Maejab Surname

144,713th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,069 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Yemen
Highest density in:
Yemen

Maejab Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Maejab Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Yemen2,9071:9,0901,168
Iraq1571:223,0684,985
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Syria11:19,301,02222,457

Maejab (364) may also be a first name.

Maejab Last Name Facts

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

The last name Maejab is found in Yemen more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Maejab? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 144,713th most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,374,567 people. The surname Maejab occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Maejab are found; 100 percent are found in West Asia and 95 percent are found in Arabian Peninsula. Maejab is also the 456,229th most commonly occurring given name internationally It is held by 364 people.

This last name is most numerous in Yemen, where it is held by 2,907 people, or 1 in 9,090. In Yemen Maejab is most common in: Ibb Governorate, where 68 percent reside, Sa'dah Governorate, where 15 percent reside and Taiz Governorate, where 8 percent reside. Without taking into account Yemen it is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Iraq, where 5 percent reside and Kuwait, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mehajab773/
Miyajab771/
Maihajab711/
Meeyab672/
Miyajav6233/
Maiyyab621/
Majayav621/
Miyejav621/
Maeyop501/
Mijhajhaph501/

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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 Maejab
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