Deeb Surname

3,242nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 173,792 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Syria
Highest density in:
Syria

Deeb Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Deeb Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Syria73,7091:26235
Egypt52,3821:1,755238
Lebanon18,4661:30526
Saudi Arabia6,0021:5,141708
Libya5,9611:1,047262
Jordan5,0891:1,738301
Iraq3,5581:9,843785
Palestine2,6761:1,700332
United States2,5221:143,71914,881
Kuwait8481:4,482609
Yemen8221:32,1483,000
United Arab Emirates4281:21,4072,469
Bahrain3671:3,675626
Canada1441:255,87224,214
Australia1371:197,04919,369
South Africa1231:440,46937,524
Qatar1151:20,5042,237
England601:928,63447,428
Dominican Republic541:193,2027,170
Sweden451:218,81715,158
Germany291:2,776,050134,833
Brazil211:10,194,016213,214
Ireland211:224,2358,707
Iran171:4,516,619115,816
India171:45,121,493474,784
Greece161:692,48777,522
Pakistan161:11,165,24351,703
Norway141:367,30634,015
France131:5,109,440259,941
Russia131:11,086,389347,183
Colombia101:4,777,40717,975
Venezuela91:3,356,00933,931
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Tunisia51:122,12516,050
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Djibouti41:228,733966
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Algeria31:12,877,18484,902
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Haiti21:5,341,95421,336
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
China21:683,660,78330,601
Cambodia21:7,743,57311,959
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

Deeb (30,265) may also be a first name.

Deeb Last Name Facts

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

Deeb (Arabic: الديب, Russian: Дэеб) is held by more people in Syria than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Deeb? popularity and diffusion

The last name Deeb is the 3,242nd most widely held surname globally, held by around 1 in 41,933 people. The last name Deeb occurs mostly in Asia, where 65 percent of Deeb are found; 64 percent are found in West Asia and 60 percent are found in Levant. It is also the 27,713th most frequently held first name globally It is held by 30,265 people.

The last name is most prevalent in Syria, where it is borne by 73,709 people, or 1 in 262. In Syria Deeb is mostly concentrated in: Damascus Governorate, where 26 percent are found, Tartus Governorate, where 16 percent are found and Latakia Governorate, where 15 percent are found. Barring Syria it exists in 79 countries. It is also common in Egypt, where 30 percent are found and Lebanon, where 11 percent are found.

Deeb Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Deeb has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name rose 6,000 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Deeb Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is chiefly Sunni (28%) in Lebanon.

In The United States Deeb are 4.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 51.67% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Deeb earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 32.79% less than the national average, earning 232,614 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 170.19% more than the national average, earning R 642,072 per year; in United States they earn 14.43% more than the national average, earning $49,375 USD per year and in Canada they earn 26.52% more than the national average, earning $62,860 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hdeeb89286/
Deebs8938/
Deyeb8921/
Dheeb895/
Deeab894/
Deb86239,503/
Dehebs803/
Deeyeb801/
Dayeeb801/
Deep7539,345/
Deev759,122/
Debs754,592/
Depe751,788/
Deef751,742/
Deab751,567/
Dieb751,047/
Defe75668/
Dheb75417/
Deib75352/
Debz75323/
Desb75135/
Deew7545/
Daeb7543/
Doeb7517/
Dueb7516/
Debt7515/
Debh7512/
Deub755/
Debd753/
Hdeb753/
Dyeb752/
Dehb752/
Deyb752/
Debû751/
Detb751/
Dejb751/
Deppe6711,424/
Dehab678,552/
Dhepe677,565/
Deyab676,657/
Deiab671,699/
Despe671,315/
Deabs67524/
Deepe67306/
Dejob67267/
Deffe67207/
Deeps67172/
Duieb67151/
Dhieb6782/
Deupe6747/
Deyev6745/
Daweb6737/
Deife6735/
Deiub6734/
Dejib6724/
Dejev6714/
Dhefe6712/
Hdeib6712/
Debss6710/
Dieab6710/
Dejab6710/
Doueb679/
Deeff678/
Deipe678/
Daieb678/
Debsh678/
Dheew678/
Dheep677/
Dephe677/
Dayeb676/
Dheib675/
Debch675/
Deejw675/
Dheab674/
Deept674/
Deape674/
Dgeep674/
Deefe673/
Deepz673/
Dehef673/
Diyeb673/
Deesp673/
Hdeew673/
Deyfe672/
Deepp672/
Deb's672/
Desfe672/
Detpe671/
Dhebh671/
Dajeb671/
Desbh671/
Dedpe671/
Deedp671/
Deefs671/
Debdd671/
Deafe671/
D'Efe671/
Deype671/
Deyep671/
Hdieb671/
Deuhb671/
D'Heb671/
D'Yeb671/
Dgeew671/
Debsz671/
Debtt670/

Deeb Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Deeb in the Russian language
Дэебdeeb-
Deeb in the Arabic language
الديبaldyb-

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Deeb
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis