Dhab Surname

841,044th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 327 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Tunisia

Dhab Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dhab Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt1831:502,38128,715
India981:7,827,198166,253
Iran171:4,516,619115,816
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Tunisia71:87,23213,677
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224

Dhab (255) may also be a first name.

Dhab Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dhab (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻀﺐ, Hindi: धब, Marathi: ढब, Oriya: ଧବ) occurs in Egypt more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Dhab.

How Common Is The Last Name Dhab? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 841,044th most commonly used surname on earth, held by around 1 in 22,286,073 people. Dhab occurs predominantly in Africa, where 63 percent of Dhab reside; 62 percent reside in North Africa and 57 percent reside in Arabic North Africa. Dhab is also the 557,860th most widely held first name in the world, borne by 255 people.

The surname Dhab is most commonly occurring in Egypt, where it is held by 183 people, or 1 in 502,381. Besides Egypt this last name occurs in 12 countries. It also occurs in India, where 30 percent live and Iran, where 5 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dahab8979,125/
Dhaib89335/
Dhabh8953/
Dheab894/
D'Hab891/
Dhhab891/
Dhaub890/
Dab863,022/
Dhahab806/
Dahaab804/
Dhdhab804/
Daub759,386/
Deab751,567/
Daib751,438/
Dahb751,306/
Daab75968/
Dheb75417/
Dasb75265/
Dhap75227/
Dabh75180/
Dhob75115/
Dhaw7580/
Dabs7575/
Hdab7543/
Daeb7543/
Dhaf7519/
Dhav7518/
Dayb757/
Dabt755/
Dabd755/
Dabz754/
Dohb752/
Dgab752/
Dabp751/
Dajb751/
Dhaif672,141/
Dahap671,474/
Hdaib671,058/
Deabs67524/
Dabsh67369/
Daubs67313/
Dhafe67298/
Dhaph67138/
Dhova67126/
Daibs6760/
Dhape6752/
Dohbs6742/
Dhowa6739/
Dhauw6731/
Dhoib6723/
Dhapp6721/
Dabch6719/
Dahav6713/
Dashb6710/
Dahaf679/
Dahub676/
Dhavs676/
Dhavd676/
Dhaiv676/
Dheib675/
Dheeb675/
Dhuib675/
Dhafh674/
Dheap674/
Dhaap673/
Daubt673/
Dahaw672/
Daabs672/
Dhaft672/
Dhebh671/
D'Hob671/
Dheav671/
Deuhb671/
D'Heb671/
Tdhap671/
Dhoob671/
Gydab671/
D'Hav671/
Daubp671/
Dhauv671/
Dhoub671/
Ddhav671/
Dhaip671/
Dhawz671/
Dhaws671/
Dhavt671/
Deaub670/

Dhab Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dhab in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﻀﺐaldb-
Dhab in the Marathi language
ढबdhaba93.48
धाबdhaba2.17
ढाबdhaba2.17
ढबाकाdhabaka2.17
Dhab in the Oriya language
ଧବdhaba84.21
ଢବdhaba10.53
ଧାବdhaba5.26
Dhab in the Hindi language
धबdhaba50
ढबdhaba50

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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 Dhab
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