Kakab Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Kakab Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kakab Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran141:5,484,466128,255
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Kakab (55) may also be a first name.

Kakab Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kakab (Oriya: କକବ) is found most frequently in Iran. It can be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Kakab.

How Common Is The Last Name Kakab? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kakab is the 4,532,898th most frequently occurring family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 383,555,048 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Kakab live; 100 percent live in South Asia and 89 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 1,336,256th most commonly used first name throughout the world. It is borne by 55 people.

The surname Kakab is most widely held in Iran, where it is held by 14 people, or 1 in 5,484,466. In Iran Kakab is most frequent in: Tehran Province, where 86 percent live, Kurdistan Province, where 7 percent live and Qazvin Province, where 7 percent live. Apart from Iran this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Afghanistan, where 11 percent live and India, where 11 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kaukab91556/
Kaskab917/
Khakab912/
Kakabh912/
Kaikab911/
Kokab802,206/
Kakap80157/
Kacab80141/
Cakab803/
Kakeb803/
Kakob802/
Kekab801/
Khakathb772/
Koukab733,463/
Kagkap7356/
Kakape7353/
Kokhab7330/
Kacabh7312/
Kookab738/
Kakapp737/
Kakaip737/
Kokaab734/
Kaukob734/
Khokab733/
Kakhav733/
Caukab733/
Kaukeb732/
Kakoub732/
Khakap731/
Koikab731/
Khakav731/
Kakkav731/
Kakauv731/
Kaikap731/
Kaukap731/
Cakkab730/
Khaikhabh711/
Koukhab6712/
Keadkob679/
Kouckab671/
Kakhaph671/
Kajkoub671/
Khokhab671/
Kashkap671/
Khakoob671/

Kakab Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kakab in the Oriya language
କକବkakaba-

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kakab
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