Taub Surname

61,917th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,116 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Israel

Taub Surname Definition:

(German) Dweller at the sign of the dove; one with the qualities of a dove; descendant of Tabo, a pet form of names beginning with Diet, as Theudobald, Theudobert and Theudobrand.

Taub Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,2481:85,3259,646
Israel1,2851:6,6601,020
Philippines1,2791:79,15413,701
Canada2171:169,79517,065
England1931:288,69522,251
Indonesia1301:1,017,30174,410
Argentina1231:347,50727,272
Germany961:838,59960,830
France521:1,277,360130,443
Japan481:2,663,42331,597
Hungary361:272,67421,202
Malaysia341:867,47739,690
Brazil331:6,487,101155,169
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
Romania311:647,67345,663
Papua New Guinea311:263,02335,917
South Africa261:2,083,75892,464
Austria261:327,51736,002
Chile251:704,65916,160
Spain191:2,460,63358,585
Russia181:8,006,836292,169
Sweden181:547,04239,827
Australia161:1,687,23181,699
Belgium141:821,18966,436
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
Scotland81:669,22723,443
Poland61:6,334,792156,558
Uruguay61:571,96026,877
Slovakia61:889,40878,715
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
China21:683,660,78330,601
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States381:1,321,54472,820

Taub (126) may also be a first name.

Taub Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) Dweller at the sign of the dove; one with the qualities of a dove; descendant of Tabo, a pet form of names beginning with Diet, as Theudobald, Theudobert and Theudobrand.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

(from the name of a male ancestor) or (from a house sign) While some German-Jewish families derived their name from the house bearing the sign of the Taube (“dove”), most names which have the element Taub are patronymics for Jonah (which in Hebrew is “dove”).

— Rabbi Benzion Kaganoff

Taub Last Name Facts

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

The surname Taub (Hindi: ताऊब, Marathi: ताउब, Russian: Тауб) is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Taub? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 61,917th most frequently used surname on earth, held by around 1 in 897,923 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 57 percent of Taub live; 54 percent live in North America and 54 percent live in Anglo-North America. Taub is also the 829,183rd most commonly occurring forename throughout the world, borne by 126 people.

It is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 4,248 people, or 1 in 85,325. In The United States Taub is primarily concentrated in: New York, where 36 percent reside, California, where 11 percent reside and Florida, where 10 percent reside. Barring The United States this last name is found in 49 countries. It is also found in Israel, where 16 percent reside and The Philippines, where 16 percent reside.

Taub Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Taub has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Taub surname rose 11,179 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Taub Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Taub surname are 42.48% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 95.71% registered with the political party.

The amount Taub earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 68.93% more than the national average, earning R 401,436 per year; in United States they earn 26.48% more than the national average, earning $54,573 USD per year and in Canada they earn 63.79% more than the national average, earning $81,378 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tayub892,346/
Taiub8931/
Tajub8916/
Tauyb894/
Taueb893/
Tahub892/
Thaub892/
Ttaub891/
Taubs891/
Tausb891/
Taubė891/
Taubz891/
Tab8625,607/
Tub86385/
Tayoub80659/
Tauyab8026/
Tahyub806/
Thayub803/
Tayaub802/
Taoueb802/
Toyaub801/
Tahjub801/
Taioub801/
Taib7545,539/
Thab753,056/
Taup751,974/
Taeb751,828/
Tayb751,694/
Toub751,020/
Taab75642/
Tauf75264/
Taïb75144/
Tabs75141/
Thub7598/
Tabh7597/
Tauw7585/
Tubs7554/
Tasb7538/
Tabt7526/
Tauv7525/
Teab7518/
Tuib7510/
Htab7510/
Tabš758/
Tabd757/
Tajb756/
Tahb755/
Tabz753/
Tuyb752/
Tueb751/
Tutb751/
Teub751/
Tabï751/
Tgab751/
Tuhb751/
Tubt751/
Tatb751/
Htub751/
Taubová7310/
Taubova732/
Tahajub731/
Tayeb6785,482/
Tayab678,526/
Taieb677,893/
Thaib674,459/
Tayib673,200/
Tayob672,399/
Tabsh67818/
Taibt67641/
Taupe67457/
Tahup67335/
Tajib67302/
Teyab67278/
Taiib67180/
Tahab67177/
Taiab67171/
Tajab67122/
Thauw67118/
Tiyab67110/
Thoub6793/
Taupp6783/
Toyab6776/
Taiyb6772/
Taufe6751/
Tejab6739/
Tayyb6736/
Thayb6730/
Tyyab6730/
Thubh6726/
Tayup6726/
Tajeb6724/
Tujab6720/
Tabch6718/
Thabh6714/
Taaib6713/
Tuyab6710/
Tabsz679/
Tayubova678/
Theab678/
Taiob677/
Théau677/
Tauev676/
Tayuv676/
Thaab676/
Toiab675/
Tehab674/
Teyub674/
Tauph673/
Tauff673/
Tuyib672/
Teiab672/
Tijab672/
Taãeb672/
Taibh672/
Taiëb672/
Taibz672/
Thauf671/
Thaup671/
Thauv671/
Teabd671/
Teubs671/
Tahjb671/
Taiuv671/
Tachb671/
Teeab671/
Tuyeb671/
Taweb671/
Tieab671/
Tiiab671/
Thahb671/
Tgaib671/
Toubh671/
Tuyob671/
Tyiab671/
Thubt671/
Taatb671/
Tathb671/
Htaib671/
Tauft670/
Tuibt670/
Teahb670/
Taupt670/

Taub Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Taub in the Marathi language
ताउबta'uba-
Taub in the Hindi language
ताऊबta'uba50
तयूबtayuba50
Taub in the Russian language
Таубtaub-

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