Lab Surname

67,596th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,361 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cambodia
Highest density in:
Cambodia

Lab Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lab Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cambodia5,8331:2,655520
France4261:155,92224,194
Mauritania2921:14,0241,336
India2191:3,502,58299,542
Iran1721:446,41027,576
Pakistan1571:1,137,85913,974
Taiwan841:279,1042,295
Switzerland251:328,51725,592
Chile191:927,18319,125
Papua New Guinea181:452,98457,838
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Malaysia151:1,966,28278,777
Indonesia151:8,816,613340,855
Afghanistan141:2,296,65615,575
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
England41:13,929,515290,718
Niger41:4,798,00475,547
China31:455,773,85521,925
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States481:1,046,22361,047

The alternate forms: Láb (7) are calculated separately.

Lab (40,297) may also be a first name.

Lab Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lab (Arabic: علب, Bengali: লব, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻠﺐ, Hindi: लब, Marathi: लब, Oriya: ଲବ, Russian: Лаб, Tibetan: ལྷགཔ་) has its highest incidence in Cambodia. It can also appear in the variant forms: Láb. Click here for further potential spellings of Lab.

How Common Is The Last Name Lab? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 67,596th most widely held family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 990,021 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 89 percent of Lab are found; 80 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 79 percent are found in Khmer-Asia. It is also the 22,068th most frequently occurring first name internationally, borne by 40,297 people.

The last name Lab is most commonly used in Cambodia, where it is borne by 5,833 people, or 1 in 2,655. In Cambodia it is most common in: Prey Veng Province, where 15 percent live, Battambang Province, where 11 percent live and Kandal Province, where 11 percent live. Apart from Cambodia this surname exists in 30 countries. It is also found in France, where 6 percent live and Mauritania, where 4 percent live.

Lab Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Lab has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Lab surname grew 400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lab Last Name Statistics demography

Lab earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 97.18% more than the national average, earning R 468,564 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Láb897/
Laib8634,355/
Laub869,170/
Labd863,351/
Labh862,865/
Liab861,340/
Labs861,062/
Laab86975/
Lyab86643/
Leab86340/
Labt86153/
Lajb8655/
Hlab8633/
Llab8620/
Laeb8617/
Laïb8611/
Layb8610/
Lahb868/
Lasb865/
Latb863/
Labz863/
Labï861/
Lhab861/
Laáb861/
Lgab861/
Laabs754,942/
Lahab751,266/
Liabø75316/
Labsh7520/
Laubs7513/
Hlaub7513/
Lahub7511/
Laabd7510/
L'Abd756/
Lyaub756/
Leabd755/
Laasb754/
Liaib753/
Lahbs752/
Llaab752/
Laaib751/
Labth751/
Hlabs751/
Lachb751/
Lyaab751/
Labdh751/
Laaab751/
Lajhb751/
Lahbh751/
Laibh751/
Laubh751/
Leabh751/
Liabs750/
Labtd750/
Leabs750/
Law67246,411/
Lap678,996/
Lav674,071/
Lob672,193/
Löb671,872/
Leb671,569/
Laf67842/
Labowa67257/
Labsch67231/
Leabch6775/
Labová6758/
Léb6749/
Labova6734/
Lahaib679/
Lachhb674/
Liahab671/
Lôb671/
Laaibh671/
Laahab671/

Lab Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lab in the Tibetan language
ལྷགཔ་lhagpa-
Lab in the Bengali language
লবlaba99.16
লব্lab0.42
Lab in the Oriya language
ଲବlaba98.09
ଲବ୍lab0.03
Lab in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﻠﺐallb88.18
ﻟﺐlb6.36
ﺍﻟﺐalb2.73
ﻟﻠﺐllb0.91
ﻻﺏlab0.91
ﺃﻟﻠﺐallb0.91
Lab in the Hindi language
लबlaba80.34
लाबlaba19.66
Lab in the Marathi language
लबlaba57.69
लाबlaba38.46
ळबlaba3.85
Lab in the Russian language
Лабlab-
Lab in the Arabic language
علبlb-
لبlb-
لابlab-
لأبlab-

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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 Lab
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