Hab Surname

37,690th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13,973 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cambodia
Highest density in:
Cambodia

Hab Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hab Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cambodia7,7631:1,995432
Saudi Arabia1,7491:17,6422,451
Morocco1,3291:25,9414,108
Egypt1,2811:71,7696,590
Iran2821:272,27819,967
Ukraine2421:188,11025,601
Pakistan2271:786,97711,266
France1451:458,08865,490
Indonesia1411:937,93869,491
Kuwait961:39,5914,718
India941:8,160,270170,569
United Arab Emirates891:102,9478,862
Germany641:1,257,89880,532
Malaysia531:556,49527,316
Israel471:182,07718,133
United States471:7,711,892346,147
Qatar311:76,0647,685
Afghanistan271:1,190,85910,584
Poland271:1,407,73183,680
Ethiopia251:3,901,85010,182
Taiwan251:937,7906,555
Argentina241:1,780,97692,783
Niger121:1,599,33532,126
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
Sweden101:984,67673,605
Nigeria91:19,682,529291,344
Jordan91:982,49316,126
Hungary91:1,090,69749,203
Yemen91:2,936,14415,216
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Mauritania71:584,98020,004
Tunisia61:101,77114,710
Lebanon51:1,127,41717,983
England51:11,143,612252,590
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Syria41:4,825,25612,827
Cameroon41:5,192,267135,173
Algeria31:12,877,18484,902
South Korea31:17,080,0852,793
China21:683,660,78330,601
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Brunei21:209,3663,098
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11:112,6591,704
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686

The alternate forms: Háb (25) & Häb (20) are calculated separately.

Hab (10,639) may also be a first name.

Hab Last Name Facts

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

The last name Hab (Arabic: هيب, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻫﺎﺏ, Hindi: हब, Marathi: हब, Oriya: ହବ) occurs in Cambodia more than any other country/territory. It may occur as: Háb or Häb. For other potential spellings of Hab click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hab? popularity and diffusion

It is the 37,690th most numerous last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 521,545 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 76 percent of Hab live; 57 percent live in Southeast Asia and 56 percent live in Khmer-Asia. Hab is also the 58,769th most frequently used first name in the world, held by 10,639 people.

Hab is most numerous in Cambodia, where it is held by 7,763 people, or 1 in 1,995. In Cambodia it is most frequent in: Siem Reap Province, where 22 percent live, Prey Veng Province, where 10 percent live and Battambang Province, where 9 percent live. Excluding Cambodia this last name exists in 66 countries. It is also found in Saudi Arabia, where 13 percent live and Morocco, where 10 percent live.

Hab Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Hab has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname rose 167 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Hab Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is primarily Jewish (100%) in Lebanon.

Hab earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 4.19% less than the national average, earning $41,342 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Háb8925/
Häb8920/
Chab866,940/
Haab862,203/
Haub862,001/
Habt861,383/
Ahab861,247/
Khab86840/
Habz86587/
Haib86332/
Hgab86154/
Hajb86106/
Hasb8696/
Habs8686/
Haeb8650/
Haáb8625/
Hatb8617/
Hjab8613/
Habh8613/
Habd8612/
Heab864/
Hahb864/
Hayb861/
Habp861/
Hhab861/
Ab8019,233/
Chaib7563,095/
Chaab753,608/
Chaïb752,145/
Chhab75381/
Khaib75351/
Habch75241/
Haibt75157/
Chaub75154/
Habsh75124/
Haubs7593/
Haubt7590/
Cheab7578/
Hahab7564/
Habth7528/
Chayb7527/
Chabd7517/
Ahaab7517/
Khabh7514/
Haabs7514/
Chabs7512/
Chabh7511/
Hattb757/
Chabz755/
H'Jab753/
Ahabh753/
Khayb753/
Habss752/
Khaub752/
Khaab752/
Hashb752/
Chahb752/
Hasbz752/
Hasbh752/
Aahab751/
Haybs751/
Heatb751/
Hassb751/
Haasb751/
Khhab751/
D'Hab751/
Hahub751/
Hajbz751/
Chasb751/
Chatb751/
Haahb751/
Haebp751/
Hahbh751/
Haytb751/
Khahb751/
Abd6726,054/
Abt679,188/
Aab678,542/
Haw678,491/
Aub675,715/
Abs674,579/
Gab672,802/
Hob672,541/
Aib672,417/
Jab671,972/
Hap671,770/
Hav671,453/
Haf671,367/
Heb671,126/
Asb67661/
Aeb67533/
Chaaib67488/
Abz67426/
Chhaib67351/
Chahab67349/
Habová67243/
Habsch67165/
Habova67141/
Ayb6779/
Ajb6768/
Höb6757/
Abh6741/
Atb6725/
Eab6714/
Ohb6711/
Ahb6710/
Abp675/
Chhabd673/
Habowa673/
Chaabt672/
Chabch672/
Abı672/
Héb672/
Cheatb671/
Cheaub671/
Hasbch671/
Haibsh671/
Chaubt671/
Jhahab671/
Jhaibh671/
Haabsh671/
Gahaab671/
Gahaib671/
Abû671/
Chaâïb671/
Chahyb671/
Chaibh671/
Ahahab671/

Hab Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Hab in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻫﺎﺏhab-
Hab in the Oriya language
ହବhaba78.95
ହାବhaba21.05
Hab in the Hindi language
हबhaba77.27
हाबhaba13.64
ाहबahaba4.55
हसीबhasiba4.55
Hab in the Marathi language
हबhaba60
हाबhaba20
अहबahaba20
Hab in the Arabic language
هيبhyb-
حبhb-

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