Naqib Surname

82,203rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,898 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Afghanistan
Highest density in:
Afghanistan

Naqib Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Naqib Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Afghanistan3,2411:9,921705
Syria1,0191:18,9411,419
Pakistan5971:299,2366,285
Yemen3841:68,8164,886
Palestine1231:36,9834,453
Lebanon1101:51,2464,208
Iraq841:416,9247,373
Indonesia711:1,862,665118,960
Malaysia661:446,88222,856
India621:12,372,022220,417
Iran481:1,599,63662,090
United States251:14,498,357517,445
England141:3,979,861125,553
Singapore131:423,66918,211
United Arab Emirates121:763,52325,625
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Jordan21:4,421,21822,351
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Naqib (13,041) may also be a first name.

Naqib Last Name Facts

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

The surname Naqib (Hindi: नक़ीब) is found most in Afghanistan. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Naqib? popularity and diffusion

The surname Naqib is the 82,203rd most frequently held last name globally It is held by around 1 in 1,235,596 people. Naqib occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Naqib live; 67 percent live in South Asia and 67 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 51,172nd most frequently occurring first name at a global level It is held by 13,041 people.

The surname Naqib is most frequently occurring in Afghanistan, where it is borne by 3,241 people, or 1 in 9,921. In Afghanistan it is mostly concentrated in: Nangarhar, where 15 percent are found, Kabul, where 14 percent are found and Paktia, where 13 percent are found. Without taking into account Afghanistan this last name is found in 26 countries. It also occurs in Syria, where 17 percent are found and Pakistan, where 10 percent are found.

Naqib Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is primarily Sunni (100%) in Lebanon.

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

The amount Naqib earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 3.34% less than the national average, earning $41,708 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.57% less than the national average, earning $48,902 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Naquib91527/
Naqaib9114/
Ngaqib919/
Naqieb911/
Nakib8010,490/
Nacib80802/
Naqif80342/
Naqeb8093/
Naqip804/
Naqiv803/
Naqibova771/
Naqeeb732,067/
Nakhib73154/
Necaib7388/
Nakiob7320/
Nakieb7318/
Ngakib7315/
Nakaib737/
Nachib733/
Naskib732/
Nakkib732/
Nequib732/
Naqueb731/
Naqueeb6712/
Ngakibh673/

Naqib Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Naqib in the Hindi language
नक़ीबnaqiba50
नक़ीबnaqiba50

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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
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  • 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 Naqib
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