Khateeb Surname
Approximately 13,903 people bear this surname
Khateeb Surname User-submission:
Alkhatib means preacher, speaker or scholar in Arabic.
Its common to see a lot of people with the Khatib surname. As an example, if Bob's family were blacksmiths, eventually bob and his children become known as "Bob Blacksmith" or "Bob the Blacksmith".
Read More About This SurnameKhateeb Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saudi Arabia | 6,201 | 1:4,976 | 674 |
| Sudan | 3,360 | 1:11,164 | 1,574 |
| Egypt | 1,708 | 1:53,827 | 5,185 |
| Pakistan | 1,098 | 1:162,699 | 4,284 |
| India | 601 | 1:1,276,315 | 50,343 |
| Kuwait | 174 | 1:21,843 | 2,878 |
| United Arab Emirates | 171 | 1:53,581 | 5,240 |
| United States | 151 | 1:2,400,390 | 147,856 |
| Bahrain | 73 | 1:18,474 | 3,432 |
| Syria | 59 | 1:327,136 | 4,619 |
| Jordan | 57 | 1:155,130 | 8,553 |
| Qatar | 53 | 1:44,491 | 4,459 |
| Iraq | 31 | 1:1,129,731 | 13,630 |
| England | 30 | 1:1,857,269 | 74,552 |
| Israel | 27 | 1:316,949 | 27,106 |
| Norway | 14 | 1:367,306 | 34,015 |
| Sweden | 12 | 1:820,563 | 61,223 |
| Canada | 11 | 1:3,349,599 | 180,238 |
| Australia | 11 | 1:2,454,155 | 103,534 |
| Lebanon | 11 | 1:512,462 | 12,816 |
| Thailand | 7 | 1:10,091,192 | 512,203 |
| Nigeria | 7 | 1:25,306,108 | 327,793 |
| Germany | 5 | 1:16,101,092 | 397,699 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| Yemen | 4 | 1:6,606,324 | 25,896 |
| Ukraine | 2 | 1:22,761,348 | 425,733 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Iran | 2 | 1:38,391,262 | 236,033 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
Khateeb (3,052) may also be a first name.
Khateeb Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Alkhatib means preacher, speaker or scholar in Arabic.
Its common to see a lot of people with the Khatib surname. As an example, if Bob's family were blacksmiths, eventually bob and his children become known as "Bob Blacksmith" or "Bob the Blacksmith". The "al" stands for "the" and "khatib" means "teacher or speaker".
Not all Khatibs are related; the same way not all blacksmiths are related.
My khatib family has moved alot but all within the Middle East. We have always stuck to cities like Damascus, Baghdad, Mecca, Madina and Jerusalem.
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Khateeb Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Khateeb Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Khateeb (Hindi: खतीब, Marathi: खतीब, Oriya: ଖତିବ) is found in Saudi Arabia more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Khateeb? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 37,879th most widely held family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 524,171 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 62 percent of Khateeb are found; 49 percent are found in West Asia and 48 percent are found in Arabian Peninsula. It is also the 130,688th most frequently held forename world-wide, borne by 3,052 people.
The last name Khateeb is most commonly held in Saudi Arabia, where it is borne by 6,201 people, or 1 in 4,976. Outside of Saudi Arabia Khateeb occurs in 42 countries. It also occurs in Sudan, where 24 percent reside and Egypt, where 12 percent reside.
Khateeb Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Khateeb surname are 7.48% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 60.71% registered with the party.
The amount Khateeb earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 23.85% less than the national average, earning 263,547 kr per year and in United States they earn 0.75% less than the national average, earning $42,825 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Khateeb Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Khateeb in the Oriya language | ||
| ଖତିବ | khatiba | - |
| Khateeb in the Hindi language | ||
| खतीब | khatiba | 96.55 |
| खातिब | khatiba | 1.72 |
| खतीव | khativa | 1.72 |
| Khateeb in the Marathi language | ||
| खतीब | khatiba | 72.28 |
| खातीब | khatiba | 17.82 |
| खाितब | khaitaba | 6.93 |
| खतीबाह | khatibaha | 0.99 |
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