Lajab Surname

556,360th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 572 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Lajab Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lajab Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi5231:32,7334,882
Philippines471:2,154,005122,929
France11:66,422,722504,397
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Lajab (147) may also be a first name.

Lajab Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lajab is found in Malawi more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lajab? popularity and diffusion

The surname Lajab is the 556,360th most commonly occurring last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 12,740,465 people. The surname Lajab is mostly found in Africa, where 91 percent of Lajab live; 91 percent live in Southern Africa and 91 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Lajab is also the 760,591st most widespread first name in the world, held by 147 people.

Lajab is most frequent in Malawi, where it is carried by 523 people, or 1 in 32,733. Apart from Malawi it occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 8 percent live and France, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Llajab911/
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Lacab8016/
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Lajob8010/
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Lajaw801/
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Lachab731,053/
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Lajaip7351/
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Lasaib7342/
Lagiab7340/
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Laujav733/
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Leazab731/
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Lausab731/
Lauiab731/
Laib6734,355/
Lachhab6717,063/
Laub679,170/
Leab67340/
Laachab67210/
Lejb67137/
Lashhab6723/
Laeb6717/
Leidjab6714/
Lajp6710/
Layb6710/
Lojb677/
Lujb675/
Lhaajav675/
Lakhabh674/
Lachaab673/
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Lasahab672/
Lajf672/
Lachâab671/
Lahjoub671/
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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 Lajab
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