Dab Surname

146,655th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,022 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Tunisia

Dab Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dab Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India7891:972,19941,420
Iran4101:187,27415,419
Yemen3771:70,0944,941
Algeria2611:148,01419,432
Egypt2141:429,60625,756
Saudi Arabia1991:155,05422,057
Cambodia1581:98,0202,373
United States831:4,366,975231,516
Taiwan791:296,7692,416
Indonesia621:2,133,052131,589
France561:1,186,120124,657
Tunisia401:15,2662,487
Romania401:501,94738,412
Iraq311:1,129,73113,630
Belgium261:442,17945,013
Brazil211:10,194,016213,214
Papua New Guinea151:543,58166,712
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
Pakistan141:12,760,27855,960
Philippines131:7,787,556197,164
Bangladesh91:17,706,30813,537
Syria81:2,412,62810,757
England81:6,964,757184,742
Poland71:5,429,821146,768
Afghanistan71:4,593,31223,122
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
São Tomé and Príncipe61:29,5701,440
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Niger41:4,798,00475,547
Cameroon41:5,192,267135,173
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Mauritania31:1,364,95427,355
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151

Dab (1,016) may also be a first name.

Dab Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dab (Arabic: دب, Bengali: দৈব, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺩﺍﺏ, Hindi: डाब, Marathi: डब, Oriya: ଡବ, Tibetan: དབ་) is found in India more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dab? popularity and diffusion

The surname Dab is the 146,655th most frequently used last name globally, borne by around 1 in 2,411,498 people. The last name Dab is mostly found in Asia, where 72 percent of Dab live; 41 percent live in South Asia and 26 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Dab is also the 251,978th most frequent given name globally. It is borne by 1,016 people.

The surname is most numerous in India, where it is held by 789 people, or 1 in 972,199. In India Dab is most numerous in: West Bengal, where 66 percent reside, Assam, where 12 percent reside and Maharashtra, where 5 percent reside. Not including India this surname occurs in 67 countries. It is also common in Iran, where 14 percent reside and Yemen, where 12 percent reside.

Dab Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Dab has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Dab last name expanded 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Dab Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Dab last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Dab earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 30.65% more than the national average, earning $56,375 USD per year and in Canada they earn 57.06% more than the national average, earning $78,034 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Daub869,386/
Deab861,567/
Daib861,438/
Dahb861,306/
Daab86968/
Dhab86327/
Dasb86265/
Dabh86180/
Dabs8675/
Hdab8643/
Daeb8643/
Dayb867/
Dabd865/
Dabt865/
Dabz864/
Dgab862/
Dabp861/
Dajb861/
Dahab7579,125/
Hdaib751,058/
Deabs75524/
Daibh75486/
Dabsh75369/
Dhaib75335/
Daubs75313/
Daibs7560/
Dhabh7553/
Dabch7519/
Dashb7510/
Dahub756/
Dheab754/
Daubt753/
Daabs752/
D'Hab751/
Dasbh751/
Daubp751/
Gydab751/
Dhhab751/
Deaub750/
Dhaub750/
Deb67239,503/
Daw6751,677/
Daf675,352/
Dob674,244/
Dav673,959/
Dap671,452/
Dabova67254/
Dabsch6727/
Dabová6718/
Dabowa6714/
Dhahab676/
Dahaab674/
Dhdhab674/

Dab Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dab in the Tibetan language
དབ་dab-
Dab in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺩﺍﺏdab75
ﺩﺍﺑﻮdabw25
Dab in the Bengali language
দৈবdaiba75
দবdaba25
Dab in the Oriya language
ଡବdaba69.15
ଦବdaba14.89
ଡାବdaba10.64
ଦାବdaba5.32
Dab in the Hindi language
डाबdaba54.55
दाबdaba21.21
शादाबsadaba12.12
दबdaba6.06
डब्dab3.03
डबdaba3.03
Dab in the Marathi language
डबdaba50.98
डाबdaba39.22
दाबdaba9.8
Dab in the Arabic language
دبdb-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Dab
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