Qab Surname
Approximately 1,372 people bear this surname
Qab Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 641 | 1:143,426 | 11,189 |
| Palestine | 468 | 1:9,720 | 1,969 |
| Iran | 147 | 1:522,330 | 30,518 |
| Pakistan | 56 | 1:3,190,069 | 25,212 |
| Kuwait | 39 | 1:97,454 | 10,676 |
| Afghanistan | 5 | 1:6,430,637 | 27,710 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Yemen | 4 | 1:6,606,324 | 25,896 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
Qab (90) may also be a first name.
Qab Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Qab Come From? nationality or country of origin
Qab is more commonly found in Egypt than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Qab? popularity and diffusion
Qab is the 281,264th most frequent surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 5,311,622 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 53 percent of Qab live; 47 percent live in North Africa and 47 percent live in Arabic North Africa. Qab is also the 1,005,046th most common first name at a global level, borne by 90 people.
This surname is most frequently used in Egypt, where it is held by 641 people, or 1 in 143,426. Not including Egypt Qab is found in 11 countries. It is also found in Palestine, where 34 percent are found and Iran, where 11 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Qabh | 86 | 55 | / |
| Qabz | 86 | 21 | / |
| Qaeb | 86 | 18 | / |
| Qaib | 86 | 7 | / |
| Quab | 86 | 4 | / |
| Qasb | 86 | 3 | / |
| Qaab | 86 | 2 | / |
| Qatb | 86 | 2 | / |
| Hqab | 86 | 1 | / |
| Qahb | 86 | 1 | / |
| Qabd | 86 | 1 | / |
| Qabp | 86 | 1 | / |
| Qabs | 86 | 1 | / |
| Qayb | 86 | 1 | / |
| Qcab | 86 | 1 | / |
| Qeab | 86 | 1 | / |
| Qkab | 86 | 1 | / |
| Quabs | 75 | 21 | / |
| Quaib | 75 | 17 | / |
| Queab | 75 | 3 | / |
| Qasbt | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hqaub | 75 | 1 | / |
| Qasbh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Qaasb | 75 | 1 | / |
| Qaibp | 75 | 1 | / |
| Qaisb | 75 | 1 | / |
| Qahbs | 75 | 1 | / |
| Qashb | 75 | 1 | / |
| Cab | 67 | 44,688 | / |
| Kab | 67 | 9,935 | / |
| Qaf | 67 | 300 | / |
| Qaw | 67 | 46 | / |
| Qap | 67 | 21 | / |
| Qob | 67 | 12 | / |
| Qeb | 67 | 7 | / |
| Qav | 67 | 3 | / |
| Quahab | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Qab
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