Alarba Surname

167,829th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,576 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Alarba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Alarba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines2,1681:46,6977,551
Cameroon2581:80,5009,858
Niger961:199,9176,754
Nigeria251:7,085,710162,099
Burkina Faso101:1,835,21014,348
Mali91:1,885,4481,868
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Alarba (4,443) may also be a first name.

Alarba Last Name Facts

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

The last name Alarba (Arabic: الرباع, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺁﻻﺭﺑﺎ, Oriya: ଆଲାବର୍) is found most in The Philippines. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Alarba? popularity and diffusion

The surname Alarba is the 167,829th most frequent last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 2,829,016 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 84 percent of Alarba reside; 84 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 84 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 103,377th most widely held first name worldwide, borne by 4,443 people.

Alarba is most commonly used in The Philippines, where it is held by 2,168 people, or 1 in 46,697. In The Philippines it is primarily concentrated in: Western Visayas, where 72 percent live, Central Visayas, where 4 percent live and Calabarzon, where 4 percent live. Beside The Philippines it is found in 15 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 10 percent live and Niger, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Alarba Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Alarba in the Oriya language
ଆଲାବର୍alabar-
Alarba in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺁﻻﺭﺑﺎalarba33.33
ﺁﻟﺮﺑﺎalrba33.33
ﺍﻟﺮﺑﺎalrba33.33
Alarba in the Arabic language
الرباعalrba-

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Footnotes

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