Cuab Surname

21,688th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25,096 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cambodia
Highest density in:
Cambodia

Cuab Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cuab Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cambodia25,0921:617159
Guatemala21:8,041,3349,698
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Cuab (1,148) may also be a first name.

Cuab Last Name Facts

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

The last name Cuab is found most in Cambodia. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Cuab? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 21,688th most commonly used last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 290,387 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Cuab are found; 100 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 100 percent are found in Khmer-Asia. Cuab is also the 234,862nd most commonly used given name globally, held by 1,148 people.

Cuab is most commonly held in Cambodia, where it is held by 25,092 people, or 1 in 617. In Cambodia it is most common in: Phnom Penh, where 13 percent are found, Kandal Province, where 11 percent are found and Takéo Province, where 8 percent are found. Other than Cambodia this surname occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Guatemala, where 0 percent are found and The Philippines, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chuab8946/
Guab751,268/
Kuab7538/
Cuaw755/
Quab754/
Cuav753/
Chbab67714/
Quabs6721/
Quaib6717/
Chuap6715/
Cuhaw679/
Chuob678/
Chuav675/
Kuhab674/
Queab673/
Chwab673/
Guaab672/
Guaib672/
Chvab671/
Cuhap671/
Zuaab671/
Czuap671/
Guabt671/
Nguab671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Cuab
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