Qaalab Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Afghanistan
Highest density in:
Afghanistan

Qaalab Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Qaalab Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Afghanistan51:6,430,63727,710
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

Qaalab Last Name Facts

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

Qaalab is found in Afghanistan more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Qaalab? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 7,593,402nd most prevalent surname globally, borne by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Qaalab live; 83 percent live in South Asia and 83 percent live in Islamic South Asia.

The surname is most widespread in Afghanistan, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 6,430,637. In Afghanistan Qaalab is most common in: Helmand, where 40 percent live, Nangarhar, where 40 percent live and Kabul, where 20 percent live. Not including Afghanistan this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in Yemen, where 17 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Qalab91496/
Qallab8318/
Qalyab834/
Kaalab834/
Qalabh833/
Qalaab831/
Caalab831/
Kahalab7712/
Cahalab774/
Kalab731,579/
Qalaw731,233/
Calab7369/
Qalob7312/
Qalaf7310/
Qolab734/
Qaleb734/
Qalav731/
Cahalabh713/
Kallab674,893/
Kaleab674,390/
Qallaf67122/
Khalab6754/
Qalafe6724/
Kalabh6723/
Kailab6721/
Qaloob677/
Qaloub676/
Kaalap675/
Callab674/
Kalaib674/
Calabh673/
Kalaab672/
Kaaleb671/
Kaylab671/
Quelab671/
Gkalab671/
Caliab671/
Caulab671/
Kaliab671/
Qollab671/
Qolaab671/
Qalaaf671/
Qalauf671/
Catlab671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Qaalab
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