Al Rahab Surname

791,719th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 356 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lebanon
Highest density in:
Lebanon

Al Rahab Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Al Rahab Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lebanon2111:26,7162,891
Syria501:386,0204,843
Palestine471:96,7846,858
Jordan441:200,9649,465
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

Al Rahab Last Name Facts

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

The surname Al Rahab occurs more in Lebanon more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Al Rahab? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 791,719th most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 20,470,635 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Al Rahab are found; 100 percent are found in West Asia and 99 percent are found in Levant.

It is most widely held in Lebanon, where it is held by 211 people, or 1 in 26,716. In Lebanon Al Rahab is most common in: Mount Lebanon Governorate, where 42 percent are found, Akkar Governorate, where 26 percent are found and North Governorate, where 22 percent are found. Without taking into account Lebanon this last name exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Syria, where 14 percent are found and Palestine, where 13 percent are found.

Al Rahab Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Al Rahab last name is principally Maronite (65%) in Lebanon.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Al Raab931/
Al-Rahab8811/
Al Rahaf881/
Al Rab86215/
Al Rayb801/
Al Raib801/
Al-Raheeb712/
Al Rauf67561/
Al Rebh67399/
Al-Rabz6710/
Al Rafe673/
Al Rowa672/
Al Rayf671/
Al Razf671/
Al Hroub63202/
Al-Rahayfeh631/
Al-Rob571/
Al-Raw571/
Al-Rebh53358/
Al Rouf5377/
Al-Rauf536/
Al-Rafe534/
Al-Rayf531/
Al-Raft531/
Al Roof531/
Al-Hroub5011/
Al-Hroob501/

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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 Rahab
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