Kab Surname

51,593rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,935 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cambodia
Highest density in:
Cambodia

Kab Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kab Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cambodia3,2351:4,787697
Algeria1,9941:19,3743,559
Saudi Arabia1,4311:21,5622,950
Iran1,1501:66,7677,036
Morocco6821:50,5518,318
Senegal2051:71,119925
Egypt1531:600,88732,813
United Arab Emirates1141:80,3717,328
Russia1061:1,359,65195,867
Turkey851:915,54642,769
United States851:4,264,223227,504
DR Congo621:1,191,60673,277
Indonesia611:2,168,020133,281
Kuwait581:65,5297,566
Philippines491:2,066,086120,732
India461:16,675,334263,471
Kenya451:1,026,22034,572
Pakistan311:5,762,70635,301
Kazakhstan281:631,51843,439
France271:2,460,101186,232
Afghanistan241:1,339,71611,412
Iraq211:1,667,69816,789
Thailand211:3,363,731310,277
Spain161:2,922,00263,384
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
Ukraine131:3,501,746189,921
Uganda111:3,549,02589,142
Burkina Faso111:1,668,37313,584
Belarus101:950,10668,851
Malaysia91:3,277,136121,952
Mexico81:15,515,77647,773
Cameroon81:2,596,134118,056
Tunisia61:101,77114,710
Israel61:1,426,27275,466
England61:9,286,343223,652
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Taiwan51:4,688,94927,695
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
Kiribati41:28,352669
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Tajikistan41:2,096,6737,416
Libya41:1,560,9943,087
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Syria31:6,433,67416,197
Lithuania21:1,517,29435,813
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Congo21:2,494,54828,763
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Guatemala21:8,041,3349,698
Guinea21:5,916,9082,656
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Poland11:38,008,749231,653

The alternate forms: Käb (156) are calculated separately.

Kab (4,959) may also be a first name.

Kab Last Name Facts

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

Kab (Arabic: كب, Bengali: কব, Hindi: काब, Marathi: कब, Oriya: କାବ, Russian: Каб, Tibetan: དཀརཔོ་) is found most frequently in Cambodia. It may also occur in the variant forms: Käb. For other possible spellings of Kab click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kab? popularity and diffusion

It is the 51,593rd most common surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 733,522 people. The last name Kab occurs predominantly in Asia, where 64 percent of Kab are found; 34 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 33 percent are found in Khmer-Asia. It is also the 96,710th most frequently occurring forename internationally It is held by 4,959 people.

The surname is most frequently held in Cambodia, where it is held by 3,235 people, or 1 in 4,787. In Cambodia it is mostly found in: Takéo Province, where 23 percent live, Kampot Province, where 20 percent live and Battambang Province, where 13 percent live. Outside of Cambodia this surname is found in 80 countries. It also occurs in Algeria, where 20 percent live and Saudi Arabia, where 14 percent live.

Kab Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is primarily Orthodox (100%) in Russia.

In The United States Kab are 1.32% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 54.55% registered with the party.

The amount Kab earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 263.13% more than the national average, earning R 862,932 per year and in United States they earn 4.36% more than the national average, earning $45,031 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Käb89156/
Kaeb8610,883/
Kaab864,871/
Kaib861,334/
Kaub861,210/
Khab86840/
Kayb86251/
Keab8645/
Kajb869/
Kabh863/
Hkab862/
Kabp861/
Qkab861/
Kahb860/
Khaib75351/
Kaabz7593/
Kathb7591/
Kahab7530/
Khaeb7527/
Kabsz7524/
Kab's7522/
Khabh7514/
Kaayb759/
Kaibh756/
Kaaib754/
Khayb753/
Gkhab752/
Khaub752/
Khaab752/
Kaabs752/
Kasbd751/
Khabz751/
Khabs751/
Kahub751/
Kaitb751/
Kahbs751/
Kaibz751/
Khahb751/
Ka'ab751/
Kassb751/
Kabth751/
Kabpf751/
Kabhh751/
Khhab751/
Cab6744,688/
Kap676,398/
Keb675,662/
Kob674,355/
Kabowa672,468/
Qab671,372/
Köb67718/
Kaathb67655/
Kabova67324/
Kabsch67141/
Kabová6729/
Khahab679/
Khattb677/
Khasbh676/
Khathb675/
Kahayb671/
Kahabd671/
Khabch671/
Kaheeb671/
Kahatb671/
Kabssh671/
Khabdh671/

Kab Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kab in the Tibetan language
དཀརཔོ་karpo-
Kab in the Marathi language
कबkaba83.33
काबkaba16.67
Kab in the Oriya language
କାବkaba65.79
କବkaba34.21
Kab in the Hindi language
काबkaba57.69
कबkaba30.77
कब्बुkabbu3.85
ख्ुाबkhuaba3.85
कब्बूkabbu3.85
Kab in the Bengali language
কবkaba50
কাবkaba50
Kab in the Russian language
Кабkab-
Kab in the Arabic language
كبkb-
كابkab-

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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 Kab
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