View the most religious surnames in Nigeria

Where Does The Last Name Joab Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Joab (Arabic: يواب, Hindi: जॉब, Marathi: जोब) occurs most in Nigeria. It can be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Joab.

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

Joab is the 203,896^th most frequently used last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 3,572,326 people. The surname Joab occurs mostly in Africa, where 59 percent of Joab are found; 38 percent are found in West Africa and 38 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Joab is also the 37,366^th most frequent first name on earth, held by 20,316 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 765 people, or 1 in 231,559. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Gombe, where 28 percent live, Adamawa, where 17 percent live and Rivers, where 16 percent live. Without taking into account Nigeria Joab exists in 36 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 19 percent live and France, where 18 percent live.

Joab Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Joab has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 162 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 1,600 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Joab Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Joab surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those holding the Joab surname are 17.52% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 64.29% being registered with the political party.

Joab earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 0.39% less than the national average, earning $42,981 USD per year.