Koukab Surname

130,621st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,463 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Pakistan

Koukab Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Koukab Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan2,8311:63,1032,365
Iran4071:188,65515,485
Morocco2041:169,00029,345
Algeria61:6,438,59253,709
India51:153,413,076951,030
England41:13,929,515290,718
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Koukab (25,457) may also be a first name.

Koukab Last Name Facts

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

The surname Koukab (Hindi: कौकब) is most common in Pakistan. It may appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Koukab? popularity and diffusion

Koukab is the 130,621st most commonly occurring last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 2,104,403 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 94 percent of Koukab reside; 94 percent reside in South Asia and 94 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Koukab is also the 31,556th most numerous first name in the world. It is borne by 25,457 people.

The last name Koukab is most frequently used in Pakistan, where it is borne by 2,831 people, or 1 in 63,103. In Pakistan Koukab is mostly concentrated in: Punjab, where 83 percent reside, Sindh, where 6 percent reside and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 4 percent reside. Barring Pakistan Koukab is found in 10 countries. It also occurs in Iran, where 12 percent reside and Morocco, where 6 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Koukhab9212/
Kouckab921/
Kokab912,206/
Kukab9130/
Kaukab83556/
Kokhab8330/
Kookab838/
Kokaab834/
Khokab833/
Khukab832/
Koukap831/
Kokaub831/
Koikab831/
Kouekap776/
Khokhab771/
Kucab731,147/
Kocab73307/
Kokap7330/
Kakab7319/
Kokob7312/
Cokab733/
Qokab731/
Koqab731/
Khoshkab7143/
Koskob6731/
Kokoib6725/
Kuikap6721/
Kaskab677/
Kokape676/
Caukab673/
Kakoub672/
Khakab672/
Kakabh672/
Khoshkhab671/
Kokaiv671/
Kaikab671/
Kaukap671/
Kojkob671/
Kuskap671/
Kukhav671/
Cakoub671/
Cakkab670/

Koukab Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Koukab in the Hindi language
कौकबkaukaba-

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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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  • 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 Koukab
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