chabowa731/
Schabht731/
Schabzz731/
Schaabs730/
Sahab6742,764/
Shaib675,622/
Chafe673,930/
Chowa673,098/
Shabd672,494/
Chape672,288/
Shaub671,738/
Zahab671,693/
Shhab671,433/
Shaab671,395/
Shabt671,091/
Chaif671,037/
Schob67894/
Chapp67739/
Chova67582/
Schap67425/
Sheab67370/
Khaib67351/
Cheap67311/
Shabh67263/
Habch67241/
Chaff67240/
Zhaib67204/
Chapt67190/
Shajb67188/
Haibt67157/
Chaps67150/
Zhabh67145/
Cheav67143/
Shahb67136/
Chauv67133/
Chaip67126/
Habsh67124/
Chavs67116/
Haubs6793/
Choub6790/
Haubt6790/
Cheib6781/
S'Hab6773/
Shsab6769/
Choeb6768/
Hahab6764/
Chehb6757/
Scháb6748/
Chauw6743/
Chaiw6742/
Shabs6737/
Habth6728/
Cheaw6727/
Shabz6726/
Chaaf6725/
Shayb6723/
Chauf6721/
Chhap6720/
Cshaw6717/
Chavz6716/
Choib6715/
Khabh6714/
Chhav6714/
Haabs6714/
Chaiv6711/
Chatp678/
Chaft678/
Chuob678/
Tchap678/
Chaav677/
Hattb677/
Chasp674/
Chaap674/
H'Jab673/
Schabová673/
Choob673/
Şahab673/
Tchaw673/
Csiab673/
Khayb673/
Habss672/
Chavh672/
Chavt672/
Cheaf672/
Khaub672/
Khaab672/
Chawt672/
Hashb672/
Shzab672/
Tshab672/
Hasbz672/
Chaup672/
Hasbh672/
Chaph672/
Chobt671/
Cheub671/
Chavd671/
Chawz671/
Chebh671/
Haybs671/
Heatb671/
Hassb671/
Hssab671/
Ciatb671/
Haasb671/
Schav671/
Choyb671/
Khhab671/
D'Hab671/
Hsabh671/
Tchob671/
Hahub671/
Hajbz671/
Chatf671/
Chafh671/
Chgob671/
Chapz671/
Caaib671/
Chheb671/
Chayw671/
Haahb671/
Hahbh671/
Haytb671/
Khahb671/
Chawp670/

Chab Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Chab in the Hindi language
चाबcaba83.33
चाब्टाcabta16.67
Chab in the Marathi language
चबcaba80
चाबcaba20
Chab in the Oriya language
ଚାବcaba75
ଚବcaba25
Chab in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﺸﺎﺏalshab50
ﺷﺐshb50
Chab in the Bengali language
সাবsaba50
ছাবchaba50
Chab in the Russian language
Чабcab-

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