Ktab Surname

966,131st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 269 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iraq
Highest density in:
Iraq

Ktab Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ktab Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iraq2461:142,3643,763
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Mauritania91:454,98517,374
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028

Ktab (22) may also be a first name.

Ktab Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ktab (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﺘﺎﺏ) occurs more in Iraq more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ktab? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 966,131st most widely held last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 27,091,249 people. The surname Ktab occurs mostly in Asia, where 93 percent of Ktab are found; 92 percent are found in West Asia and 91 percent are found in Levant. Ktab is also the 2,301,746th most numerous given name world-wide. It is borne by 22 people.

The surname is most commonly used in Iraq, where it is borne by 246 people, or 1 in 142,364. Aside from Iraq Ktab is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Egypt, where 3 percent reside and Mauritania, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khtab892,152/
Ktaib897/
Kttab895/
Ktaab894/
Hktab891/
Cktab891/
Khttab801,389/
Khtaab80186/
Khtabh806/
Khtaib806/
Ktahab804/
Kttaab801/
Ktob75105/
Kteb759/
Qtab756/
Ktap751/
Qutab673,157/
Khtap67214/
Ktoub67209/
Gtaib67137/
Kteeb6760/
Khteb6717/
Kttap674/
Khtob671/
Gtasb671/
Qtayb671/
Ktosb671/
Ktgob671/

Ktab Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ktab in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻛﺘﺎﺏktab-

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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 Ktab
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