Gab Surname

156,298th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,802 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Somalia

Gab Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gab Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt8241:111,5739,244
United States2611:1,388,73296,054
Nigeria2361:750,60534,037
Somalia1961:68,6332,887
India1811:4,237,930112,703
Kenya1641:281,58518,349
Germany1371:587,63147,553
Russia1211:1,191,10087,429
Brazil981:2,184,43268,273
Taiwan691:339,7792,708
Argentina561:763,27551,263
Papua New Guinea541:150,99520,848
Pakistan381:4,701,15531,402
Portugal381:274,16410,086
Poland301:1,266,95880,461
Cameroon271:769,22554,005
France191:3,495,933219,029
Costa Rica141:341,4343,425
Italy141:4,368,335106,343
Philippines131:7,787,556197,164
Afghanistan131:2,473,32216,278
Iran111:6,980,229145,986
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
Malaysia101:2,949,422111,742
Indonesia101:13,224,919434,432
England91:6,190,895170,599
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Mexico81:15,515,77647,773
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Israel81:1,069,70462,476
Armenia71:418,5978,462
United Arab Emirates71:1,308,89651,006
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
China61:227,886,92811,701
Kazakhstan61:2,947,083107,736
Belarus51:1,900,21297,012
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Algeria41:9,657,88864,782
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Georgia41:936,38624,100
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Abkhazia31:80,9553,593
Ecuador31:5,301,94930,184
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Burkina Faso21:9,176,05023,741
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States191:2,643,089124,494

The alternate forms: Gäb (237) & Gâb (20) are calculated separately.

Gab (2,225) may also be a first name.

Gab Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gab (Arabic: غاب, Hindi: गब, Marathi: गब, Oriya: ଗବ, Russian: Габ) is most common in Egypt. It can also appear as: Gäb or Gâb. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gab? popularity and diffusion

Gab is the 156,298th most frequently held family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 2,600,837 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 53 percent of Gab live; 30 percent live in North Africa and 29 percent live in Arabic North Africa. Gab is also the 158,473rd most commonly held first name worldwide, borne by 2,225 people.

The surname is most frequent in Egypt, where it is borne by 824 people, or 1 in 111,573. Aside from Egypt it is found in 81 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 9 percent are found and Nigeria, where 8 percent are found.

Gab Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Gab has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Gab surname increased 1,374 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 129 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gab Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is primarily Orthodox (83%) in Russia, Muslim (100%) in Kenya and Christian (95%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Gab last name are 4.75% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 51.52% being registered with the political party.

Gab earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 4.55% more than the national average, earning $45,114 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gäb89237/
Gâb8920/
Gaab864,307/
Gaib861,978/
Gaub861,184/
Gaeb86451/
Ngab86278/
Gabh86241/
Gabs86176/
Hgab86154/
Gajb8661/
Ghab8613/
Gasb868/
Gabt866/
Gabz865/
Gatb862/
Gabd862/
Gabì861/
Gabė861/
Cgab861/
Ab8019,233/
Ghaib755,464/
Ghayb752,582/
Ghaeb75764/
Gabhh75130/
Gheab7596/
Gahub7558/
Ghabh7531/
Ghabd7515/
Gaubt7510/
Ghatb759/
Ghaab755/
Gahab755/
Ngaib755/
Gaubh755/
Gaabs753/
Gaaib752/
N'Gab751/
Gashb751/
Gaubė751/
Gabsh751/
Gathb751/
Ghahb751/
Ghabs751/
Ghaïb751/
Gabss751/
Gajbå751/
Ghasb751/
Abd6726,054/
Hab6713,973/
Abt679,188/
Aab678,542/
Aub675,715/
Gaw675,623/
Abs674,579/
Gabova674,272/
Aib672,417/
Geb672,223/
Göb671,523/
Gob671,060/
Gap67842/
Asb67661/
Abz67426/
Gav67335/
Ghaayb67278/
Gaf67224/
Gabsch67174/
Ayb6779/
Ajb6768/
Abh6741/
Gabová6731/
Atb6725/
Eab6714/
Ghahab6712/
Ahb6710/
Ghabch675/
Abp675/
Abı672/
Gaubsz671/
Ghaibs671/
Gahaab671/
Gahaib671/
Abû671/
Ghabsh671/

Gab Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gab in the Marathi language
गबgaba-
Gab in the Hindi language
गबgaba96
गब़्gaba4
Gab in the Oriya language
ଗବgaba91.3
ଗାବgaba8.7
Gab in the Russian language
Габgab-
Gab in the Arabic language
غابghab-
غيبghyb-

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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 Gab
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