Dabab Surname

159,693rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,732 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iraq
Highest density in:
Iraq

Dabab Surname User-submission:

The Dabab surname derives from Arabic ضباب, which means 'fog', 'a thick cloud on the ground'.

Dabab Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iraq1,3201:26,5321,365
Yemen5791:45,6403,770
Egypt4581:200,73314,525
Lebanon1171:48,1804,074
Algeria971:398,26333,998
Syria831:232,5424,179
Australia251:1,079,82861,253
England161:3,482,379114,324
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Libya41:1,560,9943,087
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Iran31:25,594,175224,183
Mauritania21:2,047,43230,537
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
France11:66,422,722504,397
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Palestine11:4,548,84918,388
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Dabab (190) may also be a first name.

Dabab Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Dabab surname derives from Arabic ضباب, which means 'fog', 'a thick cloud on the ground'.

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Dabab Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dabab (Arabic: ضباب, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺪﺑﺎﺏ, Marathi: दबाब) occurs in Iraq more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Dabab? popularity and diffusion

The last name Dabab is the 159,693rd most frequently used surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 2,667,477 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 78 percent of Dabab live; 77 percent live in West Asia and 56 percent live in Levant. It is also the 659,352nd most numerous first name world-wide, borne by 190 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Iraq, where it is held by 1,320 people, or 1 in 26,532. Aside from Iraq this last name is found in 27 countries. It also occurs in Yemen, where 21 percent reside and Egypt, where 17 percent reside.

Dabab Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is chiefly Sunni (100%) in Lebanon.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dhabab916/
Hdabab911/
Dabaub911/
Daibab911/
Dahabab831/
Debab803,819/
Davab80557/
Dawab80439/
Dabaw8048/
Dabav808/
Dabob806/
Dabaf805/
Dabeb802/
Dabap802/
Dobab802/
Daboub73502/
Dabova73254/
Davabh73210/
Dawaab73118/
Dabowa7314/
Dabhav736/
Dhabeb734/
Doubab733/
Dhebab733/
Dosbab733/
Debaib732/
Dajuab731/
Debabh731/
Dobaib731/
Dabaph731/
Deibab731/
Daabeb731/
Daybova67509/
Daaboob67199/
Daibova67180/
Daaboub67111/
Davahab673/
Dayboub672/
Dhaboub671/
Dhobaib671/
Dahboub671/
Daubova671/
Daswabh671/
Deaboub671/
Dabauph671/

Dabab Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dabab in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﺪﺑﺎﺏaldbab-
Dabab in the Marathi language
दबाबdababa-
Dabab in the Arabic language
ضبابdbab-
دبابdbab-

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