Taib Surname

12,333rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 45,539 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Brunei

Taib Surname User-submission:

Tayeb is an Arabic and Mizrahi Jewish surname. "Tayeb" (طيب) means 'good' in Arabic.

Taib Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia15,2591:1,933295
Morocco5,8281:5,916699
Indonesia5,2021:25,4233,027
Algeria4,4611:8,6601,496
Philippines3,6991:27,3693,794
Saudi Arabia2,6241:11,7591,629
Iraq1,8861:18,5691,117
United Arab Emirates1,4981:6,116780
Pakistan1,0811:165,2584,320
Egypt7931:115,9349,519
Bangladesh7211:221,0227,250
Brunei4981:841165
France3501:189,77929,542
Israel3121:27,4283,983
Kenya2251:205,24414,810
Qatar1561:15,1151,665
Singapore1241:44,4171,692
United States1001:3,624,589201,936
Spain911:513,75925,575
England861:647,88437,755
India861:8,919,365180,249
Mauritania571:71,8404,858
Tanzania541:980,40045,201
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
Sudan361:1,041,9503,038
Canada281:1,315,91492,927
Niger271:710,81516,981
Iran191:4,041,185108,332
Sweden171:579,22142,433
Libya161:390,2481,390
Tunisia151:40,7085,720
Thailand131:5,433,719375,884
Germany121:6,708,788223,026
Netherlands121:1,407,26575,423
Afghanistan111:2,923,01717,932
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
Belgium111:1,045,14978,166
Papua New Guinea91:905,96994,851
Norway91:571,36544,190
Bulgaria71:996,98634,534
Yemen41:6,606,32425,896
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
China31:455,773,85521,925
Oman31:1,229,3248,987
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Syria31:6,433,67416,197
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048

The alternate forms: Taïb (144) are calculated separately.

Taib (16,885) may also be a first name.

Taib Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Tayeb is an Arabic and Mizrahi Jewish surname. "Tayeb" (طيب) means 'good' in Arabic.

- noam

Taib Last Name Facts

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

The surname Taib (Bengali: তৈয়ব, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻄﻴﺐ, Hindi: तईब, Marathi: ताईब, Oriya: ତଇବ, Russian: Таиб) is more frequently found in Malaysia than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms: Taïb. For other possible spellings of Taib click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Taib? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 12,333rd most widely held family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 160,029 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 73 percent of Taib are found; 54 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 51 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 42,725th most frequent first name at a global level, held by 16,885 people.

Taib is most frequent in Malaysia, where it is held by 15,259 people, or 1 in 1,933. In Malaysia it is most numerous in: Selangor, where 18 percent live, Johor, where 17 percent live and Perak, where 10 percent live. Excluding Malaysia it exists in 73 countries. It is also found in Morocco, where 13 percent live and Indonesia, where 11 percent live.

Taib Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Taib last name are 18.2% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 71.43% being registered with the party.

The amount Taib earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 19.92% less than the national average, earning 277,150 kr per year; in United States they earn 2.92% less than the national average, earning $41,890 USD per year and in Canada they earn 51.65% more than the national average, earning $75,344 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Taïb92144/
Taieb897,893/
Thaib894,459/
Tayib893,200/
Taibt89641/
Tajib89302/
Taiib89180/
Taiab89171/
Taiyb8972/
Taiub8931/
Taaib8913/
Taiob897/
Taibh892/
Taiëb892/
Taibz892/
Tgaib891/
Htaib891/
Tab8625,607/
Tib861,575/
Thajib80758/
Thayib80677/
Tahjib80175/
Taaibh8019/
Taiahb8017/
Tayieb807/
Taiyob805/
Tahaib804/
Hthaib803/
Taihab801/
Thaaib801/
Taieeb801/
Taioub801/
Tagieb801/
Taiieb801/
Tayiob801/
Ta'aib801/
Taif7517,631/
Taub758,116/
Thab753,056/
Taeb751,828/
Tayb751,694/
Toib751,517/
Taip751,339/
Thib751,061/
Taab75642/
Tieb75174/
Tabs75141/
Tabh7597/
Teib7595/
Tasb7538/
Tgib7531/
Tabt7526/
Taiw7524/
Taiv7523/
Teab7518/
Tibs7512/
Tibh7510/
Tuib7510/
Htab7510/
Tabš758/
Tabd757/
Tajb756/
Tahb755/
Tiob754/
Tabz753/
Htib752/
Dtib751/
Tabï751/
Tibơ751/
Tgab751/
Tihb751/
Tisb751/
Tibp751/
Tibz751/
Tatb751/
Taibova73323/
Tahajib73264/
Thaieeb7328/
Tayeb6785,482/
Taipe6734,062/
Tayab678,526/
Toyib677,597/
Teyib676,124/
Tayob672,399/
Tayub672,346/
Thoib672,285/
Tabsh67818/
Tiyeb67631/
Taief67615/
Tojib67313/
Teyab67278/
Tayibova67248/
Thaiv67246/
Tahab67177/
Taips67174/
Tayip67170/
Thaif67140/
Tajab67122/
Tiyab67110/
Toyab6776/
Teieb6751/
Thaip6742/
Tejab6739/
Tayyb6736/
Taife6735/
Thayb6730/
Tyyab6730/
Taiap6725/
Tajeb6724/
Tayif6723/
Tajip6722/
Taiph6722/
Tujab6720/
Tabch6718/
Tajub6716/
Thabh6714/
Tibhs6714/
Taiow6714/
Toibp6713/
Taiev6713/
Tuyab6710/
Tabsz679/
Taiff678/
Theab678/
Tajiv677/
Thaiw676/
Thaab676/
Toiab675/
Taiep675/
Tehab674/
Tauyb674/
Teibø674/
Thieb674/
Taizf674/
Taiiv673/
Taueb673/
Taiop673/
Thiob672/
Tibss672/
Tuyib672/
Teiab672/
Tijab672/
Tahub672/
Taiyf672/
Tajif672/
Thaub672/
Taãeb672/
Tejib671/
Ttaub671/
Tthib671/
Tayiv671/
Teabd671/
Tahjb671/
Taidf671/
Taiov671/
Taiuv671/
Tachb671/
Taubs671/
Tausb671/
Teeab671/
Taijp671/
Taaif671/
Taiav671/
Taifh671/
Taubė671/
Taweb671/
Tieab671/
Teiyb671/
Tiiab671/
Thahb671/
Toieb671/
Toiyb671/
Tyiab671/
Taatb671/
Taiyp671/
Tajiw671/
Tathb671/
Taubz671/
Taipp670/
Tuibt670/
Teahb670/
Theib670/

Taib Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Taib in the Oriya language
ତଇବta'iba-
Taib in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﻄﻴﺐaltyb90.63
ﺗﺎﻳﺐtayb6.25
ﺍﻟﺘﺎﻳﺐaltayb3.13
Taib in the Bengali language
তৈয়বtaiyaba50
তৈইবtai'iba50
Taib in the Marathi language
ताईबta'iba50
तैबtaiba30
तईबta'iba20
Taib in the Hindi language
तईबta'iba45.98
तइबta'iba21.84
ताईबta'iba16.09
ताइबta'iba11.49
तैबtaiba3.45
Taib in the Russian language
Таибtaib-

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