Jaabs Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Jaabs Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jaabs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe91:1,715,36084,476
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Jaabs Last Name Facts

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

Jaabs occurs more in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jaabs? popularity and diffusion

The last name Jaabs is the 5,812,366th most frequently occurring family name in the world, held by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 82 percent of Jaabs are found; 82 percent are found in Southern Africa and 82 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Jaabs is most prevalent in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 1,715,360. In Zimbabwe Jaabs is primarily concentrated in: Mashonaland West Province, where 100 percent live. Outside of Zimbabwe this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Afghanistan, where 9 percent live and Brazil, where 9 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jabs894,280/
Jaab8979/
Jahab8047/
Haabs8014/
Jaaps807/
Yaabs805/
Saabs804/
Jabss802/
Jaubs801/
Jaaib801/
Jabsh801/
Jeaab801/
Jaabd801/
Jaibs800/
Jab751,972/
Hijaab7314/
Jhahab731/
Jjahab731/
Haabsh731/
Djahab731/
Saab6738,373/
Jobs671,546/
Jaap671,463/
Djab67883/
Japs67779/
Jaib67646/
Jabh67526/
Yaab67451/
Yabs67326/
Jyab67293/
Ijab67197/
Caab67190/
Zaab67154/
Habs6786/
Jhab6734/
Sabs6723/
Jaub6723/
Jafs6716/
Jatb6715/
Hjab6713/
Jiab6713/
Jgab6710/
Zjab678/
Eabs676/
Jasb675/
Yaabshe675/
Zabs674/
Jayb674/
Jabś674/
Jajb673/
Jaav673/
Tjab673/
Jabt673/
Jasp672/
Jabz671/
Jabd671/
Iabs671/
Jzab671/
Jabj671/
Jabc671/
Jabx671/
Jabp671/
Eaab671/
Cabs671/
Jaws671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Jaabs
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