Thabit Surname

28,059th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19,153 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Saudi Arabia

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.

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Thabit Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania5,0131:10,5611,365
Saudi Arabia4,0151:7,6851,079
Egypt3,6301:25,3272,837
Sudan2,8001:13,3961,853
Yemen2,0191:13,0881,530
Morocco8181:42,1476,853
United States1801:2,013,661129,138
Nigeria1171:1,514,04157,594
Iraq1151:304,5366,054
Malawi1051:163,03916,499
United Arab Emirates681:134,73911,022
England621:898,67846,462
Canada271:1,364,65295,501
Qatar221:107,18211,536
Uganda181:2,168,84967,754
Malaysia161:1,843,38974,511
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
Spain101:4,675,20478,608
Sweden101:984,67673,605
Kenya81:5,772,48850,256
Lebanon51:1,127,41717,983
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Oman41:921,9937,313
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Comoros41:187,381421
China31:455,773,85521,925
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
France11:66,422,722504,397
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Israel11:8,557,634182,558

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thabith92430/
Thabhit921/
Thabuit921/
Thaabit921/
Thabiet921/
Tabit919,112/
Thaabith864/
Thaabitd861/
Thabithe861/
Thabet83171,655/
Tabite83463/
Tabith8342/
Tatbit8340/
Thebit8338/
Tohbit8317/
Taabit836/
Tabitt835/
Taubit834/
Tabiet833/
Taboit833/
Tabait833/
Tabeit831/
Tasbit831/
Thobit831/
Tahbit831/
Htabit831/
Thabete77724/
Thabeth7713/
Thoibit778/
Thabeet777/
Thebith772/
Thavith772/
Tabisht771/
Taubeit771/
Thebiet771/
Tabaist771/
Taabite771/
Tahabet771/
Taibait771/
Thabett771/
Thaivet771/
Taubits770/
Tabithe770/
Tabet7335,331/
Tebit73815/
Tabid73394/
Tobit73243/
Tábit7391/
Tabić7384/
Tavit7364/
Tabyt739/
Thabethe7129,846/
Thanphit7120/
Thabhete7115/
Thamphit714/
Tabitova712/
Taabicht712/
Thabehte712/
Thabette711/
Thabhaid711/
Tachbite711/
Thebeith710/
Tabete671,223/
Tobitt67437/
Taabet67135/
Taibet67103/
Tábith6766/
Tobiet6749/
Toubit6729/
Tobitz6717/
Tabeut6711/
Tobits678/
Tampit678/
Thebet677/
Tobith676/
Tabett674/
Taabid674/
Tabayt674/
Tavait673/
Tobist673/
Thabetová673/
Tahbet673/
Tebitt672/
Tovait672/
Thabed672/
Thavid672/
Thainphet672/
Tahbid671/
Tabhid671/
Tabids671/
Tavitt671/
Tasbet671/
Tabeet671/
Tabiod671/
Tabytt671/
Taavit671/
Tabaid671/
Tajbid671/
Taivit671/
Tobiot671/
Taubet671/
Tatbet671/
Taïbet671/
Thatbethe671/
Toibit671/
Tabest671/
Tabicz671/
Taivet671/
Tasbid671/

Thabit Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Thabit in the Oriya language
ଥବିତthabita75
ଠବିତthabita25

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