All over the world, ลาบ (Lap 
, Labb 
, ลาบ 
) is quite a rare predominantly masculine, but scarcely female first name. The first name ลาบ is characteristic of Macao, where it is quite a common male name, Hong Kong, where it is quite a rare principally boy's, but very infrequently female name, and Vietnam, where it is quite a rare male name. In absolute terms, it is the most numerous in Vietnam, Hong Kong, and the United States. Also, ลาบ is the last name as well as the forename.