El Kotob Surname
Approximately 34 people bear this surname
El Kotob Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 25 | 1:163,795 | 8,806 |
| Lebanon | 3 | 1:1,879,028 | 22,073 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
El Kotob Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name El Kotob Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name El Kotob (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻘﻄﺐ) is found in Mauritania more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name El Kotob? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,373,373rd most frequently held family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 214,339,586 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 76 percent of El Kotob reside; 74 percent reside in West Africa and 74 percent reside in Senegambia Africa.
It is most widely held in Mauritania, where it is carried by 25 people, or 1 in 163,795. In Mauritania El Kotob is most prevalent in: Hodh El Gharbi Region, where 72 percent live, Dakhlet Nouadhibou Region, where 4 percent live and Hodh Chargui Region, where 4 percent live. Without taking into account Mauritania this last name is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Lebanon, where 9 percent live and The United Arab Emirates, where 6 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| El Kotoub | 94 | 6 | / |
| El Khotob | 94 | 1 | / |
| El Koutoub | 89 | 16 | / |
| El Khotoub | 89 | 1 | / |
| El-Kotob | 88 | 9 | / |
| El Ketob | 88 | 1 | / |
| El Khoutoub | 84 | 1 | / |
| El Kothab | 82 | 1 | / |
| El Quotob | 82 | 1 | / |
| El Kateb | 75 | 705 | / |
| El Ketab | 75 | 96 | / |
| El Katab | 75 | 5 | / |
| El Keteb | 75 | 2 | / |
| El-Kotov | 75 | 1 | / |
| El Kutub | 75 | 1 | / |
| El Khateb | 71 | 933 | / |
| El Khatab | 71 | 325 | / |
| El Kateeb | 71 | 155 | / |
| El Kettab | 71 | 51 | / |
| El Kattab | 71 | 1 | / |
| El Kastab | 71 | 1 | / |
| El Khetab | 71 | 1 | / |
| El Khateeb | 67 | 2,978 | / |
| El Khattab | 67 | 1,611 | / |
| El Khuttab | 67 | 580 | / |
| El Khettab | 67 | 460 | / |
| El Kahteeb | 67 | 4 | / |
| El-Kateb | 63 | 616 | / |
| El-Katab | 63 | 4 | / |
| El Ketap | 63 | 1 | / |
| El-Khateb | 59 | 552 | / |
| El Quetab | 59 | 10 | / |
| El-Khatab | 59 | 1 | / |
| El-Khateeb | 56 | 1,705 | / |
| El-Khattab | 56 | 123 | / |
El Kotob Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| El Kotob in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﻘﻄﺐ | alqtb | - |
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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
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- 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 El Kotob
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