Gab Surname
Approximately 2,802 people bear this surname
Gab Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 824 | 1:111,573 | 9,244 |
| United States | 261 | 1:1,388,732 | 96,054 |
| Nigeria | 236 | 1:750,605 | 34,037 |
| Somalia | 196 | 1:68,633 | 2,887 |
| India | 181 | 1:4,237,930 | 112,703 |
| Kenya | 164 | 1:281,585 | 18,349 |
| Germany | 137 | 1:587,631 | 47,553 |
| Russia | 121 | 1:1,191,100 | 87,429 |
| Brazil | 98 | 1:2,184,432 | 68,273 |
| Taiwan | 69 | 1:339,779 | 2,708 |
| Argentina | 56 | 1:763,275 | 51,263 |
| Papua New Guinea | 54 | 1:150,995 | 20,848 |
| Pakistan | 38 | 1:4,701,155 | 31,402 |
| Portugal | 38 | 1:274,164 | 10,086 |
| Poland | 30 | 1:1,266,958 | 80,461 |
| Cameroon | 27 | 1:769,225 | 54,005 |
| France | 19 | 1:3,495,933 | 219,029 |
| Costa Rica | 14 | 1:341,434 | 3,425 |
| Italy | 14 | 1:4,368,335 | 106,343 |
| Philippines | 13 | 1:7,787,556 | 197,164 |
| Afghanistan | 13 | 1:2,473,322 | 16,278 |
| Iran | 11 | 1:6,980,229 | 145,986 |
| Thailand | 11 | 1:6,421,668 | 407,040 |
| Malaysia | 10 | 1:2,949,422 | 111,742 |
| Indonesia | 10 | 1:13,224,919 | 434,432 |
| England | 9 | 1:6,190,895 | 170,599 |
| Morocco | 9 | 1:3,830,678 | 54,497 |
| Mexico | 8 | 1:15,515,776 | 47,773 |
| Canada | 8 | 1:4,605,699 | 220,704 |
| Israel | 8 | 1:1,069,704 | 62,476 |
| Armenia | 7 | 1:418,597 | 8,462 |
| United Arab Emirates | 7 | 1:1,308,896 | 51,006 |
| Australia | 6 | 1:4,499,284 | 146,780 |
| Netherlands | 6 | 1:2,814,529 | 101,176 |
| China | 6 | 1:227,886,928 | 11,701 |
| Kazakhstan | 6 | 1:2,947,083 | 107,736 |
| Belarus | 5 | 1:1,900,212 | 97,012 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Algeria | 4 | 1:9,657,888 | 64,782 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Georgia | 4 | 1:936,386 | 24,100 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Abkhazia | 3 | 1:80,955 | 3,593 |
| Ecuador | 3 | 1:5,301,949 | 30,184 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Senegal | 2 | 1:7,289,671 | 8,117 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Burkina Faso | 2 | 1:9,176,050 | 23,741 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| South Sudan | 1 | 1:11,415,076 | 3,182 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 7 | 1:3,482,196 | 89,582 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 19 | 1:2,643,089 | 124,494 |
The alternate forms: Gäb (237) & Gâb (20) are calculated separately.
Gab (2,225) may also be a first name.
Gab Demographics
Average Gab Salary in
United States
$45,114 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gäb | 89 | 237 | / |
| Gâb | 89 | 20 | / |
| Gaab | 86 | 4,307 | / |
| Gaib | 86 | 1,978 | / |
| Gaub | 86 | 1,184 | / |
| Gaeb | 86 | 451 | / |
| Ngab | 86 | 278 | / |
| Gabh | 86 | 241 | / |
| Gabs | 86 | 176 | / |
| Hgab | 86 | 154 | / |
| Gajb | 86 | 61 | / |
| Ghab | 86 | 13 | / |
| Gasb | 86 | 8 | / |
| Gabt | 86 | 6 | / |
| Gabz | 86 | 5 | / |
| Gatb | 86 | 2 | / |
| Gabd | 86 | 2 | / |
| Gabì | 86 | 1 | / |
| Gabė | 86 | 1 | / |
| Cgab | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ab | 80 | 19,233 | / |
| Ghaib | 75 | 5,464 | / |
| Ghayb | 75 | 2,582 | / |
| Ghaeb | 75 | 764 | / |
| Gabhh | 75 | 130 | / |
| Gheab | 75 | 96 | / |
| Gahub | 75 | 58 | / |
| Ghabh | 75 | 31 | / |
| Ghabd | 75 | 15 | / |
| Gaubt | 75 | 10 | / |
| Ghatb | 75 | 9 | / |
| Ghaab | 75 | 5 | / |
| Gahab | 75 | 5 | / |
| Ngaib | 75 | 5 | / |
| Gaubh | 75 | 5 | / |
| Gaabs | 75 | 3 | / |
| Gaaib | 75 | 2 | / |
| N'Gab | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gashb | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gaubė | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gabsh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gathb | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ghahb | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ghabs | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ghaïb | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gabss | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gajbå | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ghasb | 75 | 1 | / |
| Abd | 67 | 26,054 | / |
| Hab | 67 | 13,973 | / |
| Abt | 67 | 9,188 | / |
| Aab | 67 | 8,542 | / |
| Aub | 67 | 5,715 | / |
| Gaw | 67 | 5,623 | / |
| Abs | 67 | 4,579 | / |
| Gabova | 67 | 4,272 | / |
| Aib | 67 | 2,417 | / |
| Geb | 67 | 2,223 | / |
| Göb | 67 | 1,523 | / |
| Gob | 67 | 1,060 | / |
| Gap | 67 | 842 | / |
| Asb | 67 | 661 | / |
| Abz | 67 | 426 | / |
| Gav | 67 | 335 | / |
| Ghaayb | 67 | 278 | / |
| Gaf | 67 | 224 | / |
| Gabsch | 67 | 174 | / |
| Ayb | 67 | 79 | / |
| Ajb | 67 | 68 | / |
| Abh | 67 | 41 | / |
| Gabová | 67 | 31 | / |
| Atb | 67 | 25 | / |
| Eab | 67 | 14 | / |
| Ghahab | 67 | 12 | / |
| Ahb | 67 | 10 | / |
| Ghabch | 67 | 5 | / |
| Abp | 67 | 5 | / |
| Abı | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gaubsz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ghaibs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gahaab | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gahaib | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abû | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ghabsh | 67 | 1 | / |
Gab Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gab in the Marathi language | ||
| गब | gaba | - |
| Gab in the Hindi language | ||
| गब | gaba | 96 |
| गब़् | gaba | 4 |
| Gab in the Oriya language | ||
| ଗବ | gaba | 91.3 |
| ଗାବ | gaba | 8.7 |
| Gab in the Russian language | ||
| Габ | gab | - |
| Gab in the Arabic language | ||
| غاب | ghab | - |
| غيب | ghyb | - |
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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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