Naqeeb Surname

201,693rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,067 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
United Arab Emirates

Naqeeb Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Naqeeb Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan1,6271:109,8003,373
Saudi Arabia1991:155,05422,057
India1021:7,520,249162,050
United Arab Emirates961:95,4408,441
Qatar91:262,00030,726
United States71:51,779,848968,877
England51:11,143,612252,590
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Jordan21:4,421,21822,351
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Naqeeb (24,942) may also be a first name.

Naqeeb Last Name Facts

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

The last name Naqeeb (Hindi: नकीब, Marathi: णक़ीब) occurs in Pakistan more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Naqeeb? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 201,693rd most common family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 3,525,663 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Naqeeb reside; 84 percent reside in South Asia and 81 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 32,063rd most widespread given name on earth It is held by 24,942 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Pakistan, where it is held by 1,627 people, or 1 in 109,800. In Pakistan Naqeeb is most frequent in: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 38 percent are found, Punjab, where 24 percent are found and Azad Jammu and Kashmir, where 14 percent are found. Apart from Pakistan it is found in 19 countries. It also occurs in Saudi Arabia, where 10 percent are found and India, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Naquib67527/
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Neekob6739/
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Naqaab671/
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Naqeeb Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Naqeeb in the Hindi language
नकीबnakiba-
Naqeeb in the Marathi language
णक़ीबnaqiba-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Naqeeb
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