Khattab Surname

4,111th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 136,867 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Palestine

Khattab Surname User-submission:

Khattab is an Arabic surname meaning 'practicing public speaking'.

It belongs to him from scattered families in Egypt and the Arab countries.

Khattab Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt71,2961:1,289180
Saudi Arabia14,9461:2,064239
Iraq8,1271:4,309439
Pakistan7,3871:24,1841,293
Jordan6,8271:1,295203
Syria5,9101:3,266384
Morocco4,0901:8,4291,121
Libya3,8321:1,629473
Sudan3,6401:10,3051,452
Palestine3,6051:1,262219
Algeria2,7421:14,0892,513
Kuwait5881:6,464890
Israel5041:16,9792,547
Lebanon4581:12,3081,765
United States4301:842,92864,333
United Arab Emirates4131:22,1852,545
Yemen3201:82,5795,457
Afghanistan3001:107,1772,679
Qatar2251:10,4801,162
Iran1801:426,57026,777
Canada1371:268,94625,310
Sweden1321:74,5975,595
Bahrain1181:11,4292,102
Thailand841:840,933134,389
England701:795,97243,050
Germany591:1,364,49985,126
Russia591:2,442,764142,518
Belgium521:221,08928,230
India441:17,433,304271,013
Spain371:1,263,56942,239
Denmark351:161,27813,908
Brazil281:7,645,512174,288
Australia241:1,124,82162,883
France231:2,887,944200,772
Netherlands151:1,125,81268,885
Italy131:4,704,361107,811
Indonesia131:10,173,015372,576
Malaysia121:2,457,85295,442
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
Ukraine81:5,690,337241,823
Norway71:734,61250,907
Oman61:614,6626,082
Philippines61:16,873,037249,062
Tunisia51:122,12516,050
Bosnia and Herzegovina41:884,10015,259
Venezuela41:7,551,01953,668
Turkey41:19,455,356155,681
Cyprus31:294,9598,690
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Kazakhstan31:5,894,165166,702
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869

Khattab (14,221) may also be a first name.

Khattab Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Khattab is an Arabic surname meaning 'practicing public speaking'.

It belongs to him from scattered families in Egypt and the Arab countries.

- AHMED KHATTAB

Khattab Last Name Facts

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

Khattab (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺧﻄﺐ, Hindi: खत्ताब, Russian: Хаттаб) is borne by more people in Egypt than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Khattab? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,111th most frequent family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 53,245 people. Khattab occurs mostly in Africa, where 63 percent of Khattab reside; 63 percent reside in North Africa and 58 percent reside in Arabic North Africa. Khattab is also the 48,087th most commonly used first name globally, borne by 14,221 people.

This last name is most frequent in Egypt, where it is held by 71,296 people, or 1 in 1,289. Not including Egypt this surname occurs in 75 countries. It is also found in Saudi Arabia, where 11 percent reside and Iraq, where 6 percent reside.

Khattab Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is chiefly Sunni (94%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those bearing the Khattab surname are 3.4% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 56.63% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Khattab earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 87.79% less than the national average, earning €3,666 per year; in Norway they earn 25.26% less than the national average, earning 258,644 kr per year; in United States they earn 21.16% more than the national average, earning $52,281 USD per year and in Canada they earn 23.02% more than the national average, earning $61,122 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khattaab934/
Kahattab932/
Khaittab931/
Khattabh931/
Khattabı931/
Hattab9237,227/
Khatab9232,661/
Kattab921,109/
Khaththab881/
Khatabh865,834/
Khettab865,739/
Khatabp863,366/
Khattap86736/
Khaitab86681/
Khataab86310/
Chattab86265/
Kahttab86129/
Khathab8627/
Khottab8625/
Khatteb8620/
Kahatab8617/
Khaatab866/
Khateab864/
Khataib863/
Hhattab861/
Hauttab861/
Hattabt861/
Katthab861/
Khaetab861/
Hatab8311,078/
Katab833,170/
Khattabova8222/
Khathayb8073/
Khaitaab801/
Khashtab801/
Kettab772,685/
Khateb77982/
Khatap77689/
Khetab77495/
Hathab77173/
Chatab77118/
Katabh7771/
Kattap7746/
Hattap7742/
Khotab7741/
Hottab7710/
Kahtab779/
Hattav777/
Qattab777/
Kottab776/
Khatob776/
Kaitab774/
Katteb774/
Jattab774/
Hattob774/
Kattob773/
Kaatab773/
Hataib772/
Hatabh771/
Hataab771/
Kehtab771/
Haitab771/
Hateab771/
Khatabova752/
Khathabth752/
Khateeb7113,903/
Khatape71247/
Hattoub71151/
Khateib7158/
Khatoob7150/
Khatoub7140/
Khattapova7130/
Chottab7123/
Khottob7117/
Khetaab7114/
Kouttab7110/
Hattape716/
Khataiv716/
Khotaib716/
Khetteb714/
Khattobova714/
Kheetab712/
Khetabh711/
Katteeb711/
Hathaib711/
Hatabsh711/
Khadtap711/
Kahtaab711/
Khaitap711/
Kattoub711/
Kateb676,993/
Hatap671,400/
Hatav67727/
Qatab67465/
Kotab67331/
Ketab67316/
Katap67290/
Jatab67284/
Khouthab67150/
Catab6747/
Hotab6727/
Hatob6725/
Katob679/
Khatheeb678/
Katabova674/
Khataiph673/
Khathoub672/
Kahatape671/
Khathape671/
Khaitaph671/
Chatthap671/
Kahateeb671/

Khattab Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Khattab in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺧﻄﺐkhtb-
Khattab in the Hindi language
खत्ताबkhattaba-
Khattab in the Russian language
Хаттабhattab-

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