Elab Surname

2,746,821st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 50 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Cyprus

Elab Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Elab Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia141:2,106,73083,604
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Mauritania41:1,023,71625,172
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873

Elab (45) may also be a first name.

Elab Last Name Facts

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

The last name Elab (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻠﺐ) is carried by more people in Malaysia than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Elab? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,746,821st most frequently used surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 145,750,918 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 42 percent of Elab are found; 32 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 30 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Elab is also the 1,504,468th most common first name world-wide, held by 45 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Malaysia, where it is carried by 14 people, or 1 in 2,106,730. In Malaysia it is mostly concentrated in: Kedah, where 64 percent are found and Sarawak, where 36 percent are found. Not including Malaysia it occurs in 17 countries. It is also found in Morocco, where 18 percent are found and Mauritania, where 8 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Elabd8921,822/
Eliab892,284/
Ellab89145/
Elhab8927/
Elaib897/
Helab897/
Jelab894/
Gelab894/
Ealab894/
Elgab892/
Elyab892/
Elaab892/
Elayb892/
Eslab891/
Eilab891/
Elabh891/
Elasb891/
Jellab80677/
Elaabd80442/
El'abd80142/
Hellab8010/
Elhaib803/
Gellab803/
Heslab803/
Helaib801/
Eleabd801/
Eliasb801/
Elleab801/
Heulab801/
Helgab801/
Ellyab801/
Elhabd801/
Eulhab801/
Elahab801/
Eliabh801/
Alab752,078/
Elaf751,816/
Elaw75577/
Elap75226/
Ilab7568/
Olab7533/
Eleb7530/
Elav757/
Elob755/
Elhahab731/
Gehllab731/
Halab6721,031/
Elaaf676,876/
Allab672,001/
Elova671,994/
Elhaw671,228/
Elowa67616/
Elape67553/
Hilab67435/
Aalab67395/
Eliav67236/
Alhab67198/
Elhob67153/
Gelav67147/
Helaf67104/
Eliap67102/
Iliab6775/
Alabh6760/
Gilab6738/
Alaib6738/
Gelap6733/
Elhaf6732/
Elobt6728/
Gelaf6727/
Helav6726/
Jilab6724/
Jelap6720/
Eleub6718/
Elleb6716/
Ellaw6716/
Eliaf6714/
Alaab6714/
Illab6711/
Elaff6710/
Ilgab679/
Holab679/
Elaip679/
Ilhab679/
Elauf678/
Islab678/
Ilabh677/
Oliab676/
Ailab676/
Alaeb674/
Ahlab674/
Aliab674/
Elaiw674/
Elgaf674/
Elgaw674/
Elhav673/
Elapp673/
Yelap672/
Yelav672/
Heleb672/
Olaib672/
Elaws672/
Aleab672/
Eilaf672/
Ellob672/
Eelaf671/
Jelav671/
Itlab671/
Elyob671/
Eliaw671/
Ilyab671/
Helap671/
Helaw671/
Eluib671/
Elaft671/
Elaps671/
Etlaw671/
Alajb671/
Elavs671/
Elawh671/
Elafe671/
Elgob671/
Gelob671/
Ehleb670/
Eslap670/

Elab Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Elab in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﻠﺐallb-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Elab
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