Soukab Surname

3,373,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 34 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritania
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Soukab Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Soukab Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritania321:127,9647,422
France11:66,422,722504,397
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Soukab Last Name Facts

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

The last name Soukab (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺳﻜﺎﺏ) is found most in Mauritania. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Soukab? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,373,373rd most frequently occurring last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 214,339,586 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Soukab are found; 94 percent are found in West Africa and 94 percent are found in Senegambia Africa.

Soukab is most frequent in Mauritania, where it is held by 32 people, or 1 in 127,964. In Mauritania it is most frequent in: Brakna Region, where 78 percent live, Trarza Region, where 13 percent live and Guidimagha Region, where 3 percent live. Besides Mauritania it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in France, where 3 percent live and The United States, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sukab918/
Sokab916/
Zoukab8337/
Soucab8318/
Sukhab8310/
Sukabh833/
Soukav832/
Sukaib831/
Shukab831/
Sokhab831/
Soukap830/
Shukaib7718/
Shokaib775/
Zoukhab771/
Suhkaib771/
Sukap73147/
Sucab7391/
Sakab7369/
Sokob7342/
Sokap7326/
Socab733/
Sukob731/
Soukop67348/
Sakoub67206/
Sakkab6788/
Seukap6742/
Saikab6740/
Sakhab6733/
Szukob6722/
Sakaub6717/
Soukov6716/
Sokape6715/
Sukape678/
Soskob678/
Shakab677/
Soukopova677/
Succab675/
Sakaib674/
Szokob673/
Sukeib673/
Sukaup673/
Zokaib671/
Suekap671/
Sukkap671/
Saqoub671/
Suqaib671/
Zoucab671/
Saykab671/

Soukab Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Soukab in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺳﻜﺎﺏskab66.67
ﺳﻮﻛﺎﺏswkab33.33

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Soukab
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