Chiab Surname

523,160th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 621 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Algeria
Highest density in:
Tunisia

Chiab Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chiab Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Algeria3771:102,47115,149
Morocco2041:169,00029,345
Cambodia191:815,1135,006
Tunisia91:67,8478,246
France61:11,070,454349,096
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Chiab (49) may also be a first name.

Chiab Last Name Facts

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

Chiab (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺸﻴﻊ) is more frequently found in Algeria than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Chiab? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 523,160th most commonly used last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 11,735,179 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 95 percent of Chiab live; 95 percent live in North Africa and 95 percent live in Mahgreb. Chiab is also the 1,430,306th most commonly used given name throughout the world It is held by 49 people.

Chiab is most numerous in Algeria, where it is borne by 377 people, or 1 in 102,471. In Algeria Chiab is mostly concentrated in: Sétif Province, where 99 percent reside, Algiers Province, where 1 percent reside and Skikda Province, where 0 percent reside. Beside Algeria it is found in 8 countries. It is also found in Morocco, where 33 percent reside and Cambodia, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chihab9112,085/
Schiab910/
Hiab892,964/
Chihaib839/
Schiabd835/
Chhihab834/
Schihab833/
Chaiyab832/
Cahaiab831/
Hijab807,209/
Chiav801,117/
Chyab80769/
Chiaf80188/
Chiaw80148/
Cheab8078/
Khiab8065/
Chiap8041/
Shiab8024/
Cehab806/
Hiabd805/
Csiab803/
Hjiab801/
Zhiab801/
Chaiyabh776/
Shihab7344,167/
Chehab735,705/
Haijab73190/
Chijap7339/
Chéhab7318/
Chiape7317/
Hijaab7314/
Schiav737/
Tchiaw736/
Shioab735/
Shijab733/
Haiyab733/
Chhiap732/
Tshiab732/
Cheaab731/
Shiaab731/
Chiavz731/
Chiafe731/
Hajiab731/
Caiyab731/
Chèhab731/
Chihaw731/
Shiahb731/
Chyhab731/
Chihav731/
Chaiob731/
Cihhab731/
Hijaib731/
Khijab731/
Shiabs730/
Siab674,382/
Chiappe673,243/
Chihowa67935/
Hiob67742/
Chihoub67528/
Hyab67458/
Choijav67388/
Hiap67297/
Chijiap67222/
Cyab67128/
Kiab67101/
Chijova6789/
Chehaib6728/
Shihaab6721/
Jiab6713/
Hjab6713/
Chihova679/
Chaiyap679/
Hiaw677/
Shihaib677/
Chaiyav677/
Chehhab676/
Chiheub675/
Shaiyab675/
Heab674/
Cheheib674/
Hiaf674/
Chaiyaw674/
Chehahb674/
Hiav673/
Cjab673/
Shaijab672/
Tchiape672/
Chiaffe672/
Schijap671/
Haijjab671/
Shoiyab671/
Chuiyap671/
Tchiafe671/
Shihabs671/
Khaiyab671/
Shihabt671/
Hajiabd671/

Chiab Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Chiab in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﺸﻴﻊalshy-

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Chiab
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis