Rab Forename
14,332nd
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 67,394 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Pakistan
Rab Forename Definition:
The Scottish equivalent to Rob. Whence Rabbie as in affectionate allusions to Rabbie Burns.
Rab Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 97% | 60,225 | 1:3,227 | 519 |
| India | 80% | 1,715 | 1:708,384 | 51,426 |
| Egypt | 61% | 889 | 1:103,376 | 4,708 |
| Cambodia | 50% | 776 | 1:20,971 | 1,893 |
| Saudi Arabia | - | 758 | 1:40,650 | 4,986 |
| Bangladesh | 100% | 642 | 1:248,382 | 11,817 |
| Scotland | 100% | 407 | 1:13,146 | 798 |
| England | 100% | 370 | 1:150,278 | 4,922 |
| United States | 100% | 210 | 1:1,726,367 | 30,198 |
| Russia | 81% | 143 | 1:1,008,627 | 8,666 |
| Nigeria | 83% | 138 | 1:1,286,698 | 29,889 |
| Morocco | - | 136 | 1:252,564 | 6,008 |
| Algeria | - | 127 | 1:300,604 | 3,752 |
| Kuwait | - | 114 | 1:33,204 | 3,097 |
| Indonesia | - | 86 | 1:2,999,578 | 137,839 |
| Niger | 61% | 79 | 1:242,835 | 6,408 |
| Canada | - | 77 | 1:430,304 | 11,965 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 69 | 1:103,652 | 8,241 |
| Northern Ireland | 100% | 60 | 1:30,719 | 1,092 |
| Qatar | 100% | 51 | 1:46,463 | 5,889 |
| Iraq | 100% | 24 | 1:1,459,077 | 10,051 |
| France | - | 23 | 1:2,890,015 | 14,536 |
| Netherlands | 75% | 23 | 1:734,873 | 14,886 |
| Australia | - | 21 | 1:650,363 | 9,310 |
| Philippines | 100% | 16 | 1:6,625,592 | 105,856 |
| Kazakhstan | 100% | 15 | 1:1,183,123 | 11,783 |
| Thailand | 78% | 15 | 1:4,671,054 | 89,574 |
| Afghanistan | 53% | 15 | 1:2,174,901 | 18,600 |
| Ireland | - | 12 | 1:386,960 | 5,608 |
| Belarus | 75% | 10 | 1:948,238 | 5,152 |
| Germany | 66% | 10 | 1:9,667,788 | 33,442 |
| Malawi | 100% | 9 | 1:1,901,368 | 9,999 |
| Kosovo | - | 8 | 1:232,680 | 8,489 |
| Wales | - | 7 | 1:442,044 | 5,971 |
| Malaysia | 53% | 7 | 1:4,349,991 | 105,289 |
| Singapore | - | 7 | 1:898,151 | 14,197 |
| Romania | - | 5 | 1:4,010,395 | 28,162 |
| China | - | 5 | 1:273,211,156 | 75,889 |
| Taiwan | - | 5 | 1:4,753,936 | 76,486 |
| Hungary | 74% | 4 | 1:2,447,943 | 4,263 |
| Azerbaijan | - | 4 | 1:2,410,736 | 23,569 |
| Tunisia | - | 4 | 1:169,226 | 7,289 |
| South Africa | 100% | 4 | 1:13,633,162 | 197,070 |
| Mexico | 100% | 3 | 1:41,381,476 | 74,307 |
| South Korea | - | 3 | 1:1,848,140 | 23,578 |
| Sweden | 100% | 3 | 1:3,285,969 | 41,581 |
| New Zealand | - | 3 | 1:1,512,015 | 11,267 |
| Zambia | - | 3 | 1:5,284,931 | 37,895 |
| Panama | - | 2 | 1:1,953,278 | 31,007 |
| Armenia | 100% | 2 | 1:1,459,376 | 10,220 |
| Lebanon | - | 2 | 1:2,813,786 | 13,895 |
| Spain | - | 2 | 1:23,264,982 | 24,876 |
| Papua New Guinea | 100% | 2 | 1:4,076,157 | 155,819 |
| Jordan | 100% | 2 | 1:4,413,387 | 8,826 |
| Ivory Coast | 100% | 2 | 1:11,537,966 | 95,271 |
| Hong Kong | - | 2 | 1:3,876,362 | 13,851 |
| Ukraine | 100% | 2 | 1:22,749,954 | 22,291 |
| Andorra | - | 1 | 1:82,887 | 1,356 |
| Samoa | - | 1 | 1:195,190 | 1,348 |
| Zimbabwe | 100% | 1 | 1:15,423,817 | 113,731 |
| Rwanda | - | 1 | 1:11,371,433 | 4,615 |
| Albania | 100% | 1 | 1:3,046,570 | 49,159 |
| Sudan | - | 1 | 1:37,806,975 | 10,689 |
| Togo | - | 1 | 1:7,239,239 | 8,047 |
| Turkey | - | 1 | 1:77,801,709 | 91,051 |
| Venezuela | - | 1 | 1:30,201,893 | 231,239 |
| Vietnam | - | 1 | 1:92,623,113 | 10,484 |
| Yemen | - | 1 | 1:26,296,751 | 14,474 |
| Burkina Faso | 100% | 1 | 1:18,379,469 | 100,219 |
| Iran | - | 1 | 1:78,496,868 | 65,150 |
| Cayman Islands | - | 1 | 1:61,299 | 2,487 |
| Congo | 100% | 1 | 1:5,009,205 | 37,978 |
| Croatia | - | 1 | 1:4,217,076 | 20,943 |
| Czechia | 100% | 1 | 1:10,656,162 | 11,509 |
| Brazil | - | 1 | 1:214,236,154 | 864,335 |
| Bhutan | - | 1 | 1:824,928 | 6,865 |
| Ghana | - | 1 | 1:26,986,216 | 13,521 |
| Gibraltar | - | 1 | 1:34,138 | 985 |
| Honduras | - | 1 | 1:8,817,467 | 33,018 |
| Iceland | - | 1 | 1:366,017 | 7,938 |
| Benin | - | 1 | 1:10,575,843 | 90,010 |
| Argentina | - | 1 | 1:42,773,243 | 43,333 |
| Isle of Man | - | 1 | 1:85,023 | 723 |
| Israel | 50% | 1 | 1:8,402,918 | 45,019 |
| Italy | 92% | 1 | 1:61,062,090 | 83,289 |
| Barbados | - | 1 | 1:289,789 | 3,893 |
| Kyrgyzstan | - | 1 | 1:5,973,277 | 46,622 |
| Libya | - | 1 | 1:6,221,309 | 3,060 |
| Bahrain | - | 1 | 1:1,348,673 | 7,854 |
| Nepal | - | 1 | 1:28,487,352 | 119,417 |
| Oman | - | 1 | 1:4,108,667 | 12,526 |
| Poland | 100% | 1 | 1:38,027,112 | 9,241 |
| Portugal | - | 1 | 1:10,410,866 | 12,786 |
Rab (27,061) may also be a surname.
Rab Forename Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
The Scottish equivalent to Rob. Whence Rabbie as in affectionate allusions to Rabbie Burns.
— Name This Child (1959) by Eric Partridge
A Teutonic name, meaning: Bright fame.
— Dictionary of Given Names with Origins and Meanings (1934) by Flora Haines Loughead
Rab Forename Popularity
Rab Demographics
Rab Religious Adherence
in Russia
Sample size: 8 (2016)
Religious Adherence
in Russia
Phonetically Similar Names
| Forename | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rhab | 86 | 6,633 | / |
| Raib | 86 | 1,160 | / |
| Rahb | 86 | 1,065 | / |
| Raab | 86 | 694 | / |
| Raub | 86 | 343 | / |
| Rajb | 86 | 282 | / |
| Rabë | 86 | 160 | / |
| Rabh | 86 | 125 | / |
| Rgab | 86 | 108 | / |
| Rabt | 86 | 107 | / |
| Reab | 86 | 82 | / |
| Raeb | 86 | 68 | / |
| Rabd | 86 | 31 | / |
| Rabz | 86 | 29 | / |
| Rabs | 86 | 27 | / |
| Rayb | 86 | 27 | / |
| Rasb | 86 | 12 | / |
| Rabï | 86 | 12 | / |
| Ratb | 86 | 9 | / |
| Rzab | 86 | 6 | / |
| Hrab | 86 | 4 | / |
| Rrab | 86 | 2 | / |
| Rabp | 86 | 1 | / |
| Rahab | 75 | 53,114 | / |
| Rabht | 75 | 374 | / |
| Rahub | 75 | 189 | / |
| Rajjb | 75 | 74 | / |
| Raubh | 75 | 17 | / |
| Rhaib | 75 | 16 | / |
| Rabdh | 75 | 15 | / |
| Raijb | 75 | 15 | / |
| Rahyb | 75 | 14 | / |
| Raabd | 75 | 13 | / |
| Rhaab | 75 | 10 | / |
| Rabsh | 75 | 10 | / |
| Rhabt | 75 | 8 | / |
| Rashb | 75 | 8 | / |
| Rasbh | 75 | 8 | / |
| Raaib | 75 | 7 | / |
| Rabhh | 75 | 6 | / |
| Reahb | 75 | 6 | / |
| Raabh | 75 | 5 | / |
| Ratbh | 75 | 4 | / |
| Rajbh | 75 | 3 | / |
| Raibh | 75 | 3 | / |
| Raibt | 75 | 2 | / |
| Raebh | 75 | 2 | / |
| Rabdt | 75 | 2 | / |
| Rheab | 75 | 2 | / |
| Hraeb | 75 | 1 | / |
| Rzaab | 75 | 1 | / |
| Raihb | 75 | 1 | / |
| Rajhb | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hrabt | 75 | 1 | / |
| Rabtt | 75 | 1 | / |
| Raasb | 75 | 1 | / |
| Raaab | 75 | 1 | / |
| Raybh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Raèby | 75 | 1 | / |
| Rahbt | 75 | 1 | / |
| Rzabh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ratbt | 75 | 1 | / |
| Rathb | 75 | 1 | / |
| Raubt | 75 | 1 | / |
| Rhabs | 75 | 1 | / |
| Rhhab | 75 | 1 | / |
| Rhaub | 75 | 1 | / |
| Raibp | 75 | 1 | / |
| Raabt | 75 | 1 | / |
| Raahb | 75 | 1 | / |
| Rrahb | 75 | 1 | / |
| Raybd | 75 | 1 | / |
| Rob | 67 | 262,139 | / |
| Raf | 67 | 18,893 | / |
| Rav | 67 | 5,836 | / |
| Reb | 67 | 3,680 | / |
| Rap | 67 | 2,818 | / |
| Raw | 67 | 1,123 | / |
| Rahaib | 67 | 100 | / |
| Raabth | 67 | 33 | / |
| Rahaab | 67 | 14 | / |
| Rashbd | 67 | 9 | / |
| Raahab | 67 | 5 | / |
| Raba-E | 67 | 4 | / |
| Rahieb | 67 | 3 | / |
| Rhahab | 67 | 2 | / |
| Raheib | 67 | 2 | / |
| Rajbsh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Raushb | 67 | 2 | / |
| Röb | 67 | 2 | / |
| Riabbi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Raobao | 67 | 1 | / |
| Raggib | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rahabs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rahabt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Raheyb | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rabowa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ra'abh | 67 | 1 | / |
Rab Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Rab in the Russian language | ||
| Раб | rab | - |
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Rab