Jab Surname

209,527th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,972 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Saudi Arabia
Highest density in:
Tunisia

Jab Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jab Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Saudi Arabia3981:77,52710,981
Morocco3751:91,93615,801
Egypt3361:273,61818,414
Malaysia2471:119,4107,881
India1041:7,375,629160,209
Pakistan681:2,627,11622,516
Iraq581:603,8229,381
Taiwan501:468,8953,561
United States411:8,840,462379,649
Afghanistan281:1,148,32810,363
Cameroon261:798,81055,510
Indonesia251:5,289,968246,176
Nigeria191:9,323,303191,560
England171:3,277,533109,658
Iran131:5,906,348134,214
Brazil121:17,839,528311,080
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
Malawi91:1,902,12319,532
Tunisia91:67,8478,246
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Liberia51:881,70733,815
Jordan51:1,768,48719,843
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
Oman41:921,9937,313
Yemen41:6,606,32425,896
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Libya41:1,560,9943,087
France41:16,605,680368,153
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Greece31:3,693,263126,191
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Syria21:9,650,51117,817
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Mauritania21:2,047,43230,537
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Malta11:430,2723,380
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151

Jab (1,702) may also be a first name.

Jab Last Name Facts

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

Jab (Arabic: جعب, Bengali: জব, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺟﺎﺏ, Hindi: जब्बार, Marathi: जब, Oriya: ଜବ, Tibetan: རྒྱབཔ) is found most in Saudi Arabia. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Jab click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jab? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 209,527th most commonly occurring surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 3,695,510 people. The surname Jab is mostly found in Asia, where 53 percent of Jab live; 37 percent live in North Africa and 22 percent live in Arabian Peninsula. Jab is also the 186,271st most widely held first name on earth It is held by 1,702 people.

The surname Jab is most widespread in Saudi Arabia, where it is carried by 398 people, or 1 in 77,527. Apart from Saudi Arabia Jab occurs in 67 countries. It is also found in Morocco, where 19 percent are found and Egypt, where 17 percent are found.

Jab Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Jab has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Jab surname rose 425 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Jab Last Name Statistics demography

Jab earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 19.1% more than the national average, earning $51,391 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jabs864,280/
Djab86883/
Jaib86646/
Jabh86526/
Jaeb86431/
Jyab86293/
Ijab86197/
Jaab8679/
Jhab8634/
Jaub8623/
Jatb8615/
Jiab8613/
Hjab8613/
Jgab8610/
Zjab868/
Jasb865/
Jabś864/
Jayb864/
Jabt863/
Jajb863/
Tjab863/
Jzab861/
Jabd861/
Jabp861/
Jabz861/
Hijab757,209/
Djaib75543/
Jhabh75184/
Ajjab75184/
Ajhab7565/
Jahab7547/
Jhaib7528/
Ojhab7521/
Jathb7516/
Jijab7514/
Ajiab7514/
Ajyab7512/
Jaabs7511/
Ayjab756/
Jahub755/
Ijaib754/
H'Jab753/
Aijab753/
Jabss752/
Jeaab751/
Jaubs751/
Jzaub751/
Jjhab751/
Jabsh751/
Jaabd751/
Hjiab751/
Ejjab751/
Djeab751/
Jzzab751/
Hdjab751/
Ojiab751/
Ejaeb751/
Shjab751/
Jaaib751/
Jihab751/
Ijhab751/
Jaibs750/
Job6771,216/
Cab6744,688/
Sab6735,403/
Hab6713,973/
Jaw677,644/
Zab673,593/
Yab673,354/
Jap672,056/
Iab671,688/
Jaf671,644/
Jav671,312/
Hajjab67239/
Haijab67190/
Jób6728/
Ojhabh6727/
Eab6714/
Hijaab6714/
Hayjab677/
Ajjaib673/
Aajaeb672/
Hijjab672/
Hajiab671/
Hijaib671/
Jjahab671/
Jabová671/
Jhahab671/
Jhaibh671/
Jhaubh671/
Ojhaib671/
Ujjaib671/
Aijayb671/
Aijeab671/
Ajjaeb671/
Djahab671/

Jab Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Jab in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺟﺎﺏjab-
Jab in the Marathi language
जबjaba96.55
अजबajaba2.3
Jab in the Bengali language
জবjaba50
জাবjaba25
জৈবjaiba25
Jab in the Tibetan language
རྒྱབཔgyabpa33.33
རྒྱབ་gyab33.33
བྱབ།jab33.33
Jab in the Hindi language
जब्बारjabbara31.94
जबjaba27.78
जब्बरjabbara23.61
जाबjaba13.89
जब्jab1.39
Jab in the Oriya language
ଜବjaba31.71
ଯବyaba29.27
ଯାବyaba19.51
ଜାବjaba12.2
ଜବ୍jab2.44
ଜବାjaba2.44
ଜାବ୍jab2.44
Jab in the Arabic language
جعبjb-
جابjab-
جيبjyb-
عجبjb-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Jab
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