Dahab Surname

7,169th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 79,125 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sudan
Highest density in:
Sudan

Dahab Surname User-submission:

The surname Dahab means 'gold' in Arabic.

Dahab Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sudan37,2401:1,007131
Egypt23,1861:3,965531
Chad9,7251:1,398262
Iraq3,8881:9,008728
Saudi Arabia1,8681:16,5182,266
Morocco1,1251:30,6454,894
Philippines7201:140,60923,701
Yemen3191:82,8385,472
United States1801:2,013,661129,138
Palestine1331:34,2024,284
Kuwait1061:35,8564,508
Jordan821:107,8357,304
Israel591:145,04515,356
United Arab Emirates561:163,61212,461
Lebanon451:125,2696,705
Qatar411:57,5125,907
Portugal381:274,16410,086
Argentina341:1,257,15973,489
France341:1,953,609166,012
England311:1,797,35772,927
Canada241:1,535,233104,339
Brazil241:8,919,764194,226
Cameroon221:944,04961,779
Indonesia201:6,612,460283,723
Mexico171:7,301,54134,591
Ethiopia161:6,096,64111,907
Malaysia101:2,949,422111,742
Somalia91:1,494,6733,608
Libya91:693,7751,982
Oman71:526,8535,771
Iran61:12,797,087199,837
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Eritrea41:1,187,975480
Djibouti41:228,733966
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Syria31:6,433,67416,197
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010

Dahab (11,174) may also be a first name.

Dahab Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Dahab means 'gold' in Arabic.

- janagasser

Dahab Last Name Facts

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

Dahab (Arabic: ذاب, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺩﻫﺎﺏ) is found most frequently in Sudan. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dahab? popularity and diffusion

The surname Dahab is the 7,169th most frequent surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 92,102 people. Dahab is primarily found in Africa, where 90 percent of Dahab reside; 78 percent reside in North Africa and 76 percent reside in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 56,873rd most commonly held given name at a global level. It is borne by 11,174 people.

The surname Dahab is most widespread in Sudan, where it is held by 37,240 people, or 1 in 1,007. Outside of Sudan it is found in 63 countries. It is also common in Egypt, where 29 percent reside and Chad, where 12 percent reside.

Dahab Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Dahab last name is chiefly Melkite Greek Catholic (64%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those holding the Dahab surname are 9.11% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 55.88% registered with the political party.

The amount Dahab earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 5.2% more than the national average, earning $45,392 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.36% more than the national average, earning $59,799 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dhahab916/
Dahaab914/
Dahb891,306/
Daab89968/
Dhab89327/
Dahap801,474/
Dhaib80335/
Dhabh8053/
Dashb8010/
Dahub806/
Dheab804/
Daabs802/
D'Hab801/
Dhhab801/
Dhaub800/
Dab753,022/
Dhdhab734/
Daub679,386/
Deab671,567/
Daib671,438/
Dasb67265/
Daap67228/
Dhap67227/
Dabh67180/
Dhob67115/
Daph67105/
Dabs6775/
Hdab6743/
Dhav6718/
Dayb677/
Dabt675/
Daav675/
Dabd675/
Dabz674/
Davh672/
Dohb672/
Dgab672/
Dahv672/
Dabp671/
Dajb671/

Dahab Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dahab in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺩﻫﺎﺏdhab50
ﺍﻟﺬﻫﺐaldhhb50
Dahab in the Arabic language
ذابdhab-
دهبdhb-
عذابdhab-

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