Toulab Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Algeria
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Toulab Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Toulab Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Mauritania21:2,047,43230,537
Niger11:19,192,017110,060

Toulab Last Name Facts

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

The last name Toulab (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻄﻠﺒﻪ) is carried by more people in Algeria than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Toulab? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 8,193,072nd most commonly used family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Toulab live; 60 percent live in West Africa and 40 percent live in Mahgreb.

This surname is most frequently used in Algeria, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 19,315,776. Besides Algeria it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Mauritania, where 40 percent reside and Niger, where 20 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Toulaib924/
Tulab91187/
Tolab9124/
Tullab8330/
Tholab8310/
Touleb839/
Tulaib835/
Taulab834/
Toilab831/
Tuilab831/
Tolabh831/
Touloub7722/
Toueleb778/
Thulaib773/
Tooliab771/
Tholaib771/
Tholabh771/
Toulowa771/
Talab7318,659/
Tolap73224/
Toleb7337/
Tolob7315/
Tulap7312/
Tolav7310/
Tulav736/
Tuleb732/
Tolaw731/
Toueïleb7119/
Talabh678,060/
Taalab672,657/
Tallab671,006/
Taloub67651/
Tealab67402/
Talaab67370/
Tolova67296/
Teilab67214/
Tailab67189/
Tulova67139/
Talhab6788/
Tulowa6769/
Tolape6755/
Tolowa6748/
Talaub6731/
Thalab6730/
Tolauw6726/
Taulaw6721/
Tulyaw6720/
Talaib6716/
Taliab6713/
Tuileb679/
Tohlob679/
Tholeb678/
Toloub674/
Tolaiv674/
Ta'lab674/
Taleab673/
Tulaif673/
Teulap673/
Tolaph673/
Tolaup673/
Toleaf672/
Toileb672/
Tholob672/
Tulayv671/
Tohleb671/
Toleap671/
Talyab671/
Tuleeb671/
Talaeb671/
Toleeb671/
Taelab671/
Tulape671/
Tholaw671/
Taylab671/
Taslab671/
Tulauf670/

Toulab Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Toulab in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﻄﻠﺒﻪaltlbh-

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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 Toulab
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