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 Lab Salary in
South Africa
R 468,564
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
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་) is borne by more people in Cambodia than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant: Láb. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lab? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 67,596th most frequent family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 990,021 people. The last name Lab occurs mostly in Asia, where 89 percent of Lab live; 80 percent live in Southeast Asia and 79 percent live in Khmer-Asia. It is also the 22,068th most commonly occurring first name in the world, borne by 40,297 people.
The surname Lab is most frequently used in Cambodia, where it is carried by 5,833 people, or 1 in 2,655. In Cambodia Lab is most frequent in: Prey Veng Province, where 15 percent live, Battambang Province, where 11 percent live and Kandal Province, where 11 percent live. Not including Cambodia this last name occurs in 30 countries. It also occurs in France, where 6 percent live and Mauritania, where 4 percent live.
Lab Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Lab has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Lab surname expanded 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
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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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