Jabs Surname

108,744th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,280 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Jabs Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jabs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2,4491:32,8734,332
United States8021:451,94438,701
Canada3461:106,49011,455
Egypt1831:502,38128,715
Brazil1261:1,699,00355,624
Australia1211:223,10521,260
Poland871:436,88245,306
Austria241:354,81038,119
Paraguay171:425,6915,975
England161:3,482,379114,324
South Africa131:4,167,516132,322
Belgium131:884,35769,774
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Argentina71:6,106,202178,634
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
India51:153,413,076951,030
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
France31:22,140,907385,998
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Uruguay21:1,715,87935,955
Trinidad and Tobago21:681,98817,017
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

The alternate forms: Jabś (4) are calculated separately.

Jabs (100) may also be a first name.

Jabs Last Name Facts

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

The surname Jabs (Arabic: جبس) is most common in Germany. It can also be found in the variant forms: Jabś. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Jabs? popularity and diffusion

The surname Jabs is the 108,744th most commonly occurring surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,702,698 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 61 percent of Jabs are found; 58 percent are found in Western Europe and 58 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Jabs is also the 946,056th most frequently used first name at a global level, borne by 100 people.

The surname Jabs is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is carried by 2,449 people, or 1 in 32,873. In Germany Jabs is mostly concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 29 percent reside, Lower Saxony, where 19 percent reside and Baden-Württemberg, where 8 percent reside. Aside from Germany Jabs is found in 43 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 19 percent reside and Canada, where 8 percent reside.

Jabs Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Jabs has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 26,733 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Jabs Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Jabs surname are 8.47% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 55.24% registered with the party.

The amount Jabs earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 35.45% more than the national average, earning R 321,888 per year; in United States they earn 5.55% more than the national average, earning $45,542 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.74% less than the national average, earning $47,827 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jabś924/
Jaabs8911/
Jabss892/
Jaubs891/
Jabsh891/
Jaibs890/
Jab861,972/
Jobs751,546/
Djab75883/
Japs75779/
Jaib75646/
Jabh75526/
Yabs75326/
Jyab75293/
Ijab75197/
Habs7586/
Jaab7579/
Jhab7534/
Sabs7523/
Jaub7523/
Jafs7516/
Jatb7515/
Hjab7513/
Jiab7513/
Jgab7510/
Zjab758/
Eabs756/
Jasb755/
Jayb754/
Zabs754/
Jabt753/
Jajb753/
Tjab753/
Jasp752/
Jaws751/
Cabs751/
Jabz751/
Jabd751/
Jabp751/
Jabx751/
Jabc751/
Jabj751/
Jzab751/
Iabs751/
Jaspe6710,728/
Jobst678,121/
Hijab677,209/
Jobse671,506/
Djaib67543/
Jhabh67184/
Ajjab67184/
Jobsz67149/
Habsh67124/
Haubs6793/
Ajhab6765/
Habse6751/
Zabst6749/
Jahab6747/
Jhaib6728/
Ojhab6721/
Jathb6716/
Jijab6714/
Ajiab6714/
Haabs6714/
Chabs6712/
Ajyab6712/
Jassp6710/
Saibs678/
Jeaps677/
Jaaps677/
Japps676/
Javse676/
Ayjab676/
Jahub675/
Yaabs675/
Iabst674/
Saabs674/
Joobs674/
Ijaib674/
H'Jab673/
Aijab673/
Yabsh673/
Japse673/
Jaffs672/
Habss672/
Sabhs672/
Jasph672/
Zabss672/
Ijhab671/
Jeafs671/
Jashp671/
Haybs671/
Jihab671/
Jaaib671/
Ejobs671/
Shjab671/
Jaabd671/
Hjiab671/
Jeaab671/
Jzzab671/
Ejjab671/
Eabss671/
Zabsh671/
Ojiab671/
Hdjab671/
Djeab671/
Zjabc671/
Jaifs671/
Jawsd671/
Jawsh671/
Jjhab671/
Jzaub671/
Khabs671/
Saubs670/
Scabs670/
Habst670/
Seabs670/
Caubs670/

Jabs Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Jabs in the Arabic language
جبسjbs-

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