Jabes Surname

303,968th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,247 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Jabes Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jabes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi6801:25,1753,828
France2631:252,55839,013
Kenya651:710,46030,267
Nigeria491:3,615,158105,602
United States461:7,879,542351,394
Chile401:440,41211,644
Brazil291:7,381,874170,034
Italy111:5,559,699110,230
Indonesia101:13,224,919434,432
Peru91:3,531,56931,288
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Zimbabwe61:2,573,040106,478
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

The alternate forms: Jabès (9) are calculated separately.

Jabes (4,073) may also be a first name.

Jabes Last Name Facts

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

The last name Jabes (Hindi: जाबेस, Marathi: जबेस, Oriya: ଯାେବସ) has its highest incidence in Malawi. It may also be found as a variant: Jabès. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Jabes? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 303,968th most commonly held last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 5,844,062 people. Jabes occurs predominantly in Africa, where 65 percent of Jabes live; 56 percent live in Southern Africa and 56 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Jabes is also the 109,141st most common first name on earth, borne by 4,073 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Malawi, where it is carried by 680 people, or 1 in 25,175. Aside from Malawi this last name is found in 29 countries. It is also common in France, where 21 percent are found and Kenya, where 5 percent are found.

Jabes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Jabes has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Jabes surname expanded 511 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Jabes Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Jabes surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Jabes surname are 0.1% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 53.33% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Jabes earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 28.63% less than the national average, earning S/. 13,835 per year and in United States they earn 64.81% more than the national average, earning $71,113 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jabès939/
Jabess91291/
Jaibes9127/
Jabees9124/
Jaybes9117/
Jabese9112/
Jabesh9110/
Jaebes912/
Jabets911/
Jabeis911/
Jabest911/
Jabesr911/
Djabes911/
Jabe891,231/
Jaabees83127/
Jaybest837/
Jabeesh835/
Jabiesh831/
Jaber80365,780/
Jabed8015,753/
Yabes803,882/
Habes803,766/
Jobes802,632/
Javes80584/
Sabes80583/
Cabes80455/
Jabee80443/
Jabea80405/
Jabet80310/
Jabeh80262/
Djabe80243/
Jabez80235/
Jabie80171/
Jaibe8098/
Jabis8043/
Jabhe8037/
Jabey8020/
Jasbe8017/
Jabei8013/
Jaube8010/
Jawes808/
Tjabe807/
Jaybe806/
Eabes805/
Ijabe805/
Zabes805/
Jhabe804/
Jabej803/
Jaabe803/
Jabex803/
Hjabe801/
Jabge801/
Jabeu801/
Iabes801/
Djaber736,236/
Habets734,762/
Jaabeh731,569/
Jabeer731,300/
Chabes73418/
Yabesh73186/
Jabbeh73157/
Djabea73149/
Jöbges73132/
Jabhed73113/
Jabois7374/
Jaaber7359/
Jaabis7356/
Zabesh7351/
Yabese7348/
Habesh7346/
Jaubet7342/
Sabess7339/
Jabeed7338/
Khabes7333/
Sabesh7331/
Saubes7330/
Geabes7325/
Sabies7322/
Jaybee7320/
Habees7317/
Caibes7317/
Yahbes7315/
Jauber7311/
Habese7311/
Javies7310/
Jobest7310/
Jobeus7310/
Djabey7310/
Ijaber7310/
Jaabee739/
Jaybeh739/
Jawesh738/
Javesh738/
Jaabed738/
Jabech738/
Cabeas738/
Habess737/
Jabish737/
Djabet737/
Jobies737/
Jabise737/
Jaibet737/
Jaabhe736/
Sabeis736/
Jabeez735/
Jaibeh734/
Ajiabe734/
Javees734/
Djasbe734/
Djabez734/
Yabets733/
Jhabeh733/
Ajhabe733/
Jaiber733/
Jasber733/
Jaibee733/
Jiabed733/
Jahbeh733/
Jaibie733/
Jabais733/
Jeaves732/
Jaibhe732/
Jabead732/
Haybes732/
Jayves732/
Jabhee732/
Djaabe732/
Ajeabe732/
Habeas732/
Joubes732/
Javeus732/
Jawies732/
Jauves732/
Jampes732/
Cabeys731/
Jaybed731/
Jasues731/
Jijabe731/
Jobees731/
Jobesh731/
Jobess731/
Jiabei731/
Jaahbe731/
Jabedd731/
Jabeey731/
Jaberr731/
Jabett731/
Jabher731/
Jahues731/
Ijabhe731/
Hijabe731/
Djabee731/
Djaibe731/
Habies731/
Yabess731/
Jaubee731/
Jabgis731/
Ijeabe731/
Jahbie731/
Jabieh731/
Jaybie731/
Janpes731/
Javese731/
Javets731/
Jäbges731/
Saibes731/
Ejiabe731/
Djabei731/
Djabhe731/
Djabje731/
Yağbes731/
Jawees731/
Jaabie731/
Jiaber731/
Jabhet731/
Yabies731/
Hatbes730/
Zabest730/
Habeis730/
Scabes730/
Jobese730/
Jabice730/
Jawues730/
Jobe6754,638/
Yabe6735,712/
Sabe6716,528/
Jabi6712,468/
Cabe678,967/
Jaba676,727/
Jave676,265/
Jaweesh673,495/
Zabe671,294/
Jaby67284/
Khaibes6740/
Jasbetz6739/
Habesch6736/
Jasbeer6732/
Jaubois6732/
Sabeesh6729/
Yachbes6724/
Iabe6717/
Jabé6711/
Eabe6710/
D'jaber6710/
Jabá678/
Jaabeer675/
Habeesh675/
Djaibet674/
Jaaiber674/
Jaibeeh674/
Jaweish673/
Jabheer672/
Khaubes672/
Chabies671/
Jaubett671/
Jaiveis671/
Joubest671/
Jaabish671/
Jabaish671/
Jaibeer671/
Habeysh671/
Zhabets671/
Jabeith671/
Habesse671/
Hajjabe671/
Jeanpes671/
Khabesh671/
Habesht671/
Habeish671/
Cabehes671/
Dja'abe671/
Ceabess671/
Javeesh671/
Habeshe671/
Jawwesh671/
Chabese671/
Djaaber671/
Djabeer671/
Yabeshe671/
Yahbess671/
Jaisber671/
Jabj671/
Javeesd671/
Khabees671/
Javesch670/
Caubeis670/

Jabes Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Jabes in the Oriya language
ଯାେବସyaebasa75
ଜାେବସjaebasa25
Jabes in the Hindi language
जाबेसjabesa66.67
जबेशjabesa33.33
Jabes in the Marathi language
जबेसjabesa66.67
जाबेसjabesa33.33

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