Thouban Surname
Approximately 750 people bear this surname
Thouban Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yemen | 744 | 1:35,518 | 3,215 |
| Mauritania | 6 | 1:682,477 | 21,744 |
Thouban (46) may also be a first name.
Thouban Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Thouban Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Thouban (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺛﻮﺑﺎﻥ) is held by more people in Yemen than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Thouban.
How Common Is The Last Name Thouban? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 452,572nd most frequent last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 9,716,728 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Thouban live; 99 percent live in West Asia and 99 percent live in Arabian Peninsula. Thouban is also the 1,484,914th most commonly used first name in the world, held by 46 people.
It is most widely held in Yemen, where it is held by 744 people, or 1 in 35,518. In Yemen it is primarily found in: Sa'dah Governorate, where 76 percent are found, Hadramaut Governorate, where 21 percent are found and Sana'a Governorate, where 3 percent are found. Excluding Yemen this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in Mauritania, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Thouban Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Thouban in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺛﻮﺑﺎﻥ | thwban | - |
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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 Thouban
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