El Zab Surname

1,403,590th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 155 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Yemen
Highest density in:
Yemen

El Zab Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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El Zab Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Yemen1451:182,2438,191
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187

El Zab Last Name Facts

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

El Zab has its highest incidence in Yemen. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name El Zab? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,403,590th most prevalent last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 47,016,425 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 94 percent of El Zab live; 94 percent live in West Asia and 94 percent live in Arabian Peninsula.

It is most frequently used in Yemen, where it is borne by 145 people, or 1 in 182,243. In Yemen it is most frequent in: Dhamar Governorate, where 89 percent are found and Sana'a Governorate, where 11 percent are found. Beside Yemen El Zab is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Egypt, where 6 percent are found and Kuwait, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
El Zabt92885/
El Zaab927/
El Hzab924/
El Zahab86198/
El Sab833,906/
El Jab83702/
El Jayb772,563/
El Hsab77275/
El Jaab77244/
El Saab77213/
El Chab7731/
El Sabt7710/
El Shab779/
El Saib779/
El-Ziab774/
El Sabh771/
El Shaab71855/
El Sahab71459/
El Shabh71122/
El-Zahab715/
El Shaib714/
El Shabs714/
El Zahaf714/
El Chhab714/
El Chaib712/
El Zahav711/
El Job672/
El Jaw671/
El Saw671/
El Saf671/
El Chahab671/
El Ch'hab671/
El Shahab671/
El Jaf671/
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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
  • 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 El Zab
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