Alrawabdeh Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Qatar
Highest density in:
Qatar

Alrawabdeh Surname User-submission:

The origins of the Rawabdeh family goes back to the Al Sarairah clan in Al Karak (south of Jordan) and more specifically to the village of Sul.

As for the clan of Saraira, records show they migrated from Yemen in the 17th century and first camped around the mountain of Serr and from that they got their name.

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Alrawabdeh Surname Distribution Map

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Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Qatar61:393,00055,922
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010

Alrawabdeh Surname Meaning

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The origins of the Rawabdeh family goes back to the Al Sarairah clan in Al Karak (south of Jordan) and more specifically to the village of Sul.

As for the clan of Saraira, records show they migrated from Yemen in the 17th century and first camped around the mountain of Serr and from that they got their name.

As for Al Rawabdeh family they are the sons of Salman bin Ali bin Jabr Al Sarairah who moved out of Sul and headed to Irbid (north of Jordan). Stories tell that he got the name Rawabdeh from the name of the city. In the Northern Jordanian accent if you're from Irbid, then you are Rebdawi, which changed to Rawabdeh latter on, but a few of the family members still have the name, Rebdawi, yet they live in the village of Tafs, In Dara'a city (south of Syria).

The father of the Rawabdeh family lived in a village in Irbid called Al Sarih and died there. He had 5 sons. Two of them who moved north to live in Tfs, Dara'a and the other moved to the Al Mshairfeh area in Al-Mafraq city. From there the family of Akaleek started.

The other two sons stayed in in Al Sarih, Irbid and started the family of Rebdawi, which became Rawabdeh.

The family members now live Irbid in the towns of Al-Sarih, Huwwarah and An Nu`Ayyimah.

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Alrawabdeh Last Name Facts

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

Alrawabdeh is most common in Qatar. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Alrawabdeh? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 6,360,413th most commonly held family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 78 percent of Alrawabdeh reside; 78 percent reside in West Asia and 67 percent reside in Arabian Peninsula.

It is most frequent in Qatar, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 393,000. Aside from Qatar Alrawabdeh exists in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 22 percent are found and Jordan, where 11 percent are found.

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