Qab Surname

281,264th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,372 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Palestine

Qab Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Qab Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt6411:143,42611,189
Palestine4681:9,7201,969
Iran1471:522,33030,518
Pakistan561:3,190,06925,212
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
Afghanistan51:6,430,63727,710
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Yemen41:6,606,32425,896
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Qabh8655/
Qabz8621/
Qaeb8618/
Qaib867/
Quab864/
Qasb863/
Qaab862/
Qatb862/
Hqab861/
Qahb861/
Qabd861/
Qabp861/
Qabs861/
Qayb861/
Qcab861/
Qeab861/
Qkab861/
Quabs7521/
Quaib7517/
Queab753/
Qasbt751/
Hqaub751/
Qasbh751/
Qaasb751/
Qaibp751/
Qaisb751/
Qahbs751/
Qashb751/
Cab6744,688/
Kab679,935/
Qaf67300/
Qaw6746/
Qap6721/
Qob6712/
Qeb677/
Qav673/
Quahab671/

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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 Qab
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