Chaab

surname · Latin script

Recorded as a male name· opposite-gender records fall within measured source noise

/ʃaab/(machine-generated) pronunciation, model-generated

Chaab is a surname written in the Latin script, with more bearers in Morocco than in any other country.

rarermore common
  • MAMorocco≈1 in 96K(inferred from the name graph)
  • DZAlgeria≈1 in 176K
  • FRFrance≈1 in 759K

carrying the name, as counted by its national register where one exists and as Mondonomo estimates it elsewhere (marked ≈ and "est." on hover). One hue, darker where it is more common; hover a country for its figure.

Morocco (inferred from the name graph)

≈370 people, est.

Sources
65 (measured from records)

Highest-authority source

≈1 in 96K (inferred from the name graph)

Morocco, est.

measured from records inferred from the name graph

Meaning & origin

No verified etymology recorded for this name yet — the entries below are drawn from usage statistics and the name graph.

Where in the world(measured from records)

Chaab counted together with the spellings and other-language forms grouped with it. Where a register counted another spelling, the row names it.

Sorted by bearers: national registers' counts, and Mondonomo's estimates (≈, est.) where no register counts.

Where Chaab is recorded, by country
CountryMost common spellingSources
MA Morocco≈370 est.≈1 in 96K—Chaab4
DZ Algeria≈250 est.≈1 in 176KlistedChaab2
FR France≈89 est.≈1 in 759K8Chaab65
ES Spain181 in 2.8M18——
AR Argentina141 in 3.2M14——

Exact figures are national registers' own counts, while figures marked ≈ and est. are Mondonomo’s estimates, counted from our sources and calibrated against those registers; hover one for how far to trust it in that country. A dash means neither exists.

Registers cited: INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000); INE — Padrón per-token widgets (current living counts, given + apellidos); RENAPER — Apellidos (person counts, national); the dz-kaggle-names register. Figures without a register are Mondonomo estimates; see Methodology.

Country figures for a list of names, at full precision, are available under licence rather than by scraping this table (how that works).

Other names spelled this way(inferred from the name graph)

Chaab is also recorded as 3 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

  • Arabic surname16 spellings in the group

    Most recorded in Morocco, Algeria, Iraq, Tunisia

    Also written Chaâb, Chààb, Čhàâb, Çhãab, Chãab

  • Spanish surname3 spellings in the group

    Most recorded in Argentina, Chile, Spain, Guatemala

    Languages: Spanish, Portuguese

    Also written Ćhàab

  • Russian name3 spellings in the group

    Also written Чааб

17 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

How to address them(machine-generated)

FormalMonsieur,Dear Mr Chaab, (English)
InformalBonjour Chaab,Hi Chaab, (English)

Evidence(measured from records)

Attested in 8 sources across 7 countries.

Reference works 1

  • Nederlandse FamilienamenBank (Dutch surname bank; ex-Meertens Instituut, now CBG)2007

These works list the name; their figures are licensed and are not reproduced here.

Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.

Frequently asked questions

How do you pronounce Chaab?
A machine transcription gives /ʃaab/ (IPA) for French.
In which country does Chaab have the most bearers?
Mondonomo estimates about 372 people named Chaab in Morocco, more than in any other country we hold, where it is most often spelled chaab.
How common is the name Chaab?
In Spain, the national register counted 18 people named Chaab, about 1 in 2.8 million residents.

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About this data

measured from records inferred from the name graph machine-generated

These figures come from the data snapshot of and will change as it is rebuilt.

Statistics are aggregated from the Mondonomo name corpus; related names and etymology are inferred from the name graph; pronunciation and any machine-marked transliterations are model-generated. Read how the numbers are made, including their known failure modes, and where the data comes from.

Reference works we consult — surname dictionaries, official name registers, Wikidata and Wiktionary — are named directly, beside the claims they support. The per-country source counts also include datasets of person records: we publish how many there are and their authority tier, but not their names.

Cite this page Mondonomo, “Chaab”. Data snapshot 2026-10-10.

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