Kebab Surname

445,853rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 765 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Algeria
Highest density in:
Algeria

Kebab Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kebab Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Algeria6281:61,51510,218
Iraq581:603,8229,381
France231:2,887,944200,772
Mauritania131:314,98913,616
Israel111:777,96750,646
Afghanistan91:3,572,57620,130
Turkey91:8,646,825130,497
Ukraine81:5,690,337241,823
Yemen31:8,808,43135,773
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403

Kebab (46) may also be a first name.

Kebab Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kebab (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﺒﺎﺏ, Russian: Кебаб) is most common in Algeria. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Kebab.

How Common Is The Last Name Kebab? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 445,853rd most widely held last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 9,526,204 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 84 percent of Kebab reside; 82 percent reside in North Africa and 82 percent reside in Mahgreb. It is also the 1,484,914th most commonly used forename on earth It is held by 46 people.

It is most widespread in Algeria, where it is held by 628 people, or 1 in 61,515. In Algeria it is primarily found in: Sétif Province, where 81 percent reside, Blida Province, where 15 percent reside and Algiers Province, where 1 percent reside. Apart from Algeria Kebab occurs in 11 countries. It is also common in Iraq, where 8 percent reside and France, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khebab91270/
Koebab915/
Kkebab911/
Keibab911/
Kabab801,100/
Kebap80346/
Kobab808/
Kebob806/
Kevab806/
Kebeb805/
Kibab805/
Chebab736,358/
Khabab73420/
Khobab73120/
Keboub7362/
Keibeb7326/
Kabaib734/
Kohbab733/
Kababh733/
Khebeb732/
Khibab732/
Kaibab731/
Khabaib6739/
Khaebeb6738/
Khobaib6722/
Chebaib673/
Kaeboub671/
Khobhab671/
Keuboub671/
Chebabh671/
Keboubh671/
Cheibab671/

Kebab Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kebab in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻛﺒﺎﺏkbab-
Kebab in the Russian language
Кебабkebab-

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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
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  • 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 Kebab
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