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.

Khwab Surname Distribution Map

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 in Pakistan more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of Khwab click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Khwab? popularity and diffusion

The surname Khwab is the 5,391,485th most frequently occurring last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Khwab are found; 100 percent are found in South Asia and 100 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Khwab is also the 2,446,817th most frequently occurring first name in the world. It is borne by 20 people.

It is most commonly held in Pakistan, where it is carried by 11 people, or 1 in 16,240,353. In Pakistan Khwab is primarily found in: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 73 percent reside and Punjab, where 27 percent reside. Besides Pakistan Khwab exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Afghanistan, where 8 percent reside and India, where 8 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khwaeb911/
Khwabt911/
Khwaib911/
Kwab894/
Hwab892/
Khbab8018/
Khuab8011/
Khvab804/
Chwab803/
Hwaib802/
Khweb801/
Hwahab736/
Khweeb733/
Huab671,307/
Kwap6762/
Hjwahab673/
Hwap671/
Qwab671/
Kwob671/
Hbab671/

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
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  • 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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