Akarab Surname

1,612,213th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 125 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Akarab Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Akarab Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines1131:895,91381,345
India91:85,229,487684,495
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Akarab (56) may also be a first name.

Akarab Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Akarab Come From? nationality or country of origin

Akarab (Hindi: अकरब, Marathi: अकरब) is borne by more people in The Philippines than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Akarab? popularity and diffusion

The last name Akarab is the 1,612,213th most frequently held surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 58,300,367 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Akarab are found; 91 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 82 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 1,321,957th most widely held first name internationally, held by 56 people.

This last name is most widespread in The Philippines, where it is held by 113 people, or 1 in 895,913. In The Philippines Akarab is primarily concentrated in: Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, where 89 percent reside and Zamboanga Peninsula, where 11 percent reside. Outside of The Philippines this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also found in India, where 7 percent reside and Malaysia, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Aqarab8373/
Akareb838/
Akarap835/
Acarab832/
Okarab831/
Akarape7769/
Aakarap771/
Akharav771/
Okarabh771/
Aikarape712/
Akharoub712/
Attqarab711/
Akarov67236/
Acarap6737/
Akharroub6714/
Akkharaph671/

Akarab Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Akarab in the Hindi language
अकरबakaraba85.71
अकराबakaraba14.29
Akarab in the Marathi language
अकरबakaraba50
अकराबakaraba25
आकरबakaraba25

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • 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 Akarab
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