Thabit Surname
Approximately 19,153 people bear this surname
Thabit Surname User-submission:
A variation of the name Thabit. The variation occurs via the phonetic conversion from Arabic to English, the first recordings of the name can be found in British ports. The surname comes from Yemen in the Arabian peninsula, from the 18th to 20th centuries, Aden was a port of call for British Merchant ships and was also used for recruitment.
Read More About This SurnameThabit Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 5,013 | 1:10,561 | 1,365 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4,015 | 1:7,685 | 1,079 |
| Egypt | 3,630 | 1:25,327 | 2,837 |
| Sudan | 2,800 | 1:13,396 | 1,853 |
| Yemen | 2,019 | 1:13,088 | 1,530 |
| Morocco | 818 | 1:42,147 | 6,853 |
| United States | 180 | 1:2,013,661 | 129,138 |
| Nigeria | 117 | 1:1,514,041 | 57,594 |
| Iraq | 115 | 1:304,536 | 6,054 |
| Malawi | 105 | 1:163,039 | 16,499 |
| United Arab Emirates | 68 | 1:134,739 | 11,022 |
| England | 62 | 1:898,678 | 46,462 |
| Canada | 27 | 1:1,364,652 | 95,501 |
| Qatar | 22 | 1:107,182 | 11,536 |
| Uganda | 18 | 1:2,168,849 | 67,754 |
| Malaysia | 16 | 1:1,843,389 | 74,511 |
| South Africa | 12 | 1:4,514,809 | 137,638 |
| Spain | 10 | 1:4,675,204 | 78,608 |
| Sweden | 10 | 1:984,676 | 73,605 |
| Kenya | 8 | 1:5,772,488 | 50,256 |
| Lebanon | 5 | 1:1,127,417 | 17,983 |
| Netherlands | 5 | 1:3,377,435 | 111,911 |
| Indonesia | 5 | 1:26,449,839 | 597,308 |
| Oman | 4 | 1:921,993 | 7,313 |
| Sri Lanka | 4 | 1:5,202,140 | 12,146 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 1:337,152 | 6,054 |
| Germany | 4 | 1:20,126,365 | 436,245 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| Comoros | 4 | 1:187,381 | 421 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Australia | 3 | 1:8,998,567 | 200,784 |
| Venezuela | 3 | 1:10,068,026 | 60,591 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Curaçao | 1 | 1:157,247 | 1,313 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
Thabit (8,578) may also be a first name.
Thabit Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
A variation of the name Thabit. The variation occurs via the phonetic conversion from Arabic to English, the first recordings of the name can be found in British ports. The surname comes from Yemen in the Arabian peninsula, from the 18th to 20th centuries, Aden was a port of call for British Merchant ships and was also used for recruitment. The English variants of the Surname hail from these recruited sailors who settled in English speaking countries.
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Average Thabit Salary in
United States
$42,891 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Thabit Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Thabit Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Thabit (Oriya: ଥବିତ) has its highest incidence in Tanzania. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Thabit? popularity and diffusion
The last name Thabit is the 28,059th most frequently used surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 380,491 people. The last name Thabit is mostly found in Africa, where 65 percent of Thabit reside; 38 percent reside in North Africa and 34 percent reside in Arabic North Africa. Thabit is also the 67,908th most frequently used first name world-wide, held by 8,578 people.
It is most common in Tanzania, where it is carried by 5,013 people, or 1 in 10,561. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 20 percent are found, Tabora Region, where 17 percent are found and Morogoro Region, where 8 percent are found. Apart from Tanzania it is found in 56 countries. It is also common in Saudi Arabia, where 21 percent are found and Egypt, where 19 percent are found.
Thabit Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Thabit surname is chiefly Maronite (100%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those holding the Thabit surname are 8.99% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 62.22% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Thabit earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 8.89% less than the national average, earning R 216,516 per year; in United States they earn 0.6% less than the national average, earning $42,891 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.52% less than the national average, earning $45,949 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Thabit Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Thabit in the Oriya language | ||
| ଥବିତ | thabita | 75 |
| ଠବିତ | thabita | 25 |
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