Maqableh Surname

983,245th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 262 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Saudi Arabia
Highest density in:
Saudi Arabia

Maqableh Surname User-submission:

Magableh or Maqableh are the most common rendering, but due to different spelling in English and the similarity of the letters G to Q and K in Arabic, some people write the name with different spellings.

Magableh has its roots back to the Arabian Island (Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Iraq, Bahrain).

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Maqableh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Saudi Arabia2391:129,10417,726
Jordan111:803,85814,945
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Maqableh Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Magableh or Maqableh are the most common rendering, but due to different spelling in English and the similarity of the letters G to Q and K in Arabic, some people write the name with different spellings.

Magableh has its roots back to the Arabian Island (Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Iraq, Bahrain). Old people told us stories about the origin of Magableh from the Taef region in Saudi Arabia.

The Magableh tribe lives in the following towns in Jordan. Numbers are approximately 90% correct: Balila (10,000 people), Megblih (5,000), Jerash (3,000), Samma (2,000), Kufr Abil (2,000), Izreet (300), Irbid (800), Amman (600) and Zarqa (300).

Some members of the Magableh tribe left Jordan around 80 years ago and settled in Syria, Turkey and Palestine.

Magableh men are known for very sharp, strong personalities. They like competition and trying to support each other. There is more than 1,000 who hold a professor's degree working in the Middle East in Universities and colleges; and more than 5,000 engineers and officers in the army & police.

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Maqableh Last Name Facts

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

The surname Maqableh is carried by more people in Saudi Arabia than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Maqableh? popularity and diffusion

The last name Maqableh is the 983,245th most commonly occurring last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 27,815,061 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 97 percent of Maqableh reside; 97 percent reside in West Asia and 93 percent reside in Arabian Peninsula.

The surname Maqableh is most commonly occurring in Saudi Arabia, where it is carried by 239 people, or 1 in 129,104. Beside Saudi Arabia this surname occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in Jordan, where 4 percent live and Australia, where 2 percent live.

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Macawille599/
Maccabelli56202/
Makhobelle5613/
Mokabli53267/
Mekabli532/
Makavla532/
Makhoebelle531/
Makavli531/
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Macavlay503/
MacAwlay502/
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