Last name عقاب (عقاب 
, Akab 
, Eqab 
) , around the globe, is quite a common family name. The cognomen عقاب is habitual in Western Asia, particularly Bahrain, where it is quite a rare surname, Jordan, and Syria. Measured by absolute frequency, it most frequently occurs in Egypt, Syria, and Algeria. Also, عقاب is the forename as well as the last name.
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| عقاب | Saudi Arabia, Syria, Sudan, Egypt, Jordan |
| Akab | Saudi Arabia, Algeria, India, Pakistan, Iraq |
| Eqab | Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Jordan, Bahrain |
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خلیل عقاب Iranian actor, IR (b. 1924) |
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| خميس عقاب Kuwaiti politician, KW (b. 1940) |
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| صمد عقاب Iranian singer, IR |
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| حمزة عقاب Jordanian actor, JO |
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