Yab Surname

134,267th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,354 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cambodia
Highest density in:
Cambodia

Yab Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yab Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cambodia1,8411:8,412883
Pakistan4821:370,6307,190
India3451:2,223,37873,777
Cameroon2021:102,81712,122
Nigeria1111:1,595,88159,722
Taiwan941:249,4122,084
Papua New Guinea501:163,07422,562
United States401:9,061,473385,835
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
Malaysia171:1,734,95470,664
Thailand171:4,155,197336,594
Syria161:1,206,3147,138
Russia121:12,010,255361,204
United Arab Emirates121:763,52325,625
Indonesia111:12,022,654410,938
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
Afghanistan101:3,215,31818,974
Yemen41:6,606,32425,896
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
England41:13,929,515290,718
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Algeria31:12,877,18484,902
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
France11:66,422,722504,397
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Iran11:76,782,524277,718

Yab (3,620) may also be a first name.

Yab Last Name Facts

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

Yab (Arabic: ياب, Hindi: याब, Marathi: याब, Oriya: ୟାବ, Russian: Яб, Tibetan: ཡབ་) is found in Cambodia more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yab? popularity and diffusion

Yab is the 134,267th most widely held family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 2,172,792 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 86 percent of Yab live; 56 percent live in Southeast Asia and 55 percent live in Khmer-Asia. It is also the 117,495th most widespread first name globally. It is borne by 3,620 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Cambodia, where it is held by 1,841 people, or 1 in 8,412. In Cambodia it is mostly concentrated in: Siem Reap Province, where 15 percent live, Prey Veng Province, where 11 percent live and Kampong Chhnang Province, where 11 percent live. Excluding Cambodia it is found in 42 countries. It is also found in Pakistan, where 14 percent live and India, where 10 percent live.

Yab Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Yab last name is chiefly Muslim (80%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Yab last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50% being registered to vote for the political party.

Yab earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 37.03% more than the national average, earning $59,125 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yiab86483/
Hyab86458/
Yaab86451/
Yabs86326/
Yahb86307/
Jyab86293/
Yoab86263/
Yabd8656/
Yasb864/
Yhab863/
Yayb863/
Yabz861/
Yabp861/
Yajb861/
Yabh861/
Ayyab75107/
Yaoob7552/
Yaoub7541/
Yahab7535/
Yahub7523/
Ajyab7512/
Aiyab7510/
Yattb756/
Ayjab756/
Yaabs755/
Yaaub755/
Yabsh753/
Yachb752/
Yauub752/
Aayab751/
Yaeeb751/
Yaieb751/
Hyabh751/
Yap67173,355/
Yav6746,743/
Yaw6735,268/
Yob672,065/
Jab671,972/
Iab671,688/
Yaf671,007/
Yabova67161/
Yahoub6748/
Eab6714/
Hayjab677/
Yahaib675/
Ghiyab673/
Haiyab673/
Yabowa672/
Gayyab671/
Hyaoob671/
Hayyab671/
Ahayab671/
Aaiyab671/
Yaheeb671/

Yab Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yab in the Tibetan language
ཡབ་yab-
Yab in the Oriya language
ୟାବyaba-
Yab in the Marathi language
याबyaba-
Yab in the Hindi language
याबyaba97.59
Yab in the Russian language
Ябab-
Yab in the Arabic language
يابyab-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Yab
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