Lab Surname
Approximately 7,361 people bear this surname
Lab Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cambodia | 5,833 | 1:2,655 | 520 |
| France | 426 | 1:155,922 | 24,194 |
| Mauritania | 292 | 1:14,024 | 1,336 |
| India | 219 | 1:3,502,582 | 99,542 |
| Iran | 172 | 1:446,410 | 27,576 |
| Pakistan | 157 | 1:1,137,859 | 13,974 |
| Taiwan | 84 | 1:279,104 | 2,295 |
| Switzerland | 25 | 1:328,517 | 25,592 |
| Chile | 19 | 1:927,183 | 19,125 |
| Papua New Guinea | 18 | 1:452,984 | 57,838 |
| Qatar | 16 | 1:147,375 | 16,023 |
| Malaysia | 15 | 1:1,966,282 | 78,777 |
| Indonesia | 15 | 1:8,816,613 | 340,855 |
| Afghanistan | 14 | 1:2,296,656 | 15,575 |
| United Arab Emirates | 11 | 1:832,934 | 27,512 |
| Netherlands | 8 | 1:2,110,897 | 88,902 |
| South Africa | 6 | 1:9,029,617 | 189,736 |
| Denmark | 5 | 1:1,128,943 | 52,970 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Niger | 4 | 1:4,798,004 | 75,547 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 48 | 1:1,046,223 | 61,047 |
The alternate forms: Láb (7) are calculated separately.
Lab (40,297) may also be a first name.
Lab Demographics
Average Male Lab Height
177.21 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Láb | 89 | 7 | / |
| Laib | 86 | 34,355 | / |
| Laub | 86 | 9,170 | / |
| Labd | 86 | 3,351 | / |
| Labh | 86 | 2,865 | / |
| Liab | 86 | 1,340 | / |
| Labs | 86 | 1,062 | / |
| Laab | 86 | 975 | / |
| Lyab | 86 | 643 | / |
| Leab | 86 | 340 | / |
| Labt | 86 | 153 | / |
| Lajb | 86 | 55 | / |
| Hlab | 86 | 33 | / |
| Llab | 86 | 20 | / |
| Laeb | 86 | 17 | / |
| Laïb | 86 | 11 | / |
| Layb | 86 | 10 | / |
| Lahb | 86 | 8 | / |
| Lasb | 86 | 5 | / |
| Latb | 86 | 3 | / |
| Labz | 86 | 3 | / |
| Labï | 86 | 1 | / |
| Lhab | 86 | 1 | / |
| Laáb | 86 | 1 | / |
| Lgab | 86 | 1 | / |
| Laabs | 75 | 4,942 | / |
| Lahab | 75 | 1,266 | / |
| Liabø | 75 | 316 | / |
| Labsh | 75 | 20 | / |
| Laubs | 75 | 13 | / |
| Hlaub | 75 | 13 | / |
| Lahub | 75 | 11 | / |
| Laabd | 75 | 10 | / |
| L'Abd | 75 | 6 | / |
| Lyaub | 75 | 6 | / |
| Leabd | 75 | 5 | / |
| Laasb | 75 | 4 | / |
| Liaib | 75 | 3 | / |
| Lahbs | 75 | 2 | / |
| Llaab | 75 | 2 | / |
| Laaib | 75 | 1 | / |
| Labth | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hlabs | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lachb | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lyaab | 75 | 1 | / |
| Labdh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Laaab | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lajhb | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lahbh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Laibh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Laubh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Leabh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Liabs | 75 | 0 | / |
| Labtd | 75 | 0 | / |
| Leabs | 75 | 0 | / |
| Law | 67 | 246,411 | / |
| Lap | 67 | 8,996 | / |
| Lav | 67 | 4,071 | / |
| Lob | 67 | 2,193 | / |
| Löb | 67 | 1,872 | / |
| Leb | 67 | 1,569 | / |
| Laf | 67 | 842 | / |
| Labowa | 67 | 257 | / |
| Labsch | 67 | 231 | / |
| Leabch | 67 | 75 | / |
| Labová | 67 | 58 | / |
| Léb | 67 | 49 | / |
| Labova | 67 | 34 | / |
| Lahaib | 67 | 9 | / |
| Lachhb | 67 | 4 | / |
| Liahab | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lôb | 67 | 1 | / |
| Laaibh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Laahab | 67 | 1 | / |
Lab Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Lab in the Tibetan language | ||
| ལྷགཔ་ | lhagpa | - |
| Lab in the Bengali language | ||
| লব | laba | 99.16 |
| লব্ | lab | 0.42 |
| Lab in the Oriya language | ||
| ଲବ | laba | 98.09 |
| ଲବ୍ | lab | 0.03 |
| Lab in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﻠﺐ | allb | 88.18 |
| ﻟﺐ | lb | 6.36 |
| ﺍﻟﺐ | alb | 2.73 |
| ﻟﻠﺐ | llb | 0.91 |
| ﻻﺏ | lab | 0.91 |
| ﺃﻟﻠﺐ | allb | 0.91 |
| Lab in the Hindi language | ||
| लब | laba | 80.34 |
| लाब | laba | 19.66 |
| Lab in the Marathi language | ||
| लब | laba | 57.69 |
| लाब | laba | 38.46 |
| ळब | laba | 3.85 |
| Lab in the Russian language | ||
| Лаб | lab | - |
| Lab in the Arabic language | ||
| علب | lb | - |
| لب | lb | - |
| لاب | lab | - |
| لأب | lab | - |
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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 Lab
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