Tab Surname

21,297th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25,607 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Cambodia

Tab Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tab Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt16,5961:5,540701
Cambodia4,3981:3,521598
Iran1,5741:48,7825,487
Saudi Arabia7161:43,0956,100
Pakistan3801:470,1158,312
Algeria2671:144,68719,235
Malaysia2531:116,5787,734
Philippines1861:544,29261,724
Morocco1701:202,80134,956
India1561:4,917,086124,057
Portugal1231:84,7014,225
United Arab Emirates1131:81,0827,365
United States1101:3,295,081188,193
Turkey901:864,68241,266
Indonesia641:2,066,394128,621
Papua New Guinea551:148,24920,445
Afghanistan461:698,9827,726
Singapore431:128,0865,748
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
Taiwan231:1,019,3377,080
Finland161:343,54424,270
England161:3,482,379114,324
Cameroon141:1,483,50583,777
Thailand141:5,045,596363,835
France111:6,038,429280,838
Mauritania101:409,48616,302
Guinea101:1,183,3821,367
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Israel61:1,426,27275,466
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Malta41:107,5681,849
Liberia31:1,469,51238,766
Syria31:6,433,67416,197
China31:455,773,85521,925
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Macau11:601,6301,582
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States241:2,092,445103,667

Tab (7,496) may also be a first name.

Tab Last Name Facts

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

Tab (Arabic: تاب, Bengali: তৈব, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺘﺎﺏ, Hindi: ताब, Marathi: तब, Oriya: ତବ) is more commonly found in Egypt than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tab? popularity and diffusion

It is the 21,297th most widespread family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 284,592 people. Tab occurs predominantly in Africa, where 67 percent of Tab live; 67 percent live in North Africa and 65 percent live in Arabic North Africa. Tab is also the 74,224th most widely held first name worldwide. It is borne by 7,496 people.

The last name Tab is most frequently used in Egypt, where it is borne by 16,596 people, or 1 in 5,540. Not including Egypt it occurs in 78 countries. It also occurs in Cambodia, where 17 percent reside and Iran, where 6 percent reside.

Tab Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Tab has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Tab surname increased 458 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 229 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Tab Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Tab surname are 32.48% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 85.71% being registered with the political party.

Tab earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 17.58% less than the national average, earning $35,564 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Taib8645,539/
Taub868,116/
Thab863,056/
Taeb861,828/
Tayb861,694/
Taab86642/
Taïb86144/
Tabs86141/
Tabh8697/
Tasb8638/
Tabt8626/
Teab8618/
Htab8610/
Tabš868/
Tabd867/
Tajb866/
Tahb865/
Tabz863/
Tabï861/
Tgab861/
Tatb861/
Thaib754,459/
Tabsh75818/
Taibt75641/
Thaeb75440/
Tahab75177/
Thayb7530/
Tabch7518/
Thabh7514/
Taaib7513/
Tabsz759/
Theab758/
Thaab756/
Tauyb754/
Taibh752/
Taãeb752/
Taiëb752/
Thaub752/
Taibz752/
Tahub752/
Thahb751/
Tgaib751/
Taubė751/
Taatb751/
Tathb751/
Taubs751/
Taubz751/
Htaib751/
Tausb751/
Tachb751/
Tahjb751/
Teabd751/
Ttaub751/
Teahb750/
Tap6736,626/
Taw6714,440/
Tav678,048/
Tob672,054/
Taf671,306/
Teb67881/
Tahabb67123/
Tabova6743/
Thahab6736/
Taaibh6719/
Tahaab6716/
Tabsch679/
Tabowa675/
Thaahb675/
Tahaib674/
Hthaib673/
Thaajb672/
Ta'aib671/
Thaaib671/
Thathb671/
Taybch671/
Thasbt671/
Thashb671/
Tahabd671/

Tab Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tab in the Bengali language
তৈবtaiba-
Tab in the Marathi language
तबtaba87.5
ताबtaba12.5
Tab in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﺘﺎﺏaltab75
ﺗﺎﺏtab25
Tab in the Hindi language
ताबtaba67.11
तब्बसुमtabbasuma22.37
तबtaba7.89
तब्tab1.32
Tab in the Oriya language
ତବtaba38.71
ଟବtaba32.26
ତାବtaba25.81
ତବ୍tab3.23
Tab in the Arabic language
تابtab-
طبtb-
عتبtb-
عتابtab-

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Tab Reference & Research

Tabb DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Tabb FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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
  • 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 Tab
  • 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