Khateeb Surname

37,879th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13,903 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Saudi Arabia
Highest density in:
Saudi Arabia

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".

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Khateeb Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Saudi Arabia6,2011:4,976674
Sudan3,3601:11,1641,574
Egypt1,7081:53,8275,185
Pakistan1,0981:162,6994,284
India6011:1,276,31550,343
Kuwait1741:21,8432,878
United Arab Emirates1711:53,5815,240
United States1511:2,400,390147,856
Bahrain731:18,4743,432
Syria591:327,1364,619
Jordan571:155,1308,553
Qatar531:44,4914,459
Iraq311:1,129,73113,630
England301:1,857,26974,552
Israel271:316,94927,106
Norway141:367,30634,015
Sweden121:820,56361,223
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
Lebanon111:512,46212,816
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Yemen41:6,606,32425,896
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
China21:683,660,78330,601
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
France11:66,422,722504,397
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Poland11:38,008,749231,653

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.

- majed

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khatheeb938/
Khateebs931/
Kahateeb931/
Khateb92982/
Kateeb92698/
Hateeb92394/
Khatieb86283/
Khateib8658/
Khatteb8620/
Katheeb8617/
Khateep866/
Khateab864/
Katteeb861/
Kateieb861/
Qhateeb861/
Kateb836,993/
Hateb83523/
Khatib77185,925/
Khatab7732,661/
Katepe77160/
Kateev77157/
Kohteb7715/
Khatep7714/
Khatyb7711/
Khatob776/
Khoteb775/
Kateep775/
Hateev774/
Katteb774/
Qateeb774/
Kateib774/
Katieb773/
Hatteb773/
Katebh771/
Hatebh771/
Katheb771/
Chateb771/
Hateab771/
Kahyatepe7515/
Khatebová751/
Khattab71136,867/
Khatabh715,834/
Khatabp713,366/
Khoteev711,049/
Khaitab71681/
Khataab71310/
Khattib7146/
Khatoub7140/
Khathib7138/
Khosteb7137/
Khathab7127/
Khatibh7111/
Kathieb717/
Khotieb717/
Hastepe716/
Khaatab716/
Kahatib715/
Kkhatib714/
Khetteb714/
Khaitib713/
Khataib713/
Khatipe712/
Hatayeb712/
Kheetab712/
Kateyev711/
Khateiv711/
Kihteib711/
Chaitaweeb711/
Kkhatyb711/
Khaetab711/
Khaetep711/
Katab673,170/
Katib672,890/
Hatib671,835/
Jateb671,138/
Kayatepe67332/
Koteb67256/
Cateb67207/
Katep67102/
Keteb6791/
Khathayb6773/
Hatep6725/
Khatuyev6712/
Hajtaieb6710/
Katob679/
Khatujev676/
Katyb675/
Khattaab674/
Katebová673/
Kahattab672/
Hatev672/
Khoshteb672/
Khathoub672/
Chaythaweeb672/
Khaathib671/
Khaitaab671/
Khaittab671/
Khachtib671/
Khataiev671/
Khatoyev671/
Khattabh671/
Qateb671/
Khathipe671/

Khateeb Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Khateeb in the Oriya language
ଖତିବkhatiba-
Khateeb in the Hindi language
खतीबkhatiba96.55
खातिबkhatiba1.72
खतीवkhativa1.72
Khateeb in the Marathi language
खतीबkhatiba72.28
खातीबkhatiba17.82
खाितबkhaitaba6.93
खतीबाहkhatibaha0.99

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