Dabs Surname

2,185,341st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 75 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Dabs Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dabs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany581:1,388,02586,120
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England111:2,215,94364,354
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States571:881,03053,642

Dabs (52) may also be a first name.

Dabs Last Name Facts

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

Dabs (Arabic: ديبس, Hindi: डाबीएस, Russian: Дабс) is more commonly found in Germany than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Dabs? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,185,341st most numerous family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 97,167,279 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 81 percent of Dabs reside; 79 percent reside in Western Europe and 77 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,381,723rd most frequently used first name world-wide, borne by 52 people.

The surname Dabs is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is borne by 58 people, or 1 in 1,388,025. In Germany it is most prevalent in: Hesse, where 48 percent are found, Bavaria, where 14 percent are found and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 12 percent are found. Not including Germany this surname occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 8 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 8 percent are found.

Dabs Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Dabs has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Dabs surname declined 91 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Deabs89524/
Dabsh89369/
Daubs89313/
Daibs8960/
Daebs8940/
Dabse8911/
Dabst893/
Daabs892/
Dab863,022/
Dabsch8027/
Dabsse806/
Daub759,386/
Daws754,785/
Debs754,592/
Deab751,567/
Daib751,438/
Dahb751,306/
Daab75968/
Dhab75327/
Daps75302/
Dobs75297/
Dasb75265/
Dabh75180/
Davs7595/
Hdab7543/
Dasp7520/
Dayb757/
Dabt755/
Dabd755/
Dabz754/
Dabx754/
Dabc752/
Dgab752/
Dabp751/
Dajb751/
Dabj751/
Dafs751/
Dahab6779,125/
Hdaib671,058/
Daibh67486/
Dhaib67335/
Dapse67196/
Daivs67153/
Daspe67131/
Dhabh6753/
Dohbs6742/
Doubs6738/
Deebs6738/
Dabch6719/
Dafsh6717/
Deavs6715/
Davås6712/
Debss6710/
Dashb6710/
Dawse678/
Debsh678/
Dobsh676/
Dahub676/
Dhavs676/
Dayvs676/
Daups675/
Dawsh675/
Davse674/
Dheab674/
Daufs674/
Deaps674/
Doebs673/
Doobs673/
Daubt673/
Deb's672/
Daubp671/
D'Hab671/
Dauws671/
Dasbh671/
Gydab671/
Dobsz671/
Dobse671/
Dhhab671/
Dayws671/
Dabrz671/
Dhaws671/
Daaws671/
Dabhj671/
Dapps671/
Dabjh671/
Daspt671/
Dasvs671/
Debsz671/
Deaub670/
Daffs670/
Dawss670/
Davss670/
Dhaub670/

Dabs Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dabs in the Hindi language
डाबीएसdabi'esa-
Dabs in the Russian language
Дабсdabs-
Dabs in the Arabic language
ديبسdybs-
دبسdbs-

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Footnotes

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