Yahab Surname
Approximately 35 people bear this surname
Yahab Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 15 | 1:1,966,282 | 78,777 |
| Nigeria | 12 | 1:14,761,896 | 248,185 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Yemen | 2 | 1:13,212,647 | 40,633 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
Yahab (63) may also be a first name.
Yahab Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yahab Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Yahab (Marathi: याहब) occurs more in Malaysia more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Yahab.
How Common Is The Last Name Yahab? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 3,323,005th most numerous family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 208,215,598 people. Yahab is primarily found in Asia, where 63 percent of Yahab reside; 46 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 43 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 1,234,572nd most common first name globally, borne by 63 people.
The surname is most commonly held in Malaysia, where it is held by 15 people, or 1 in 1,966,282. In Malaysia it is most frequent in: Terengganu, where 47 percent reside, Perak, where 27 percent reside and Negeri Sembilan, where 13 percent reside. Not including Malaysia Yahab occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 34 percent reside and India, where 6 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yahaib | 91 | 5 | / |
| Yaab | 89 | 451 | / |
| Yahb | 89 | 307 | / |
| Yhab | 89 | 3 | / |
| Ajhab | 80 | 65 | / |
| Jahab | 80 | 47 | / |
| Yahap | 80 | 46 | / |
| Yahub | 80 | 23 | / |
| Yaabs | 80 | 5 | / |
| Yaaub | 80 | 5 | / |
| Yachb | 80 | 2 | / |
| Iahab | 80 | 2 | / |
| Yab | 75 | 3,354 | / |
| Yahoub | 73 | 48 | / |
| Yaahap | 73 | 6 | / |
| Ahaiab | 73 | 4 | / |
| Yaheeb | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ahayab | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jhahab | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jjahab | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ehab | 67 | 73,575 | / |
| Ihab | 67 | 9,516 | / |
| Hiab | 67 | 2,964 | / |
| Yhap | 67 | 645 | / |
| Yiab | 67 | 483 | / |
| Hyab | 67 | 458 | / |
| Yabs | 67 | 326 | / |
| Jyab | 67 | 293 | / |
| Yoab | 67 | 263 | / |
| Yaap | 67 | 100 | / |
| Yaav | 67 | 80 | / |
| Jaab | 67 | 79 | / |
| Yabd | 67 | 56 | / |
| Jhab | 67 | 34 | / |
| Hjab | 67 | 13 | / |
| Yhav | 67 | 11 | / |
| Yaph | 67 | 7 | / |
| Yavh | 67 | 6 | / |
| Eahb | 67 | 4 | / |
| Yasb | 67 | 4 | / |
| Heab | 67 | 4 | / |
| Yayb | 67 | 3 | / |
| Yahp | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ahayoub | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yahhoub | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yabz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yabh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yajb | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eaab | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ahayabh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yabp | 67 | 1 | / |
Yahab Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Yahab in the Marathi language | ||
| याहब | yahaba | 66.67 |
| याहाब | yahaba | 33.33 |
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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 Yahab
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