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
Average Jabe Salary in
United States
$57,989 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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 more in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as: Jabé. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Jabe? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 307,015th most common surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 5,920,021 people. The surname is primarily found 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 commonly held first name world-wide, borne by 1,204 people.
This surname is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is borne by 367 people, or 1 in 147,623. In South Africa it is primarily found in: Eastern Cape, where 59 percent live, Western Cape, where 21 percent live and Gauteng, where 10 percent live. Other than South Africa this last name exists in 39 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 23 percent live and Mauritania, where 8 percent live.
Jabe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Jabe has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 157 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Jabe Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Jabe last name is principally Muslim (50%) in Kenya and Muslim (95%) in Nigeria.
In The United States Jabe are 40.1% more likely to be registered Democrats 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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