Zainab Surname
Approximately 75,232 people bear this surname
Zainab Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 29,132 | 1:6,081 | 749 |
| Pakistan | 27,992 | 1:6,382 | 552 |
| Indonesia | 7,781 | 1:16,996 | 2,098 |
| India | 2,317 | 1:331,060 | 18,273 |
| Syria | 2,047 | 1:9,429 | 872 |
| Kenya | 799 | 1:57,797 | 5,716 |
| Morocco | 613 | 1:56,242 | 9,319 |
| Lebanon | 608 | 1:9,272 | 1,401 |
| Saudi Arabia | 596 | 1:51,772 | 7,760 |
| Egypt | 458 | 1:200,733 | 14,525 |
| Sri Lanka | 439 | 1:47,400 | 5,492 |
| Uganda | 431 | 1:90,578 | 9,386 |
| Ghana | 346 | 1:78,094 | 7,799 |
| Jordan | 227 | 1:38,953 | 4,408 |
| United Arab Emirates | 218 | 1:42,029 | 4,348 |
| England | 162 | 1:343,939 | 25,007 |
| Iran | 160 | 1:479,891 | 28,930 |
| Kuwait | 135 | 1:28,153 | 3,584 |
| Bahrain | 118 | 1:11,429 | 2,102 |
| Iraq | 110 | 1:318,379 | 6,214 |
| Malaysia | 103 | 1:286,352 | 15,788 |
| United States | 84 | 1:4,314,987 | 229,510 |
| Afghanistan | 68 | 1:472,841 | 6,152 |
| Qatar | 28 | 1:84,214 | 9,043 |
| Russia | 23 | 1:6,266,220 | 254,708 |
| Spain | 23 | 1:2,032,697 | 53,462 |
| Palestine | 23 | 1:197,776 | 9,224 |
| Yemen | 23 | 1:1,148,926 | 11,714 |
| Tunisia | 16 | 1:38,164 | 5,464 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Australia | 12 | 1:2,249,642 | 97,973 |
| Canada | 11 | 1:3,349,599 | 180,238 |
| Philippines | 10 | 1:10,123,822 | 213,993 |
| Scotland | 10 | 1:535,382 | 20,332 |
| Burkina Faso | 10 | 1:1,835,210 | 14,348 |
| Wales | 9 | 1:343,837 | 18,086 |
| Bangladesh | 9 | 1:17,706,308 | 13,537 |
| Cameroon | 8 | 1:2,596,134 | 118,056 |
| Oman | 6 | 1:614,662 | 6,082 |
| Israel | 5 | 1:1,711,527 | 84,568 |
| Argentina | 5 | 1:8,548,683 | 204,003 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| Tanzania | 5 | 1:10,588,323 | 75,430 |
| Burundi | 4 | 1:2,451,213 | 1,279 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Guyana | 2 | 1:381,110 | 13,532 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 1:7,089,631 | 1,533 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
The alternate forms: Zaïnab (1) & Zåinäb (1) are calculated separately.
Zainab (2,416,759) may also be a first name.
Zainab Demographics
Average Zainab Salary in
United States
$44,838 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Zainab Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zainab Come From? nationality or country of origin
Zainab (Dhivehi: ީޒައިނަބު, Georgian: ზაინაბ, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺯﻳﻨﺐ, Hindi: जैनब, Marathi: जैनब, Oriya: ଜୟନବ) occurs most in Nigeria. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Zaïnab or Zåinäb. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Zainab? popularity and diffusion
Zainab is the 7,544th most common surname globally, borne by around 1 in 96,868 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 57 percent of Zainab live; 41 percent live in South Asia and 39 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 231st most frequently occurring first name at a global level. It is borne by 2,416,759 people.
The surname Zainab is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 29,132 people, or 1 in 6,081. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Katsina, where 19 percent reside, Zamfara, where 9 percent reside and Kebbi, where 7 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria this last name occurs in 66 countries. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 37 percent reside and Indonesia, where 10 percent reside.
Zainab Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is primarily Christian (75%) in Kenya, Sunni (94%) in Lebanon and Muslim (94%) in Nigeria.
In The United States Zainab are 10.37% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 57.14% being registered to vote for the political party.
Zainab earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 3.91% more than the national average, earning $44,838 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Zainab Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Zainab in the Georgian language | ||
| ზაინაბ | zainab | - |
| Zainab in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺯﻳﻨﺐ | zynb | - |
| Zainab in the Dhivehi language | ||
| ީޒައިނަބު | izainabu | - |
| Zainab in the Marathi language | ||
| जैनब | jainaba | 65.96 |
| जैनाब | jainaba | 10.22 |
| झैनब | jhainaba | 9.01 |
| झैनाब | jhainaba | 8.09 |
| जनबी | janabi | 1.58 |
| झीनाब | jhinaba | 1.35 |
| ज़ैनब | zainaba | 0.32 |
| जैनव | jainava | 0.23 |
| जैनबी | jainabi | 0.17 |
| अिनस | ainasa | 0.14 |
| ज़ैनाब | zainaba | 0.12 |
| झनब | jhanaba | 0.12 |
| जैनाबी | jainabi | 0.12 |
| जनाब | janaba | 0.12 |
| जैनुब | jainuba | 0.06 |
| जैनल | jainala | 0.06 |
| िजनाब | ijanaba | 0.06 |
| जैनप | jainapa | 0.06 |
| तािलब | tailaba | 0.03 |
| अिनक | ainaka | 0.03 |
| जैगब | jaigaba | 0.03 |
| झानाब | jhanaba | 0.03 |
| जैनम | jainama | 0.03 |
| िंझब | injhaba | 0.03 |
| अजैनब | ajainaba | 0.03 |
| ज़ेनब | zenaba | 0.03 |
| जैनूब | jainuba | 0.03 |
| जैनबा | jainaba | 0.03 |
| झैनबी | jhainabi | 0.03 |
| शैनब | sainaba | 0.03 |
| गैनाब | gainaba | 0.03 |
| ज़ैनाि | zainai | 0.03 |
| जैनक | jainaka | 0.03 |
| ैनब | ainaba | 0.03 |
| जीनाब | jinaba | 0.03 |
| मंसब | mansaba | 0.03 |
| गािलब | gailaba | 0.03 |
| जौनब | jaunaba | 0.03 |
| जैतब | jaitaba | 0.03 |
| झीनब | jhinaba | 0.03 |
| िनब | inaba | 0.03 |
| जैनाल | jainala | 0.03 |
| जाईनाब | ja'inaba | 0.03 |
| तैयबा | taiyaba | 0.03 |
| ज़ैनबी | zainabi | 0.03 |
| जैवाब | jaivaba | 0.03 |
| झािनब | jhainaba | 0.03 |
| Zainab in the Hindi language | ||
| जैनब | jainaba | 58.78 |
| ज़ैनब | zainaba | 29.34 |
| ज़ैनब | zainaba | 4.73 |
| जैनव | jainava | 2.51 |
| जेनब | jenaba | 2.32 |
| जै़नब | jainaba | 0.77 |
| जयनब | jayanaba | 0.19 |
| ज़ेनब | zenaba | 0.1 |
| जैनुब | jainuba | 0.1 |
| जैंनव | jainnava | 0.1 |
| शकीला | sakila | 0.1 |
| ज़ेनब | zenaba | 0.1 |
| जै़नव | jainava | 0.1 |
| जैनम | jainama | 0.1 |
| ज़ैनाब | zainaba | 0.1 |
| जाईनव | ja'inava | 0.1 |
| जनैब | janaiba | 0.1 |
| ज़ै़़नब | zainaba | 0.1 |
| जैबन | jaibana | 0.1 |
| Zainab in the Oriya language | ||
| ଜୟନବ | jayanaba | 9.52 |
| ଜାଇନବ | ja'inaba | 9.52 |
| େଜୖନାବ | ejanaba | 9.52 |
| ଜୟନାବ | jayanaba | 9.52 |
| େଜୖନବ | ejanaba | 9.52 |
| େଯନବ | eyanaba | 4.76 |
| ଜଇନବ | ja'inaba | 4.76 |
| ଯାେନବ | yaenaba | 4.76 |
| ଜେନବ | jenaba | 4.76 |
| େଜୗନାବ | ejanaba | 4.76 |
| ଯାଇନାବ | ya'inaba | 4.76 |
| ଜାଏନା | ja'ena | 4.76 |
| େଜୗନବ | ejanaba | 4.76 |
| ଯଏନବ | ya'enaba | 4.76 |
| େଯୖନବ | eyanaba | 4.76 |
| ଜଏନବ | ja'enaba | 4.76 |
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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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Zainab
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