Family name Ahab (Ahab 
, اهاب 
, Achab 
) , worldwide, is quite a common surname. The surname Ahab is characteristic of Morocco, where it is quite a rare surname, Algeria, and Tajikistan. Measured by absolute frequency, it is commonest in Northern Africa, particularly Morocco, Algeria, and Egypt. Likewise, Ahab is the forename as well as the last name.