Qaba Surname

91,293rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,245 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Jordan

Qaba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Qaba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2,6231:20,6552,616
Yemen1,2891:20,5012,149
Jordan6731:13,1392,245
Morocco2731:126,28622,036
Iran1371:560,45631,943
Lesotho921:22,0934,562
Lebanon901:62,6344,716
Afghanistan241:1,339,71611,412
Papua New Guinea121:679,47678,554
Pakistan101:17,864,38868,137
India51:153,413,076951,030
England51:11,143,612252,590
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
France11:66,422,722504,397
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Qaba (494) may also be a first name.

Qaba Last Name Facts

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

Qaba is held by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Qaba.

How Common Is The Last Name Qaba? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 91,293rd most commonly used surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,389,427 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 57 percent of Qaba live; 52 percent live in Southern Africa and 52 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 381,888th most frequently used forename throughout the world, borne by 494 people.

It is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is held by 2,623 people, or 1 in 20,655. In South Africa Qaba is primarily found in: Eastern Cape, where 50 percent are found, Gauteng, where 13 percent are found and Western Cape, where 11 percent are found. Excluding South Africa Qaba is found in 19 countries. It is also found in Yemen, where 25 percent are found and Jordan, where 13 percent are found.

Qaba Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Qaba surname is primarily Sunni (100%) in Lebanon.

Qaba earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 36.81% less than the national average, earning R 150,168 per year.

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Qhaba89253/
Qabat89178/
Qasba89100/
Qabaz8961/
Qatba8939/
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Quaba8927/
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Qabais801/
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Qaybah801/
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Gqeaba801/
Qasbat801/
Kaba75242,445/
Caba7535,594/
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Qeba7567/
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Qaitbay735/
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Gcaba676,120/
Cabaj675,114/
Cabas674,868/
Kabai674,405/
Khaba673,999/
Kaiba673,769/
Kaaba672,938/
Kabha672,921/
Kabah672,734/
Kabay672,585/
Cabay672,185/
Cauba671,879/
Kabau671,544/
Kabaş671,434/
Cabau671,394/
Kauba671,188/
Kabaj671,081/
Gqeba67900/
Cabat67716/
Kajba67533/
Gqoba67352/
Kabea67310/
Qawwa67305/
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Cabad67204/
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Kayba67173/
Qhoba67152/
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Kaeba6778/
Cabea6775/
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Cabha6766/
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Qobat6737/
Qotba6736/
Keaba6735/
Qasua6734/
Gqawa6726/
Qobah6721/
Kgaba6721/
Qaywa6718/
Cabah6713/
Qhawa6713/
Qahwa6711/
Quava6710/
Qaboo678/
Qoeba677/
Kabaś676/
Qawah675/
Kahba675/
Kaïba675/
Qobaa675/
Qawai674/
Qheba674/
Cayba673/
Catba673/
Qaboh672/
Qeiba672/
Qavas672/
Kabaň672/
Qhabo672/
Qobaz672/
Qaiva671/
Qeabo671/
Ceaba671/
Ccaba671/
Kaâba671/
Qabos671/
Qabou671/
Quoba671/
Qawaa671/
Cabaň671/
Caeba671/
Qobaj671/
Ckaba671/
Cqeba671/
Qooba671/
Qebaa671/
Qobad671/
Quaybath670/

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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 Qaba
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