Jeyab Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritania
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Jeyab Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jeyab Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritania61:682,47721,744
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Jeyab (18) may also be a first name.

Jeyab Last Name Facts

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

The surname Jeyab (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺟﻴﺎﺏ, Hindi: जेयाब, Marathi: जेयब) is most common in Mauritania. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Jeyab? popularity and diffusion

Jeyab is the 6,360,413th most frequently occurring last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 78 percent of Jeyab live; 67 percent live in West Africa and 67 percent live in Senegambia Africa. Jeyab is also the 2,608,198th most frequently used first name at a global level, borne by 18 people.

The surname Jeyab is most frequently held in Mauritania, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 682,477. In Mauritania it is mostly concentrated in: Brakna Region, where 100 percent are found. Barring Mauritania it exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in India, where 11 percent are found and Sudan, where 11 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jayab80329/
Seyab80322/
Heyab80170/
Jejab8021/
Joyab8012/
Jeiab808/
Jiyab806/
Zeyab806/
Ceyab803/
Jehab802/
Juyab801/
Djeab801/
Seeyab734/
Etayab734/
Ceyabh731/
Jayabh731/
Jeyaph731/
Djayab731/
Aijeab731/
Djeiab731/
Cheyab731/
Jeeb67781/
Jaib67646/
Jaeb67431/
Jeub67259/
Zeyb67225/
Zeab67198/
Seab6790/
Joeb6779/
Ejeb6734/
Ejab6725/
Jueb6725/
Jaub6723/
Geyb6715/
Jeap6713/
Jeib678/
Jeaw678/
Yeab675/
Heab674/
Geab674/
Jayb674/
Jajb673/
Yayb673/
Jeaf673/
Jeyv672/
Joyb672/
H'Jeyeb671/
Eoyb671/
Ijtehab671/
Yeyb671/
Jeyw671/
Jejb671/
Jeav671/
Yajb671/
Ettayab671/
Esiyabh671/
Ieab670/

Jeyab Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Jeyab in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺟﻴﺎﺏjyab-
Jeyab in the Marathi language
जेयबjeyaba-
Jeyab in the Hindi language
जेयाबjeyaba50
जेयबjeyaba50

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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 Jeyab
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