Yab Surname
Approximately 3,354 people bear this surname
Yab Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cambodia | 1,841 | 1:8,412 | 883 |
| Pakistan | 482 | 1:370,630 | 7,190 |
| India | 345 | 1:2,223,378 | 73,777 |
| Cameroon | 202 | 1:102,817 | 12,122 |
| Nigeria | 111 | 1:1,595,881 | 59,722 |
| Taiwan | 94 | 1:249,412 | 2,084 |
| Papua New Guinea | 50 | 1:163,074 | 22,562 |
| United States | 40 | 1:9,061,473 | 385,835 |
| Kuwait | 39 | 1:97,454 | 10,676 |
| Malaysia | 17 | 1:1,734,954 | 70,664 |
| Thailand | 17 | 1:4,155,197 | 336,594 |
| Syria | 16 | 1:1,206,314 | 7,138 |
| Russia | 12 | 1:12,010,255 | 361,204 |
| United Arab Emirates | 12 | 1:763,523 | 25,625 |
| Indonesia | 11 | 1:12,022,654 | 410,938 |
| Australia | 10 | 1:2,699,570 | 109,631 |
| Afghanistan | 10 | 1:3,215,318 | 18,974 |
| Yemen | 4 | 1:6,606,324 | 25,896 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Algeria | 3 | 1:12,877,184 | 84,902 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| South Sudan | 1 | 1:11,415,076 | 3,182 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
Yab (3,620) may also be a first name.
Yab Demographics
Yab Political Affiliation
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Yab Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yab Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Yab (Arabic: ياب, Hindi: याब, Marathi: याब, Oriya: ୟାବ, Russian: Яб, Tibetan: ཡབ་) is carried by more people in Cambodia than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Yab? popularity and diffusion
Yab is the 134,267th most widely held surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 2,172,792 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 86 percent of Yab are found; 56 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 55 percent are found in Khmer-Asia. Yab is also the 117,495th most frequent first name at a global level, held by 3,620 people.
Yab is most prevalent in Cambodia, where it is held by 1,841 people, or 1 in 8,412. In Cambodia it is mostly found in: Siem Reap Province, where 15 percent reside, Prey Veng Province, where 11 percent reside and Kampong Chhnang Province, where 11 percent reside. Without taking into account Cambodia Yab exists in 42 countries. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 14 percent reside and India, where 10 percent reside.
Yab Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is primarily Muslim (80%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those bearing the Yab surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50% registered to vote for the 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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yiab | 86 | 483 | / |
| Hyab | 86 | 458 | / |
| Yaab | 86 | 451 | / |
| Yabs | 86 | 326 | / |
| Yahb | 86 | 307 | / |
| Jyab | 86 | 293 | / |
| Yoab | 86 | 263 | / |
| Yabd | 86 | 56 | / |
| Yasb | 86 | 4 | / |
| Yhab | 86 | 3 | / |
| Yayb | 86 | 3 | / |
| Yabz | 86 | 1 | / |
| Yabp | 86 | 1 | / |
| Yajb | 86 | 1 | / |
| Yabh | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ayyab | 75 | 107 | / |
| Yaoob | 75 | 52 | / |
| Yaoub | 75 | 41 | / |
| Yahab | 75 | 35 | / |
| Yahub | 75 | 23 | / |
| Ajyab | 75 | 12 | / |
| Aiyab | 75 | 10 | / |
| Yattb | 75 | 6 | / |
| Ayjab | 75 | 6 | / |
| Yaabs | 75 | 5 | / |
| Yaaub | 75 | 5 | / |
| Yabsh | 75 | 3 | / |
| Yachb | 75 | 2 | / |
| Yauub | 75 | 2 | / |
| Aayab | 75 | 1 | / |
| Yaeeb | 75 | 1 | / |
| Yaieb | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hyabh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Yap | 67 | 173,355 | / |
| Yav | 67 | 46,743 | / |
| Yaw | 67 | 35,268 | / |
| Yob | 67 | 2,065 | / |
| Jab | 67 | 1,972 | / |
| Iab | 67 | 1,688 | / |
| Yaf | 67 | 1,007 | / |
| Yabova | 67 | 161 | / |
| Yahoub | 67 | 48 | / |
| Eab | 67 | 14 | / |
| Hayjab | 67 | 7 | / |
| Yahaib | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ghiyab | 67 | 3 | / |
| Haiyab | 67 | 3 | / |
| Yabowa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gayyab | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hyaoob | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hayyab | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ahayab | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aaiyab | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yaheeb | 67 | 1 | / |
Yab Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Yab in the Tibetan language | ||
| ཡབ་ | yab | - |
| Yab in the Oriya language | ||
| ୟାବ | yaba | - |
| Yab in the Marathi language | ||
| याब | yaba | - |
| Yab in the Hindi language | ||
| याब | yaba | 97.59 |
| Yab in the Russian language | ||
| Яб | ab | - |
| Yab in the Arabic language | ||
| ياب | yab | - |
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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
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- 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 Yab
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