Misbah Surname

14,722nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 37,845 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Maldives

Misbah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Misbah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia10,3191:12,8161,620
Saudi Arabia5,0881:6,064842
Ethiopia4,9901:19,5482,554
Bangladesh4,5961:34,6732,145
Morocco4,0211:8,5741,142
Sudan2,8001:13,3961,853
Pakistan2,3761:75,1872,689
Egypt1,8301:50,2384,917
United Arab Emirates6441:14,2271,747
India2851:2,691,45783,799
Malaysia2161:136,5478,721
Maldives1011:4,002381
Kuwait961:39,5914,718
Afghanistan841:382,7765,466
England821:679,48938,951
Qatar781:30,2313,215
United States591:6,143,372295,589
Spain371:1,263,56942,239
Wales201:154,72710,755
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
France131:5,109,440259,941
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Oman111:335,2704,992
Israel101:855,76354,181
Sri Lanka91:2,312,0629,186
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
Libya41:1,560,9943,087
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

Misbah (179,322) may also be a first name.

Misbah Last Name Facts

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

Misbah (Arabic: مصبح, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﺼﺒﺎﺡ, Hindi: मिस्बाह, Marathi: िमसबाह, Oriya: ମିସବାହ) is found in Indonesia more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Misbah? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 14,722nd most widely held family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 192,563 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 63 percent of Misbah live; 28 percent live in Southeast Asia and 28 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Misbah is also the 5,859th most widely held first name globally. It is borne by 179,322 people.

This last name is most frequently used in Indonesia, where it is carried by 10,319 people, or 1 in 12,816. In Indonesia Misbah is most numerous in: West Java, where 60 percent live, East Java, where 9 percent live and Central Java, where 9 percent live. Without taking into account Indonesia Misbah is found in 49 countries. It is also common in Saudi Arabia, where 13 percent live and Ethiopia, where 13 percent live.

Misbah Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Misbah surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50% registered to vote for the political party.

Misbah earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 25.14% more than the national average, earning $53,995 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Misbahu922,006/
Misbach92744/
Missbah92181/
Mishbah9292/
Misbaah9234/
Misbaha9215/
Misbhah921/
Moisbah921/
Misbaih921/
Misba911,029/
Missbach86343/
Misbahah8687/
Mmisbach868/
Mishbash861/
Meisbach861/
Mesbah8348,792/
Musbah8312,751/
Misbau83215/
Mishba8378/
Misbha8343/
Müsbah8310/
Misbat835/
Misbaa833/
Misbad833/
Missba832/
Meisba831/
Misbai831/
Mèsbah831/
Misboa831/
Misboh831/
Meissbach8040/
Musbahu7729,919/
Musbauh77783/
Messbah77372/
Mesbahy77240/
Mesbaih77106/
Musbaha7711/
Muisbau776/
Maiseba774/
Mishbas773/
Mesbaha772/
Maisbai771/
Mesbach771/
Missbha771/
Muiseba771/
Mussbah771/
Mgaisba771/
Mishbau771/
Mihsbau771/
Measbah771/
Misbhai771/
Mieszba771/
Miesbau771/
Missbay771/
Metsbah771/
Michbah770/
Mischba770/
Mischbauch750/
Musba73654/
Misva7347/
Mesba7335/
Misbo731/
Muishbau714/
Maisseba711/
Meggisba711/
Muisebau711/
Messbach710/
Musbau675,179/
Maisva67446/
Mesbat6771/
Misvaa6741/
Mushba6729/
Meschbach6720/
Musbha676/
Meshba676/
Misbei674/
Mesbai674/
Musbay674/
Mishva673/
Michba673/
Mesbha672/
Musbai672/
Mhisva671/
Misboy671/
Musbea671/
Mixbau671/

Misbah Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Misbah in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻣﺼﺒﺎﺡmsbah-
Misbah in the Oriya language
ମିସବାହmisabaha-
Misbah in the Marathi language
िमसबाहimasabaha84.35
बाहbaha11.07
मीसबाहmisabaha1.53
मीसबाmisaba1.15
Misbah in the Hindi language
मिस्बाहmisbaha72.97
मिसबाहmisabaha21.62
मिसबहmisabaha1.16
मिसवाहmisavaha0.77
मिस्बाmisba0.77
मिस्वाहmisvaha0.77
मिस्बालmisbala0.39
मिसबाmisaba0.39
मीस्बाहmisbaha0.39
मिस्बहmisbaha0.39
मिश्बाहmisbaha0.39
Misbah in the Arabic language
مصبحmsbh-

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