Laqab Surname

2,047,559th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 84 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Laqab Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Laqab Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran501:1,535,65060,563
Pakistan151:11,909,59253,778
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Yemen61:4,404,21618,907
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
England21:27,859,030389,889
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828

Laqab (33) may also be a first name.

Laqab Last Name Facts

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

Laqab has its highest incidence in Iran. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Laqab? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,047,559th most commonly used last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 86,756,499 people. Laqab occurs mostly in Asia, where 86 percent of Laqab live; 79 percent live in South Asia and 79 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Laqab is also the 1,807,719th most frequently occurring forename world-wide It is held by 33 people.

Laqab is most commonly held in Iran, where it is borne by 50 people, or 1 in 1,535,650. In Iran Laqab is mostly concentrated in: Isfahan Province, where 86 percent live and Razavi Khorasan Province, where 14 percent live. Beside Iran this last name occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Pakistan, where 18 percent live and The United States, where 7 percent live.

Laqab Last Name Statistics demography

Laqab earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 32.78% more than the national average, earning $57,292 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Laqaab911/
Lakab801,226/
Lacab8016/
Liaquatb771/
Laakab73391/
Lakaab73204/
Lakkab7311/
Lakhab738/
Laqafe732/
Laskab732/
Laakeb732/
Lakaeb731/
Liaqap731/
Lachkab678/
Lakhabh674/
Lakhaib673/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Laqab
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