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

The last name Joab (Arabic: يواب, Hindi: जॉब, Marathi: जोब) occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Joab.

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

The last name is the 203,896^th most numerous last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 3,572,326 people. The surname Joab occurs mostly in Africa, where 59 percent of Joab live; 38 percent live in West Africa and 38 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Joab is also the 37,366^th most numerous first name world-wide It is held by 20,316 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 765 people, or 1 in 231,559. In Nigeria Joab is mostly found in: Gombe, where 28 percent are found, Adamawa, where 17 percent are found and Rivers, where 16 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria this last name occurs in 36 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 19 percent are found and France, where 18 percent are found.

Joab Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Joab has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Joab last name grew 162 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 1,600 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Joab Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is predominantly 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% registered to vote for 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.