Iqbai Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Iqbai Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Iqbai Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India61:127,844,230863,365
Pakistan41:44,660,971115,884
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
England11:55,718,059489,080
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Iqbai (11) may also be a first name.

Iqbai Last Name Facts

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

The surname Iqbai is most common in India. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Iqbai? popularity and diffusion

It is the 5,213,395th most numerous family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 86 percent of Iqbai reside; 71 percent reside in South Asia and 64 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Iqbai is also the 3,487,849th most frequent first name on earth, borne by 11 people.

This surname is most common in India, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 127,844,230. In India it is most numerous in: Jammu and Kashmir, where 83 percent are found and Telangana, where 17 percent are found. Outside of India this last name is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 29 percent are found and Malaysia, where 14 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Iqbi899/
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Iqbas806/
Iqbaz804/
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Iqbea801/
Oiqba801/
Iqbaj801/
Iqbae801/
Icbai801/
Eqbai801/
Iqboa801/
Equbai734/
Hikbai732/
Iqubay731/
Ikbayi731/
Ickbai731/
Uqbi67589/
Uqba67424/
Ikbi6719/
Ikba6710/
Iqva672/
Iqvi671/
Iqbj671/
Icbi671/
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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
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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 Iqbai
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