Oqab Surname

1,079,669th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 229 people bear this surname

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

Oqab Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oqab Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Saudi Arabia1991:155,05422,057
Afghanistan201:1,607,65912,727
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Oqab (451) may also be a first name.

Oqab Last Name Facts

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

The last name Oqab is borne by more people in Saudi Arabia than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Oqab? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,079,669th most widespread surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 31,823,345 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 97 percent of Oqab are found; 87 percent are found in West Asia and 87 percent are found in Arabian Peninsula. It is also the 402,848th most frequently used first name worldwide. It is borne by 451 people.

It is most common in Saudi Arabia, where it is held by 199 people, or 1 in 155,054. Apart from Saudi Arabia it occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Afghanistan, where 9 percent live and Morocco, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oquab893/
Oqaab892/
Osqab891/
Aqab755,157/
Okab75498/
Ocab75443/
Eqab75224/
Oqob751/
Oqav751/
Oqap751/
Oqaf751/
Okhab6778/
Oukab6718/
Auqab679/
Aqaib677/
Aqaab674/
Aqqab673/
Haqab673/
Uoqob672/
Aqabh672/
Gokab671/
Aqeab671/
Aqabz671/
Aquab671/
Okaab671/
Okabh671/
Ouqaf671/
Oqeeb671/
Hoqob671/
Aaqab671/
Equab671/

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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 Oqab
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