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 occurs most in Egypt. It may occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Qab? popularity and diffusion
Qab is the 281,264th most frequently held surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,311,622 people. The surname Qab is predominantly found in Asia, where 53 percent of Qab reside; 47 percent reside in North Africa and 47 percent reside in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 1,005,046th most frequently used forename world-wide. It is borne by 90 people.
It is most frequently used in Egypt, where it is held by 641 people, or 1 in 143,426. Barring Egypt it occurs in 11 countries. It is also common 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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