Al Arab Surname
Approximately 817 people bear this surname
Al Arab Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saudi Arabia | 358 | 1:86,189 | 12,374 |
| Egypt | 214 | 1:429,606 | 25,756 |
| Bahrain | 118 | 1:11,429 | 2,102 |
| Lebanon | 33 | 1:170,821 | 7,805 |
| Kuwait | 29 | 1:131,058 | 14,967 |
| Pakistan | 25 | 1:7,145,755 | 40,003 |
| United Arab Emirates | 7 | 1:1,308,896 | 51,006 |
| Malaysia | 6 | 1:4,915,704 | 170,578 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Jordan | 3 | 1:2,947,479 | 21,051 |
| Kosovo | 2 | 1:930,934 | 12,188 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
Al Arab Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Al Arab Come From? nationality or country of origin
Al Arab is borne by more people in Saudi Arabia than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Al Arab? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 423,762nd most prevalent last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 8,919,885 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 72 percent of Al Arab are found; 68 percent are found in West Asia and 64 percent are found in Arabian Peninsula.
The last name Al Arab is most frequently occurring in Saudi Arabia, where it is borne by 358 people, or 1 in 86,189. Barring Saudi Arabia this surname occurs in 22 countries. It is also common in Egypt, where 26 percent reside and Bahrain, where 14 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Al Ajrab | 93 | 14 | / |
| Al Ahrab | 93 | 5 | / |
| Al Hatrab | 88 | 1 | / |
| Al Athrab | 88 | 1 | / |
| Al Aitrab | 88 | 1 | / |
| Al Araf | 86 | 1,083 | / |
| Al-Arab | 86 | 910 | / |
| Al Areeb | 80 | 392 | / |
| Al Asraf | 80 | 10 | / |
| Al Atraf | 80 | 2 | / |
| Al-Harab | 80 | 1 | / |
| Al Aaraf | 80 | 1 | / |
| Al Aroub | 80 | 1 | / |
| Al Ajraf | 80 | 1 | / |
| Al Araaf | 80 | 1 | / |
| Al Hajraf | 75 | 29 | / |
| Al Ajroub | 75 | 1 | / |
| Al-Araf | 71 | 10 | / |
| Al Harzoub | 71 | 1 | / |
| Al Hatroub | 71 | 1 | / |
| Al Arrow | 67 | 120 | / |
| Al-Hareb | 67 | 6 | / |
| Al Horeb | 67 | 1 | / |
| Al Oraif | 67 | 1 | / |
| Al Atrof | 67 | 1 | / |
| Al Arouf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Al-Araaf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Al-Hajraf | 63 | 5 | / |
| Al-Goraab | 63 | 1 | / |
| Al Erop | 57 | 1 | / |
| Al-Horeb | 53 | 6 | / |
| Al-Horoub | 50 | 2 | / |
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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
- 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 Al Arab
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