Jabe Surname
Approximately 1,231 people bear this surname
Jabe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 367 | 1:147,623 | 16,807 |
| Nigeria | 288 | 1:615,079 | 29,261 |
| Mauritania | 95 | 1:43,104 | 3,266 |
| Kenya | 94 | 1:491,276 | 25,271 |
| India | 58 | 1:13,225,265 | 229,403 |
| Malaysia | 50 | 1:589,884 | 28,692 |
| United States | 47 | 1:7,711,892 | 346,147 |
| Indonesia | 47 | 1:2,813,813 | 160,835 |
| Papua New Guinea | 34 | 1:239,815 | 32,925 |
| Peru | 29 | 1:1,096,004 | 19,774 |
| Pakistan | 17 | 1:10,508,464 | 49,949 |
| Uganda | 15 | 1:2,602,619 | 75,106 |
| Zimbabwe | 10 | 1:1,543,824 | 78,460 |
| Niger | 10 | 1:1,919,202 | 37,248 |
| Malawi | 9 | 1:1,902,123 | 19,532 |
| Colombia | 9 | 1:5,308,230 | 18,838 |
| Russia | 8 | 1:18,015,382 | 436,635 |
| Cameroon | 7 | 1:2,967,010 | 123,373 |
| Belgium | 6 | 1:1,916,107 | 103,447 |
| Taiwan | 5 | 1:4,688,949 | 27,695 |
| Australia | 4 | 1:6,748,925 | 181,100 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 30 | 1:1,673,956 | 87,330 |
The alternate forms: Jabé (11) are calculated separately.
Jabe (1,204) may also be a first name.
Jabe Demographics
Jabe Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Jabe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jabe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Jabe (Bengali: জবে, Georgian: ჯაბე, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺟﺎﺏ, Hindi: जबी, Marathi: जाबे, Oriya: ଜାେବ) occurs in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms: Jabé. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Jabe? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 307,015th most widely held last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,920,021 people. Jabe occurs predominantly in Africa, where 73 percent of Jabe reside; 32 percent reside in West Africa and 31 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 228,266th most widely held first name at a global level, borne by 1,204 people.
The surname Jabe is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is borne by 367 people, or 1 in 147,623. In South Africa Jabe is most common in: Eastern Cape, where 59 percent reside, Western Cape, where 21 percent reside and Gauteng, where 10 percent reside. Not including South Africa this surname is found in 39 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 23 percent reside and Mauritania, where 8 percent reside.
Jabe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Jabe has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Jabe last name expanded 157 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Jabe Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is chiefly Muslim (50%) in Kenya and Muslim (95%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those holding the Jabe last name are 40.1% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 93.33% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Jabe earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 8.8% less than the national average, earning S/. 17,680 per year; in South Africa they earn 38.28% less than the national average, earning R 146,664 per year; in Colombia they earn 35.61% less than the national average, earning $14,618,600 COP per year and in United States they earn 34.39% more than the national average, earning $57,989 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Jabe Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Jabe in the Georgian language | ||
| ჯაბე | jabe | - |
| Jabe in the Bengali language | ||
| জবে | jabe | - |
| Jabe in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺟﺎﺏ | jab | 84.62 |
| ﺟﺎﺑﻪ | jabh | 12.82 |
| ﺟﺎﺑﻲ | jaby | 2.56 |
| Jabe in the Hindi language | ||
| जबी | jabi | 80 |
| जबे | jabe | 20 |
| Jabe in the Oriya language | ||
| ଜାେବ | jaeba | 75 |
| ଯାେବ | yaeba | 25 |
| Jabe in the Marathi language | ||
| जाबे | jabe | 75 |
| जबे | jabe | 25 |
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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 Jabe
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