Kassab Surname

11,730th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 47,869 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Lebanon

Kassab Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kassab Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt20,8981:4,399583
Lebanon5,6931:990182
Syria5,3691:3,595420
Saudi Arabia4,6111:6,692931
United States1,9401:186,83518,574
Palestine1,7531:2,595541
Jordan1,6731:5,2851,073
Morocco1,4311:24,0923,775
Algeria8211:47,0548,218
Iraq6241:56,1242,123
Brazil3311:646,75023,919
Kuwait3281:11,5871,609
Ghana2771:97,5489,187
United Arab Emirates2701:33,9343,638
France2251:295,21245,187
Canada2111:174,62417,463
Yemen1851:142,8397,308
Qatar1441:16,3751,767
Sweden1061:92,8946,768
Bahrain1031:13,0932,472
Australia971:278,30624,956
India861:8,919,365180,249
Mexico851:1,460,30815,990
Germany841:958,39866,883
Spain831:563,27826,988
Argentina541:791,54552,685
England471:1,185,49155,443
Tunisia341:17,9602,879
Iran271:2,843,79788,363
Sudan251:1,500,4083,610
Switzerland251:328,51725,592
Turkey241:3,242,55989,463
Belgium221:522,57550,051
Norway221:233,74025,571
Israel201:427,88233,464
Russia161:9,007,691311,782
Libya161:390,2481,390
Italy131:4,704,361107,811
Saint Kitts and Nevis121:4,600509
Panama101:391,2268,067
Venezuela91:3,356,00933,931
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
Ukraine61:7,587,116277,111
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Senegal31:4,859,7816,822
Croatia31:1,409,53570,997
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Burkina Faso21:9,176,05023,741
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
China21:683,660,78330,601
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873

Kassab (830) may also be a first name.

Kassab Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kassab (Arabic: قصَاب, Hindi: कस्साब, Marathi: साब, Russian: Кассаб) occurs in Egypt more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kassab? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 11,730th most commonly held family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 152,239 people. Kassab occurs predominantly in Africa, where 49 percent of Kassab live; 49 percent live in North Africa and 44 percent live in Arabic North Africa. Kassab is also the 283,475th most prevalent first name on earth, borne by 830 people.

The surname Kassab is most widely held in Egypt, where it is held by 20,898 people, or 1 in 4,399. Barring Egypt this last name occurs in 71 countries. It is also common in Lebanon, where 12 percent live and Syria, where 11 percent live.

Kassab Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Kassab last name is predominantly Maronite (30%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those bearing the Kassab surname are 8.42% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 55.19% registered with the political party.

The amount Kassab earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 2.22% less than the national average, earning 338,385 kr per year; in United States they earn 35.69% more than the national average, earning $58,551 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.25% more than the national average, earning $55,768 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kassabh922,483/
Khassab928/
Kassaab924/
Kahssab921/
Kaassab921/
Kaissab921/
Kasab9111,267/
Kessab832,721/
Qassab831,707/
Kassap831,247/
Kasseb831,050/
Cassab831,034/
Kaszab83826/
Khasab83563/
Kashab83344/
Kasaab83144/
Kaisab8321/
Kausab836/
Kasabh835/
Kasaub831/
Kèssab831/
Kasiab831/
Kassabova8019/
Kassabová809/
Khashab776,500/
Kassape7783/
Kassoob7755/
Kashsap7734/
Kaishab7732/
Kaushab7717/
Kadshab776/
Kossaib774/
Qassahb773/
Kesssab773/
Kausabh771/
Khasaab771/
Khasabh771/
Khasahb771/
Kashayb771/
Kasshap771/
Kashabh771/
Khaesab771/
Khasseb771/
Kasaasb771/
Khasabz771/
Katshab771/
Kasap7324,200/
Qasab731,291/
Kaseb73945/
Kesab73327/
Casab73315/
Kasob7334/
Kosab7311/
Kaxab7311/
Kasabova711,701/
Kashshap7113/
Kaushabh717/
Khasahab717/
Kasabová711/
Kasabowa711/
Khashgab711/
Kaissoub711/
Kkassape711/
Khaashab711/
Kashap67972/
Casseb67797/
Kaszap67400/
Keshab67395/
Kasheb67176/
Cassap67110/
Kassov6772/
Kasaph6765/
Khasap6757/
Khasabova6749/
Kassop6749/
Kasape6743/
Khaxab6735/
Kaysap6727/
Kashob6727/
Kasapp6722/
Kasiap6718/
Kotsab6716/
Kasehb6712/
Khosab6712/
Kausap6710/
Kaisob6710/
Kossob679/
Kasayp678/
Qassabova678/
Kaseeb678/
Kossap676/
Kassapova676/
Koshab676/
Khasob674/
Kazzab674/
Kaszabová674/
Kazaab674/
Kousab673/
Kesseb673/
Qasaab673/
Kaiseb673/
Kaasap673/
Khaseb673/
Kodsab673/
Kaseap672/
Kauseb672/
Kaxhab671/
Khashshav671/
Kasaip671/
Kashabova671/
Casaub671/
Cossab671/
Kasoib671/
Kauzab671/
Kasaup671/
Kaseib671/
Kasgap671/
Kahzab671/
Kossav671/
Qasabh671/
Qashab671/
Qaisab671/
Qassap671/
Ckosab671/
Kaisap671/
Kosiab671/

Kassab Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kassab in the Hindi language
कस्साबkas'saba-
Kassab in the Marathi language
साबsaba-
Kassab in the Russian language
Кассабkassab-
Kassab in the Arabic language
قصَابqsab-
كسَابksab-
كسّابksab-
قصابqsab-
كسابksab-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kassab
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