Diab Surname

1,975th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 276,824 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Lebanon

Diab Surname User-submission:

The family Name Diab, or Ziab, is a world that originates in the Arabic Language, it means a "pack of wolves", this surname is wide spread in the Levant and Egypt, and this Surname is common among all religious groups in Lebanon, such as Christians, Muslims (Shia and Sunna) and Druze.

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Diab Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt105,6481:870117
Iraq34,2851:1,021154
Sudan27,1601:1,381192
Syria23,5941:818102
Saudi Arabia15,4631:1,995226
Lebanon14,4431:39047
Cambodia7,5811:2,043439
Jordan7,0221:1,259191
Algeria6,8351:5,652904
Libya6,8121:917215
Yemen5,5991:4,720683
Palestine4,5691:996158
Israel3,9431:2,170245
Morocco2,3861:14,4492,134
Kuwait2,1791:1,744209
United States1,6891:214,60020,924
Gambia1,1761:1,636199
United Arab Emirates1,1101:8,2541,033
France6601:100,64014,772
Canada6401:57,5716,801
Ghana4851:55,7135,980
Qatar3991:5,910622
Bahrain3671:3,675626
Argentina2711:157,72513,300
South Africa2651:204,44421,800
Brazil2361:907,09532,500
Australia2221:121,60213,381
Sweden1811:54,4024,208
England1651:337,68524,727
Spain1571:297,78417,995
Germany1501:536,70344,788
Malawi1311:130,68014,293
Tunisia1131:5,404866
Venezuela1111:272,1096,511
Russia571:2,528,475145,724
Iran511:1,505,54059,762
Denmark471:120,10011,018
Italy381:1,609,38783,030
Ecuador361:441,82910,328
Niger311:619,09715,317
Singapore301:183,5907,666
Indonesia291:4,560,317223,141
Thailand291:2,435,805267,220
Belgium281:410,59442,948
Uruguay281:122,56311,386
Switzerland241:342,20526,446
Colombia231:2,077,13412,400
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Oman211:175,6183,524
Senegal211:694,2542,585
Mexico201:6,206,31032,158
Norway191:270,64728,127
New Caledonia161:17,2644,719
Mauritania141:292,49012,957
China131:105,178,5825,529
Guatemala101:1,608,2675,853
Malaysia101:2,949,422111,742
Scotland101:535,38220,332
Angola91:2,998,8024,903
Belize91:39,4972,328
Bulgaria91:775,43429,551
Ivory Coast91:2,563,47041,100
Netherlands91:1,876,35385,467
India71:109,580,769786,157
Paraguay71:1,033,8219,769
Poland61:6,334,792156,558
Croatia51:845,72148,179
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
Turkey41:19,455,356155,681
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Azerbaijan31:3,216,37432,290
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Guam11:160,1214,893
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Malta11:430,2723,380
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Diab (32,881) may also be a first name.

Diab Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The family Name Diab, or Ziab, is a world that originates in the Arabic Language, it means a "pack of wolves", this surname is wide spread in the Levant and Egypt, and this Surname is common among all religious groups in Lebanon, such as Christians, Muslims (Shia and Sunna) and Druze.

According to local ancestry books, the family origins of "Diabs" traces back to Morocco, but it's highly unlikely that all holders of this surname can be traced to same origin.

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Diab Last Name Facts

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

The surname Diab (Arabic: ذياب, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺟﺎﺏ, Russian: Диаб) is found most in Egypt. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Diab click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Diab? popularity and diffusion

The surname Diab is the 1,975th most widely held surname globally, held by around 1 in 26,326 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 55 percent of Diab live; 54 percent live in North Africa and 50 percent live in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 25,963rd most commonly used first name internationally It is held by 32,881 people.

The last name is most commonly used in Egypt, where it is held by 105,648 people, or 1 in 870. Not including Egypt Diab is found in 114 countries. It also occurs in Iraq, where 12 percent are found and Sudan, where 10 percent are found.

Diab Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is predominantly Muslim (100%) in Russia and Shiite (35%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those bearing the Diab surname are 3.68% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50.45% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Diab earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 13.94% more than the national average, earning 394,319 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 159.59% more than the national average, earning R 616,896 per year; in Colombia they earn 14.12% more than the national average, earning $25,908,300 COP per year; in United States they earn 15.9% more than the national average, earning $50,011 USD per year and in Canada they earn 26.05% more than the national average, earning $62,625 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dhiab89735/
Djiab89172/
Diaab89172/
Dijab8917/
Dieab8910/
Diayb898/
Diabs896/
Diajb892/
Dihab891/
Diahb891/
Daiyab80104/
Deiyab801/
Diaoub801/
Dieeab801/
Diaw75107,127/
Diaf7525,898/
Dyab754,951/
Deab751,567/
Djab75883/
Diap75606/
Diav75255/
Diob7552/
Diabova7312/
Diabová738/
Daiyabh731/
Dehab678,552/
Djaib67543/
Dhiaf67138/
Diafe6746/
Diahp6734/
Djiaw6724/
Dayob678/
Diaff678/
Diape676/
Diavd674/
Dheab674/
Diapp674/
Dhyab674/
Deeab674/
Djiob672/
Dajob672/
Diasw671/
Dyabh671/
Diaaf671/
Djyab671/
Diawf671/
Dioaw671/
Dihaw671/
Hdjab671/
Deaab671/
Djeab671/

Diab Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Diab in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺟﺎﺏjab80
ﺩﺍﺏdab20
Diab in the Russian language
Диабdiab-
Diab in the Arabic language
ذيابdhyab-
ديابdyab-

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