Yajab Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Yajab Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yajab Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia111:2,681,293102,971
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737

Yajab (39) may also be a first name.

Yajab Last Name Facts

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

The last name Yajab (Oriya: ଯାଜବ) occurs in Malaysia more than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yajab? popularity and diffusion

The last name Yajab is the 5,057,639th most commonly held last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. The last name Yajab occurs mostly in Asia, where 93 percent of Yajab live; 73 percent live in Southeast Asia and 73 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 1,637,361st most common first name throughout the world. It is borne by 39 people.

The last name Yajab is most widespread in Malaysia, where it is carried by 11 people, or 1 in 2,681,293. In Malaysia it is most frequent in: Sabah, where 100 percent are found. Barring Malaysia this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in India, where 20 percent are found and Egypt, where 7 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yajcab911/
Yajb891/
Yasab802,355/
Yacab801,147/
Yajib80316/
Yajav8069/
Yazab8020/
Jajab8010/
Yajub809/
Yaaub805/
Yayab804/
Iajab804/
Yajap802/
Yajeb801/
Yaacob738,248/
Yasabh73237/
Yarzab7364/
Yahyab738/
Yaacab737/
Yaayub735/
Yahaib735/
Yazaib735/
Yascab735/
Ajjaib733/
Yakhab732/
Iadjab731/
Yaasob731/
Yaaiob731/
Jahjab731/
Ajjaeb731/
Jhajab731/
Aijeab731/
Aijayb731/
Jaib67646/
Jaeb67431/
Ya'acob67309/
Ejab6725/
Jaub6723/
Yaacoob6716/
Aijayib679/
Yeab675/
Jayb674/
Hjadjab673/
Yajhaph673/
Yayb673/
Yaaacob672/
Yaa'cob672/
Yasahab672/
Yaasoub672/
Yaasoob671/
Yaaicob671/
Yajv671/
Yahayab671/
Yahyabt671/
Yasrzab671/
Yojb671/
Ajiaeeb671/

Yajab Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yajab in the Oriya language
ଯାଜବyajaba50
ୟାଜବyajaba50

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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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  • 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 Yajab
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