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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Thabit Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Thabit Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Thabit (Oriya: ଥବିତ) has its highest incidence in Tanzania. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Thabit? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 28,059th most frequent family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 380,491 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 65 percent of Thabit are found; 38 percent are found in North Africa and 34 percent are found in Arabic North Africa. Thabit is also the 67,908th most commonly occurring first name internationally It is held by 8,578 people.
This last name is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is carried by 5,013 people, or 1 in 10,561. In Tanzania Thabit is mostly found 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. Beside Tanzania Thabit exists in 56 countries. It also occurs in Saudi Arabia, where 21 percent are found and Egypt, where 19 percent are found.
Thabit Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Thabit last name is principally Maronite (100%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those bearing the Thabit surname are 8.99% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national 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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