Khatib Surname

3,024th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 185,925 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Jordan
Highest density in:
Jordan

Khatib 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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Khatib Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Jordan60,1421:1473
Egypt25,4131:3,618489
Tanzania18,3321:2,888403
India15,6101:49,1393,383
Saudi Arabia12,9981:2,374292
Israel11,8241:72430
Palestine8,2581:55151
Morocco8,1791:4,215459
Syria7,0811:2,726319
Sudan4,7601:7,8801,122
Iran3,2661:23,5102,968
United States1,7181:210,97720,623
Bangladesh1,1721:135,9705,321
Indonesia8121:162,86815,873
United Arab Emirates7461:12,2821,528
Iraq6131:57,1322,147
Kuwait5981:6,356875
Malaysia5451:54,1184,188
South Africa3801:142,57316,364
Canada2981:123,64312,947
Lebanon2681:21,0342,512
Bahrain2501:5,394963
Kenya2281:202,54314,705
Yemen2241:117,9706,575
England2181:255,58720,554
Qatar2181:10,8171,186
Spain2151:217,45114,567
Pakistan1841:970,89112,782
Oman1581:23,3422,032
Germany1231:654,51651,119
Mauritius1081:11,9762,596
France1041:638,68083,098
Afghanistan991:324,7805,021
Sweden921:107,0307,712
Brazil791:2,709,80280,941
Algeria651:594,33239,000
Thailand571:1,239,269179,534
Australia441:613,53943,545
Denmark441:128,28911,616
Netherlands391:433,00544,158
Russia381:3,792,712188,390
Venezuela381:794,84412,955
Belgium271:425,80243,971
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Tunisia181:33,9244,997
Switzerland171:483,11334,678
Argentina161:2,671,463118,579
Nicaragua161:376,3183,295
Philippines151:6,749,215188,373
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Norway131:395,56035,657
Italy111:5,559,699110,230
Scotland111:486,71119,179
Honduras91:979,6054,574
Colombia81:5,971,75920,087
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Finland61:916,11741,832
Belarus61:1,583,51089,472
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Czechia51:2,126,694115,412
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Turkey41:19,455,356155,681
Malta41:107,5681,849
Bulgaria31:2,326,30254,089
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Romania31:6,692,62378,504
Ukraine31:15,174,232372,501
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Puerto Rico21:1,775,0706,602
Paraguay21:3,618,37313,977
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128

Khatib (14,497) may also be a first name.

Khatib 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

Khatib Last Name Facts

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

Khatib (Arabic: الخطيـب, Bengali: খতিব, Hindi: खतीब, Marathi: खतीब, Oriya: ଖତିବ, Russian: Хатиб) is more commonly found in Jordan than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Khatib? popularity and diffusion

The surname Khatib is the 3,024th most numerous last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 39,196 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 67 percent of Khatib reside; 56 percent reside in West Asia and 41 percent reside in Levant. Khatib is also the 47,504th most frequent first name throughout the world It is held by 14,497 people.

The surname Khatib is most common in Jordan, where it is held by 60,142 people, or 1 in 147. In Jordan Khatib is most prevalent in: Amman Governorate, where 42 percent reside, Irbid Governorate, where 26 percent reside and Zarqa Governorate, where 18 percent reside. Aside from Jordan this last name is found in 91 countries. It also occurs in Egypt, where 14 percent reside and Tanzania, where 10 percent reside.

Khatib Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Khatib surname is principally Orthodox (100%) in Russia and Sunni (73%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those bearing the Khatib surname are 6.26% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 53.03% registered with the political party.

The amount Khatib earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 47.21% less than the national average, earning 182,686 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 34.97% more than the national average, earning R 320,748 per year; in Colombia they earn 22.73% more than the national average, earning $27,863,200 COP per year; in United States they earn 18.78% more than the national average, earning $51,252 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.45% more than the national average, earning $55,870 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khatieb92283/
Khateib9258/
Khattib9246/
Khathib9238/
Khatibh9211/
Kahatib925/
Kkhatib924/
Khaitib923/
Khataib923/
Katib912,890/
Hatib911,835/
Khaathib861/
Khachtib861/
Chatib834,571/
Khotib834,267/
Khetib832,281/
Khateb83982/
Katibh83386/
Khatip83156/
Kathib8389/
Kaitib8365/
Kahtib8327/
Hattib8311/
Khatyb8311/
Kattib839/
Hathib836/
Qhatib834/
Kateib834/
Katieb833/
Kaatib833/
Hataib832/
Kadtib832/
Katijb831/
Khatibova8020/
Khatibová802/
Khateeb7713,903/
Khothib7741/
Khatiph7737/
Chaitib7731/
Khatteb7720/
Khathip7711/
Kathieb777/
Khotieb777/
Khataiv776/
Khotaib776/
Khettib775/
Kasstib774/
Khateab774/
Hathibh773/
Khatipe772/
Khateiv771/
Khautiv771/
Hathaib771/
Katibsh771/
Kkhatyb771/
Khaitip771/
Khattibová752/
Kateb736,993/
Hatip732,706/
Hotib731,517/
Katip731,503/
Hateb73523/
Jatib73459/
Catib73276/
Kotib73200/
Qatib73142/
Ketib739/
Hativ735/
Katyb735/
Khathayb7173/
Katibova7157/
Hkhotibh7114/
Khatheeb718/
Chhatoib713/
Khataiph713/
Khateebs711/
Khathipe711/
Kahateeb711/
Chotib671,929/
Kateeb67698/
Khatipova67576/
Hateeb67394/
Khotip67251/
Chatip67125/
Kattip6777/
Katipe6743/
Kaitip6729/
Jattib6726/
Kohteb6715/
Khatep6714/
Hoteib6714/
Castib678/
Kathip676/
Hatiph675/
Khatybova675/
Khoteb675/
Hataip675/
Kadtip675/
Katiop674/
Katteb674/
Kettib674/
Kotibh674/
Hathip674/
Jaitib674/
Katiph673/
Hatteb673/
Kathyb673/
Koteib673/
Quatib672/
Katebh671/
Khatebová671/
Hastip671/
Hatebh671/
Keetib671/
Katheb671/
Hathiv671/
Heitib671/
Kateiv671/
Kataip671/
Khotiv671/
Qattib671/
Chateb671/
Hateab671/
Khatyp671/

Khatib Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Khatib in the Bengali language
খতিবkhatiba-
Khatib in the Hindi language
खतीबkhatiba95.3
खातिबkhatiba2.27
खातीबkhatiba1.21
खतिबkhatiba0.45
खतीवkhativa0.3
खतींबkhatimba0.15
ख़तीबkhatiba0.15
ख्ातीबkhatiba0.15
Khatib in the Marathi language
खतीबkhatiba74.95
खितबkhitaba16.39
खातीबkhatiba4.8
खाितबkhaitaba2
खतीकkhatika0.12
खलीलkhalila0.07
खतीबाkhatiba0.04
खतीवkhativa0.04
खेरातkherata0.04
खतीफkhatipha0.04
खतीनkhatina0.03
खनीबkhaniba0.03
खटीबkhatiba0.03
हबीबhabiba0.03
खाटीबkhatiba0.03
फातीमाphatima0.03
खातीवkhativa0.03
खातीनkhatina0.02
खतीमkhatima0.02
खालीदkhalida0.02
हासीबhasiba0.01
कतीबkatiba0.01
लतीबlatiba0.01
िखताबikhataba0.01
खानीवkhaniva0.01
खातूनkhatuna0.01
खेरातीkherati0.01
खाितkhaita0.01
अहसीबahasiba0.01
खालीलkhalila0.01
खताीबkhataiba0.01
खातीषkhatisa0.01
अतीबatiba0.01
खताबkhataba0.01
खिटबkhitaba0.01
Khatib in the Oriya language
ଖତିବkhatiba35.71
ଖତିବ୍khatib28.57
ଖାତିବ୍khatib14.29
ଖାତିବkhatiba14.29
ଖତିନ୍khatin7.14
Khatib in the Russian language
Хатибhatib-
Khatib in the Arabic language
الخطيـبalkhtyb-
لخطيبlkhtyb-
ألخطيبalkhtyb-
الخطيبalkhtyb-
خطيبkhtyb-

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