Thawab Surname

166,113th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,606 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Yemen
Highest density in:
Yemen

Thawab Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Thawab Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Yemen1,2881:20,5172,151
Afghanistan9031:35,6071,411
Saudi Arabia3581:86,18912,374
Kuwait481:79,1819,331
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Thawab (1,897) may also be a first name.

Thawab Last Name Facts

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

The last name Thawab is found in Yemen more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Thawab.

How Common Is The Last Name Thawab? popularity and diffusion

It is the 166,113th most widely held family name in the world, held by around 1 in 2,796,449 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Thawab live; 65 percent live in West Asia and 65 percent live in Arabian Peninsula. Thawab is also the 174,524th most widely held first name at a global level, borne by 1,897 people.

The surname is most numerous in Yemen, where it is carried by 1,288 people, or 1 in 20,517. In Yemen it is primarily found in: Hajjah Governorate, where 97 percent are found, Sana'a Governorate, where 3 percent are found and Al Hudaydah Governorate, where 0 percent are found. Aside from Yemen this last name is found in 9 countries. It is also common in Afghanistan, where 35 percent are found and Saudi Arabia, where 14 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Tawab9114,720/
Tawaab831,519/
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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Thawab
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