Khwab Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Pakistan

Khwab Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Khwab Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan111:16,240,35364,496
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Khwab (20) may also be a first name.

Khwab Last Name Facts

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

The surname Khwab (Hindi: ख्वाब) occurs most in Pakistan. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Khwab? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 5,391,485th most commonly used family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Khwab reside; 100 percent reside in South Asia and 100 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 2,446,817th most frequently occurring first name at a global level. It is borne by 20 people.

This surname is most widespread in Pakistan, where it is carried by 11 people, or 1 in 16,240,353. In Pakistan it is primarily found in: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 73 percent live and Punjab, where 27 percent live. Beside Pakistan it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Afghanistan, where 8 percent live and India, where 8 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khwaeb911/
Khwabt911/
Khwaib911/
Kwab894/
Hwab892/
Khbab8018/
Khuab8011/
Khvab804/
Chwab803/
Hwaib802/
Khweb801/
Hwahab736/
Khweeb733/
Huab671,307/
Kwap6762/
Hjwahab673/
Hwap671/
Qwab671/
Kwob671/
Hbab671/
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Khwab Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Khwab in the Hindi language
ख्वाबkhvaba-

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Khwab
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