Arab Forename
17,936th
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 51,810 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Somalia
Arab Forename Definition:
Ay'-rab, multiplying, sowing sedition, a window, a locust. A city belonging to the tribe of Judah. Josh. xv. 52.
Arab Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 78% | 9,985 | 1:19,465 | 1,591 |
| Algeria | 96% | 6,398 | 1:5,967 | 643 |
| India | 90% | 5,635 | 1:215,595 | 21,985 |
| Afghanistan | 51% | 4,743 | 1:6,878 | 859 |
| Somalia | - | 4,348 | 1:3,111 | 444 |
| Iran | 79% | 4,064 | 1:19,315 | 1,119 |
| Egypt | 100% | 3,514 | 1:26,153 | 1,846 |
| Iraq | 77% | 2,260 | 1:15,495 | 1,006 |
| Syria | - | 1,370 | 1:14,092 | 940 |
| Saudi Arabia | - | 1,282 | 1:24,035 | 3,052 |
| Ethiopia | 100% | 1,271 | 1:76,759 | 6,049 |
| Bangladesh | 91% | 1,191 | 1:133,889 | 8,095 |
| Indonesia | - | 799 | 1:322,858 | 27,512 |
| Nigeria | 98% | 664 | 1:267,416 | 10,430 |
| Somaliland | - | 543 | 1:6,449 | 552 |
| Philippines | 93% | 437 | 1:242,585 | 10,108 |
| Morocco | 100% | 328 | 1:104,721 | 3,418 |
| Jordan | 97% | 310 | 1:28,473 | 1,226 |
| France | 87% | 290 | 1:229,208 | 3,496 |
| Malawi | 100% | 275 | 1:62,227 | 3,900 |
| Kuwait | - | 256 | 1:14,786 | 1,684 |
| Lebanon | 62% | 181 | 1:31,092 | 1,912 |
| Uzbekistan | 100% | 175 | 1:175,923 | 4,261 |
| Russia | 100% | 163 | 1:884,869 | 7,953 |
| Zimbabwe | 91% | 162 | 1:95,209 | 6,985 |
| Palestine | 66% | 130 | 1:35,000 | 1,323 |
| Kenya | - | 127 | 1:364,623 | 11,657 |
| Tunisia | 71% | 119 | 1:5,688 | 738 |
| Yemen | - | 98 | 1:268,334 | 1,907 |
| Azerbaijan | 84% | 85 | 1:113,446 | 4,752 |
| United States | 77% | 72 | 1:5,035,236 | 62,903 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 100% | 66 | 1:90,504 | 6,293 |
| Canada | 100% | 54 | 1:613,581 | 14,922 |
| England | 94% | 50 | 1:1,112,058 | 17,748 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 48 | 1:149,000 | 10,084 |
| Niger | 96% | 35 | 1:548,114 | 10,748 |
| Qatar | 100% | 33 | 1:71,806 | 8,890 |
| Kazakhstan | 100% | 29 | 1:611,960 | 8,240 |
| DR Congo | 100% | 27 | 1:2,734,356 | 59,996 |
| Turkey | 81% | 23 | 1:3,382,683 | 18,567 |
| South Africa | 100% | 17 | 1:3,207,803 | 80,389 |
| Uganda | 100% | 15 | 1:2,730,461 | 31,621 |
| Thailand | 61% | 10 | 1:7,006,581 | 112,087 |
| Malaysia | 92% | 8 | 1:3,806,242 | 94,684 |
| Tanzania | 100% | 8 | 1:6,598,540 | 36,161 |
| Germany | 90% | 8 | 1:12,084,734 | 38,839 |
| Georgia | 86% | 7 | 1:534,067 | 9,579 |
| Liberia | 100% | 5 | 1:882,412 | 21,482 |
| Zambia | - | 5 | 1:3,170,959 | 26,788 |
| Mexico | 67% | 5 | 1:24,828,885 | 53,479 |
| Sweden | 80% | 5 | 1:1,971,581 | 30,505 |
| Greece | 100% | 4 | 1:2,733,637 | 12,935 |
| Cameroon | 100% | 4 | 1:5,402,626 | 68,032 |
| Brazil | 68% | 4 | 1:53,559,038 | 368,334 |
| Norway | - | 4 | 1:1,283,082 | 16,224 |
| Tajikistan | 100% | 4 | 1:2,093,730 | 5,016 |
| Turkmenistan | 100% | 4 | 1:1,368,218 | 2,487 |
| Ukraine | 100% | 4 | 1:11,374,977 | 14,813 |
| Ghana | - | 4 | 1:6,746,554 | 8,075 |
| Belarus | 100% | 3 | 1:3,160,795 | 12,102 |
| Armenia | 67% | 3 | 1:972,918 | 8,284 |
| Singapore | 100% | 3 | 1:2,095,685 | 22,815 |
| Papua New Guinea | 67% | 3 | 1:2,717,438 | 132,395 |
| Burkina Faso | 100% | 2 | 1:9,189,734 | 69,235 |
| Oman | - | 2 | 1:2,054,334 | 8,531 |
| China | - | 2 | 1:683,027,891 | 94,999 |
| Austria | 100% | 2 | 1:4,257,100 | 13,469 |
| Australia | - | 2 | 1:6,828,811 | 37,569 |
| Belgium | 100% | 2 | 1:5,745,020 | 30,381 |
| Croatia | 100% | 2 | 1:2,108,538 | 15,895 |
| Mali | - | 1 | 1:16,977,755 | 8,714 |
| Iceland | - | 1 | 1:366,017 | 7,938 |
| Eritrea | - | 1 | 1:4,752,977 | 997 |
| Israel | 92% | 1 | 1:8,402,918 | 45,019 |
| Wales | - | 1 | 1:3,094,309 | 16,222 |
| Venezuela | - | 1 | 1:30,201,893 | 231,239 |
| Italy | 90% | 1 | 1:61,062,090 | 83,289 |
| Ivory Coast | 100% | 1 | 1:23,075,933 | 135,227 |
| Latvia | - | 1 | 1:2,015,645 | 6,531 |
| Dominica | - | 1 | 1:75,471 | 1,341 |
| Libya | - | 1 | 1:6,221,309 | 3,060 |
| Mauritania | - | 1 | 1:4,095,239 | 27,701 |
| Mauritius | - | 1 | 1:1,297,784 | 13,721 |
| Moldova | - | 1 | 1:3,561,139 | 8,690 |
| Sudan | - | 1 | 1:37,806,975 | 10,689 |
| Peru | 100% | 1 | 1:31,791,454 | 110,866 |
| Romania | - | 1 | 1:20,051,976 | 55,376 |
| Senegal | 100% | 1 | 1:14,581,356 | 34,505 |
| Scotland | - | 1 | 1:5,350,366 | 24,769 |
Arab (256,109) may also be a surname.
Arab Forename Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Ay'-rab, multiplying, sowing sedition, a window, a locust. A city belonging to the tribe of Judah. Josh. xv. 52.
— The Proper Names of The Bible (1855) by John Farrar
Meaning: an ambush.
— A Dictionary of the Proper Names of the Old and New Testament (1909) by James Beaumont Jackson
Arab Forename Popularity
Arab Demographics
Average Arab Salary in
United States
$39,913 USD
Per year
Rank:
251,961 of 531,972
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
1.74302E-5
Rank: 71,931 of 532,209
Percentage of national average salary:
91.69%
Sample size: 36 (2014)
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
Per month:
$3,596 USD
Per week:
$799 USD
Per day:
$118 USD
Phonetically Similar Names
Arab Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Arab in the Russian language | ||
| Араб | arab | - |
Search for Another Forename
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
Footnotes
- First names are taken from the first part of an person's personal name. That is, not their inherited name(s), i.e. their surname(s). The first name includes particles, but not middle names
- Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
- 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 Arab