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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) is found in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Jabé. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Jabe? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name is the 307,015^th most widespread family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 5,920,021 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 73 percent of Jabe are found; 32 percent are found in West Africa and 31 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 228,266^th most frequently used forename in the world, borne by 1,204 people.

The last name Jabe is most frequent in South Africa, where it is held by 367 people, or 1 in 147,623. In South Africa Jabe is most common in: Eastern Cape, where 59 percent are found, Western Cape, where 21 percent are found and Gauteng, where 10 percent are found. Besides South Africa this last name exists in 39 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 23 percent are found and Mauritania, where 8 percent are found.

Jabe Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Jabe has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Jabe surname rose 157 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Jabe Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is chiefly Muslim (50%) in Kenya and Muslim (95%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Jabe last name are 40.1% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 93.33% registered with the 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.