Al-Arab Surname

389,400th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 910 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Saudi Arabia
Highest density in:
Bahrain

Al-Arab Surname

For the meaning of this name, see: Al.

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Al-Arab Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Saudi Arabia6361:48,5157,156
Bahrain2061:6,5471,173
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
United States121:30,204,911765,334
Jordan71:1,263,20516,935
Lebanon41:1,409,27119,641
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Al-Arab Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Al-Arab Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Al-Arab (Russian: Аль-араб) occurs in Saudi Arabia more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Al-Arab? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 389,400th most commonly used last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 8,008,292 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 97 percent of Al-Arab are found; 97 percent are found in West Asia and 96 percent are found in Arabian Peninsula.

Al-Arab is most common in Saudi Arabia, where it is borne by 636 people, or 1 in 48,515. Excluding Saudi Arabia this last name exists in 16 countries. It is also found in Bahrain, where 23 percent reside and Kuwait, where 3 percent reside.

Al-Arab Last Name Statistics demography

Al-Arab earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 58.57% less than the national average, earning $17,875 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Al-Arab Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Al-Arab in the Russian language
Аль-арабal-arab-

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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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  • 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 Al-Arab
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