Zab Surname

126,475th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,593 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Seychelles

Zab Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zab Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan1,8201:98,1563,158
Egypt5491:167,46012,562
Hungary2611:37,6104,087
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
Morocco1361:253,50142,794
Russia821:1,757,598114,376
Iraq681:515,0248,412
Iran461:1,669,18563,826
United Arab Emirates421:218,14914,475
United States411:8,840,462379,649
Germany401:2,012,636110,053
Malaysia381:776,16436,096
Taiwan381:616,9674,529
Latvia331:62,1239,312
Romania321:627,43344,366
England291:1,921,31276,208
Indonesia241:5,510,383253,014
France231:2,887,944200,772
India181:42,614,743461,117
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Ukraine81:5,690,337241,823
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
Mexico71:17,732,31550,495
Afghanistan71:4,593,31223,122
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Israel61:1,426,27275,466
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Seychelles41:23,0981,012
Belarus41:2,375,265105,497
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Burkina Faso21:9,176,05023,741
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Belize11:355,4743,977
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436

The alternate forms: Zäb (12) are calculated separately.

Zab (882) may also be a first name.

Zab Last Name Facts

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

The last name Zab (Arabic: زاب, Hindi: जबी, Russian: Заб) is found most in Pakistan. It can occur in the variant forms: Zäb. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Zab? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 126,475th most frequently used family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 2,028,262 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 64 percent of Zab are found; 53 percent are found in South Asia and 52 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Zab is also the 273,762nd most prevalent first name in the world. It is borne by 882 people.

Zab is most commonly used in Pakistan, where it is carried by 1,820 people, or 1 in 98,156. In Pakistan Zab is most prevalent in: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 71 percent live, Punjab, where 15 percent live and Sindh, where 7 percent live. Apart from Pakistan this last name is found in 67 countries. It also occurs in Egypt, where 15 percent live and Hungary, where 7 percent live.

Zab Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is principally Orthodox (83%) in Russia.

In The United States Zab are 3.91% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 57.14% being registered to vote for the party.

Zab earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 11.73% less than the national average, earning $38,088 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zäb8912/
Zaib86220,177/
Tzab864,102/
Ziab86893/
Zeab86198/
Zaab86154/
Zabh8661/
Rzab8660/
Zabt8656/
Zaeb8648/
Dzab8644/
Zhab8642/
Zayb8628/
Zabd8612/
Szab8612/
Zahb869/
Zjab868/
Zaub867/
Zajb867/
Zabz866/
Zabs864/
Hzab862/
Zgab862/
Zatb862/
Zxab861/
Jzab861/
Zasb861/
Zzab861/
Zahab751,693/
Zhaib75204/
Zgaib75163/
Zhabh75145/
Szaub7550/
Zajbt7543/
Szajb7537/
Zajhb756/
Zaahb755/
Zgayb754/
Zabth754/
Szabs753/
Shzab752/
Zabss752/
Zabdh752/
Ziaab752/
Zabtt751/
Zaaib751/
Za'ab751/
Zasbt751/
Dziab751/
Jzaub751/
Zeahb751/
Szabő751/
Zaibh751/
Zhabt751/
Tzaib751/
Tzaab751/
Jzzab751/
Zzaib751/
Tzaub751/
Zaehb751/
Zabzz751/
Zabsh751/
Zaw67216,944/
Zeb6760,721/
Cab6744,688/
Sab6735,403/
Jab671,972/
Zaf67333/
Zob67332/
Zap67282/
Zahaib6745/
Zav6734/
Zabova6721/
Xab6715/
Dzahab6715/
Zabová6712/
Zaabth676/
Zabowa673/
Zabthh671/
Dzaibs671/
Srzhab671/
Dzhaib671/
Hzhaib671/
Zahaab671/
Zób671/
Shzaib671/

Zab Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zab in the Hindi language
जबीjabi-
Zab in the Russian language
Забzab-
Zab in the Arabic language
زابzab-
عزابzab-

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