Habib Surname

594th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 915,371 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bangladesh
Highest density in:
Iraq

Habib Surname User-submission:

The Habib surname means 'beloved' in Arabic.

Habib Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bangladesh246,8341:64663
Pakistan150,6091:1,186183
Egypt96,4041:954131
Iraq81,5271:43071
Afghanistan35,8011:898118
Ethiopia31,7131:3,076528
Syria30,3681:63683
Sudan24,9201:1,505216
India22,7681:33,6912,449
Nigeria20,9121:8,471947
Saudi Arabia17,4111:1,772190
Iran17,4041:4,412602
Libya13,1991:47382
Lebanon10,6941:52787
Morocco10,1221:3,406316
Chad9,3391:1,455275
Algeria8,9301:4,326668
United Arab Emirates8,5681:1,069119
Indonesia6,9881:18,9252,296
Ghana6,6501:4,063587
United States5,8181:62,3007,299
Mauritania4,8911:837115
Kuwait4,6091:82573
Israel3,7051:2,310272
Somalia3,6271:3,709338
Yemen3,4641:7,6291,014
Oman3,2471:1,136153
Palestine3,0731:1,480274
Jordan2,8351:3,119628
Rwanda2,7911:4,0721,005
Bahrain2,6741:50438
England2,3521:23,6903,284
Canada2,1691:16,9872,438
Tanzania1,9531:27,1083,273
France1,6721:39,7274,950
Qatar1,4321:1,647133
Brazil1,2771:167,6386,466
Djibouti9741:939107
Malaysia8361:35,2802,958
Sri Lanka8041:25,8813,346
Australia7971:33,8724,466
South Africa7811:69,3708,653
Kenya6401:72,1566,797
Philippines6121:165,42227,096
Sweden4821:20,4291,698
Uganda4721:82,7108,785
Germany4661:172,75820,319
Tunisia3971:1,538144
Bulgaria3791:18,4141,704
Spain3751:124,6729,622
Niger3161:60,7342,873
Argentina2781:153,75312,988
Mexico2431:510,8079,088
Netherlands2221:76,06812,873
Turkey2121:367,08222,844
Venezuela2051:147,3374,584
Portugal1791:58,2023,162
Somaliland1681:20,834879
Trinidad and Tobago1681:8,1191,176
Thailand1661:425,53274,519
New Zealand1591:28,4804,971
Hong Kong1551:47,326847
Italy1521:402,34744,981
Singapore1331:41,4111,573
Denmark1091:51,7865,324
Dominican Republic1081:96,6014,209
Bosnia and Herzegovina911:38,8625,476
Belgium871:132,14519,103
Scotland791:67,7705,294
Russia731:1,974,288123,658
Cameroon641:324,51729,689
Colombia641:746,4708,210
Ivory Coast641:360,48812,777
Jamaica621:46,2892,804
Brunei611:6,864951
Guyana571:13,3721,858
Benin541:191,40018,375
Austria531:160,66921,171
Norway511:100,82913,689
Angola491:550,8002,323
Switzerland461:178,54216,145
Mauritius441:29,3965,731
China381:35,982,1461,905
Zimbabwe381:406,26936,425
New Caledonia311:8,9102,168
Croatia291:145,81420,021
Poland291:1,310,64781,985
Chile271:652,46215,367
Greece271:410,36354,524
Uzbekistan271:1,145,52421,534
Nepal251:1,139,2386,423
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Kazakhstan211:842,02452,736
Cayman Islands191:3,363451
Suriname191:29,0855,642
Finland171:323,33523,349
Wales171:182,03112,022
Iceland161:23,7561,850
Japan161:7,990,26843,922
Tajikistan161:524,1683,647
Albania141:208,14713,618
Saint Lucia141:12,7701,181
Senegal141:1,041,3823,211
Czechia111:966,67976,885
Azerbaijan91:1,072,12515,755
Sierra Leone91:787,737678
Congo81:623,63715,053
Northern Ireland71:263,57711,625
Maldives71:57,7392,642
Ecuador61:2,650,97426,148
Belarus51:1,900,21297,012
Burkina Faso51:3,670,42019,318
South Korea51:10,248,0511,694
Ireland41:1,177,23516,494
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Fiji41:223,5982,635
Gabon41:472,2983,618
Liberia41:1,102,13437,930
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
Ukraine41:11,380,674331,818
United States Virgin Islands41:27,5943,273
Georgia31:1,248,51528,066
Hungary31:3,272,09262,568
Monaco31:12,3552,088
Nicaragua31:2,007,0306,490
Panama31:1,304,08613,647
Romania31:6,692,62378,504
Armenia21:1,465,09016,492
Kyrgyzstan21:2,986,32784,533
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Belize11:355,4743,977
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
Comoros11:749,524685
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
East Timor11:1,215,928507
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Guinea-Bissau11:1,728,021323
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

Habib (1,038,255) may also be a first name.

Habib Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Habib surname means 'beloved' in Arabic.

- habibjacob

Habib Last Name Facts

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

The surname Habib (Arabic: الحبيـب, Bengali: হাবিব, Georgian: ჰაბიბ, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺣﺒﻴﺐ, Hindi: हबीब, Marathi: हबीब, Oriya: ହବିବ) is more frequently found in Bangladesh than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Habib? popularity and diffusion

It is the 594th most frequently used surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 7,961 people. The surname Habib is predominantly found in Asia, where 72 percent of Habib reside; 52 percent reside in South Asia and 49 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 844th most frequent forename globally It is held by 1,038,255 people.

It is most frequent in Bangladesh, where it is held by 246,834 people, or 1 in 646. Outside of Bangladesh Habib is found in 157 countries. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 16 percent reside and Egypt, where 11 percent reside.

Habib Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Habib has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Habib surname rose 235,200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Habib Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is predominantly Muslim (82%) in Kenya, Maronite (47%) in Lebanon and Muslim (95%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Habib surname are 3.53% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 56.76% being registered with the party.

The amount Habib earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 50.74% less than the national average, earning €14,793 per year; in Norway they earn 22.63% less than the national average, earning 267,776 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 41.38% more than the national average, earning R 335,976 per year; in Colombia they earn 1.77% less than the national average, earning $22,300,900 COP per year; in United States they earn 19.96% more than the national average, earning $51,761 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.77% more than the national average, earning $56,029 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khabib912,429/
Chabib912,109/
Habieb911,039/
Habeib91386/
Habaib91288/
Habibs91147/
Habhib9124/
Haibib9119/
Hasbib917/
Ahabib916/
Habibh916/
Haabib914/
Hhabib914/
Hahbib913/
Habibt912/
H'Abib911/
Haybib911/
Habibp911/
Haboib911/
Habibz911/
Abib8911,438/
Chahbib83291/
Khabaib8339/
Habibsh834/
Habhibh833/
Habaaib831/
Chaabib831/
Habeb808,036/
Hebib801,370/
Ahbib80577/
Atbib80548/
Habip80489/
Habif80458/
Jabib80368/
Havib80357/
Ehbib80247/
Habiv80213/
Hobib8046/
Habyb8033/
Abaib808/
Abhib806/
Gabib804/
Abieb804/
Abeib803/
Aabib802/
Aibib802/
Hawib801/
Abibh801/
Abiob801/
Habéb801/
Habıb801/
Abuib801/
Asbib801/
Eabib801/
Abibd801/
Habibova775,200/
Khaubeib771/
Habibová771/
Habeeb7329,703/
Houbib73186/
Hebieb73154/
Ashbib73125/
Chabeb7357/
Khabeb7331/
Khabyb7325/
Khobib7324/
Habiev7314/
Chobib7313/
Attbib7313/
Habeab7312/
Hobaib7310/
Habayb7310/
Hebeib739/
Ouhbib738/
Achbib737/
Khavib736/
Habiov736/
Ehbeib735/
Owhaib734/
Hobeib733/
Hebaib733/
Habeyb732/
Khabip732/
Habhiw732/
Habiff732/
Ehbieb731/
Abhibh731/
Ahbeib731/
Aebeib731/
Habief731/
Havibh731/
Hasbeb731/
Habesb731/
Habeif731/
Abibsh731/
Habebh731/
Abibpe731/
Jabaib731/
Haubeb730/
Hhabibova711/
Abip67211/
Abibova6798/
Khabeeb6779/
Chabiev6771/
Abeb6758/
Ebib6728/
Khobaib6722/
Abif6718/
Champib6716/
Obib6711/
Khabiph679/
Avib678/
Khaibeb675/
Awib673/
Khawaib673/
Abhaibh673/
Khaubeb672/
Abyb672/
Abiv672/
Khobeib672/
Hasbeeb672/
Khabaiv671/
E'Hbeib671/
Khovaib671/
Habeebh671/
Chobeib671/
Chovaib671/
Abiw671/

Habib Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Habib in the Georgian language
ჰაბიბhabib-
Habib in the Hindi language
हबीबhabiba99.42
हबिबhabiba0.33
हाबीबhabiba0.03
हाबिबhabiba0.03
हबीब़habiba0.02
हबीवhabiva0.02
़हबीबhabiba0.01
हवीबhaviba0.01
हबीब्habib0
हबबिhababi0
॰हबीबhabiba0
बीबbiba0
हबीबीhabibi0
हबीhabi0
हॅबीबhebiba0
Habib in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺣﺒﻴﺐhbyb96.1
ﺣﺎﺑﻴﺐhabyb1.39
ﺍﺣﺒﻴﺐahbyb0.97
ﻟﺤﺒﻴﺐlhbyb0.15
ﺃﺣﺒﻴﺐahbyb0.15
ﺣﺒﺒﻴﺐhbbyb0.05
ﻫﺎﺑﻴﺐhabyb0.05
Habib in the Marathi language
हबीबhabiba92.4
हाबीबhabiba3.09
नबीnabi0.15
हाजीhaji0.09
हबीवhabiva0.08
हबीhabi0.04
अबीबabiba0.04
हादीhadi0.03
बीबbiba0.03
हबीदhabida0.02
हबीबाhabiba0.02
हबीबुhabibu0.01
अबीदाabida0.01
रबीबrabiba0.01
हबhaba0.01
इबीबibiba0.01
हबिhabi0.01
हबीबीhabibi0.01
हाडीhadi0.01
नबीबnabiba0.01
हसीबhasiba0.01
हबीनhabina0.01
हुबीबhubiba0
हाबhaba0
नैबnaiba0
हिबिबhibiba0
अबीतabita0
हबीमhabima0
हबोबhaboba0
हनीबhaniba0
आबीदाabida0
साबीsabi0
माबीmabi0
Habib in the Oriya language
ହବିବhabiba69.32
ହବିବ୍habib21.78
ହାବିବhabiba5.21
ହାବିବ୍habib1.23
ହବିhabi0.55
ହବିବିhabibi0.41
ହବୀବ୍habib0.41
ହାବୀବhabiba0.27
ହବୀବhabiba0.27
ହାବିନhabina0.14
ହବିକhabika0.14
Habib in the Bengali language
হাবিবhabiba57.29
হবিবhabiba42.71
Habib in the Arabic language
الحبيـبalhbyb-
حبيببhbybb-
حبيـبhbyb-
حبـيـبhbyb-
بحبيبbhbyb-
حُبيبhubyb-
الحبيبalhbyb-
حبيبhbyb-

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