Ktab Surname
Approximately 269 people bear this surname
Ktab Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iraq | 246 | 1:142,364 | 3,763 |
| Egypt | 9 | 1:10,215,084 | 48,153 |
| Mauritania | 9 | 1:454,985 | 17,374 |
| Pakistan | 3 | 1:59,547,962 | 132,569 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
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
Ktab (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﺘﺎﺏ) is more frequently found in Iraq than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ktab? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 966,131st most common family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 27,091,249 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 93 percent of Ktab live; 92 percent live in West Asia and 91 percent live in Levant. It is also the 2,301,746th most numerous given name globally, borne by 22 people.
The surname is most frequently held in Iraq, where it is carried by 246 people, or 1 in 142,364. Excluding Iraq this last name is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Egypt, where 3 percent are found and Mauritania, where 3 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Khtab | 89 | 2,152 | / |
| Ktaib | 89 | 7 | / |
| Kttab | 89 | 5 | / |
| Ktaab | 89 | 4 | / |
| Hktab | 89 | 1 | / |
| Cktab | 89 | 1 | / |
| Khttab | 80 | 1,389 | / |
| Khtaab | 80 | 186 | / |
| Khtabh | 80 | 6 | / |
| Khtaib | 80 | 6 | / |
| Ktahab | 80 | 4 | / |
| Kttaab | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ktob | 75 | 105 | / |
| Kteb | 75 | 9 | / |
| Qtab | 75 | 6 | / |
| Ktap | 75 | 1 | / |
| Qutab | 67 | 3,157 | / |
| Khtap | 67 | 214 | / |
| Ktoub | 67 | 209 | / |
| Gtaib | 67 | 137 | / |
| Kteeb | 67 | 60 | / |
| Khteb | 67 | 17 | / |
| Kttap | 67 | 4 | / |
| Khtob | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gtasb | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qtayb | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ktosb | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ktgob | 67 | 1 | / |
Ktab Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ktab in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻛﺘﺎﺏ | ktab | - |
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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 Ktab
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