Al Raqib Surname

106,139th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,407 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Jordan
Highest density in:
Palestine

Al Raqib Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Al Raqib Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Jordan2,8871:3,063618
Palestine1,5091:3,014654
Yemen81:3,303,16216,088
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077

Al Raqib Last Name Facts

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

The last name Al Raqib occurs more in Jordan more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Al Raqib click here.

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

Al Raqib is the 106,139th most prevalent surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 1,653,630 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Al Raqib live; 100 percent live in West Asia and 100 percent live in Levant.

The last name is most prevalent in Jordan, where it is carried by 2,887 people, or 1 in 3,063. In Jordan Al Raqib is primarily found in: Amman Governorate, where 97 percent live, Balqa Governorate, where 2 percent live and Zarqa Governorate, where 1 percent live. Excluding Jordan this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Palestine, where 34 percent live and Yemen, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Al Raquib941/
Al Rakib882,884/
Al-Raqib881/
Al Raqeeb8269/
Al Rakhib821/
Al Raqueeb781/
Al-Rakib75631/
Al Rakeb756/
Al Reqeb751/
Al Rakeeb7137/
Al Raqeef713/
Al-Raqeeb711/
Al Rakef6367/
Al Rakeef592/
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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 Raqib
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