Arab Surname

2,145th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 256,109 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Somaliland

Arab Surname User-submission:

حسين حسين سيد يوسف علي مصطفي محمد سعد إبراهيم

Arab Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran111,4661:68975
Algeria38,5681:1,00260
Syria16,4501:1,173155
Saudi Arabia12,5611:2,456303
Egypt12,3861:7,423907
Somalia9,3131:1,444144
Afghanistan7,4691:4,305427
Iraq7,1161:4,922493
Somaliland5,1731:67787
Libya5,1091:1,222327
Ethiopia3,7031:26,3423,258
India3,4811:220,35813,043
Morocco3,4421:10,0161,405
Pakistan2,3131:77,2352,725
Jordan2,2121:3,997818
Lebanon2,0121:2,802524
Nigeria1,3191:134,3018,691
Yemen1,2021:21,9842,273
Philippines1,0461:96,78616,857
Bangladesh8111:196,4946,734
Kenya7951:58,0885,742
Kuwait6851:5,548756
Niger5911:32,4741,796
United Arab Emirates5451:16,8122,028
United States5201:697,03655,176
France4961:133,91720,484
Chad3851:35,3044,109
Indonesia3771:350,79430,359
Palestine3361:13,5382,468
Canada3321:110,98111,875
Spain3321:140,81910,554
Bahrain3231:4,175737
Djibouti3001:3,050273
Ghana2771:97,5489,187
England1911:291,71822,402
Sweden1861:52,9404,092
Qatar1591:14,8301,610
Russia1491:967,26975,342
Malawi1311:130,68014,293
Argentina1121:381,63829,480
Turkey1011:770,50938,247
Tunisia971:6,2951,022
Tanzania961:551,47535,149
Burkina Faso911:201,6714,383
Netherlands911:185,57326,340
Brazil901:2,378,60473,132
Germany881:914,83564,706
Belgium761:151,27221,156
Malaysia651:453,75723,130
Australia631:428,50333,982
Zimbabwe631:245,05126,542
Hong Kong561:130,9912,371
Papua New Guinea561:145,60220,089
Sudan491:765,5142,614
Uzbekistan491:631,20713,568
Chile441:400,37410,831
Denmark441:128,28911,616
Norway421:122,43516,038
Kazakhstan381:465,32934,912
Singapore341:161,9916,884
South Africa331:1,641,74981,435
New Caledonia311:8,9102,168
Thailand281:2,522,798271,580
Malta241:17,9281,021
Switzerland241:342,20526,446
Finland231:238,98719,121
Venezuela191:1,589,68820,788
Italy181:3,397,594101,426
Austria151:567,69652,281
Bulgaria151:465,26020,978
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Panama121:326,0227,351
Belarus101:950,10668,851
Ukraine91:5,058,077228,455
Azerbaijan81:1,206,14016,795
Israel81:1,069,70462,476
Kyrgyzstan81:746,58248,952
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Oman81:460,9965,668
Taiwan81:2,930,59317,989
Bolivia61:1,769,4066,441
Greece61:1,846,63289,049
Poland61:6,334,792156,558
Uganda61:6,506,546123,710
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
China41:341,830,39216,990
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
Tajikistan41:2,096,6737,416
Uruguay41:857,94031,713
Wales41:773,63329,106
Armenia21:1,465,09016,492
Barbados21:143,7241,981
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Northern Cyprus21:159,5069,062
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Eritrea11:4,751,901911
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427

Arab (51,810) may also be a first name.

Arab Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

حسين حسين سيد يوسف علي مصطفي محمد سعد إبراهيم

- Forebears.io Manual Submissions

Arab Last Name Facts

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

Arab (Arabic: ارعاب, Bengali: আরব, Georgian: არაბ, Hindi: अरब, Marathi: अरब, Oriya: ଆରବ, Russian: Араб) is found most frequently in Iran. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Arab? popularity and diffusion

Arab is the 2,145th most numerous surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 28,455 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 67 percent of Arab live; 49 percent live in South Asia and 48 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Arab is also the 17,936th most widespread first name worldwide, held by 51,810 people.

The surname is most prevalent in Iran, where it is borne by 111,466 people, or 1 in 689. In Iran it is mostly concentrated in: Tehran Province, where 19 percent live, Semnan Province, where 10 percent live and Kerman Province, where 9 percent live. Not including Iran this last name occurs in 113 countries. It is also found in Algeria, where 15 percent live and Syria, where 6 percent live.

Arab Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is primarily Muslim (100%) in Russia, Muslim (100%) in Kazakhstan, Muslim (100%) in Kenya, Sunni (39%) in Lebanon and Muslim (89%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Arab last name are 12.38% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 59.15% registered with the political party.

The amount Arab earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 28.3% less than the national average, earning 248,137 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 80.93% more than the national average, earning R 429,960 per year; in United States they earn 16.68% more than the national average, earning $50,348 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.28% less than the national average, earning $48,549 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Aarab8922,929/
Arabs8919,439/
Garab895,095/
Arhab894,321/
Harab893,470/
Ajrab89854/
Arrab89738/
Argab89383/
Araeb89354/
Araib89279/
Asrab89109/
Arabh8955/
Ahrab8924/
Araub8923/
Aerab8915/
Airab8914/
Arzab8912/
Araab8912/
Arabd899/
Aurab896/
Atrab894/
Areab893/
Aârab893/
Arahb893/
Arabt892/
Arabz892/
Ayrab891/
Arayb891/
Harrab80617/
Gaurab80514/
Garrab80504/
Harabh80460/
Arahab80163/
Haraeb80157/
Garabh8075/
Gargab8063/
Airabh8057/
Hasrab8010/
Arraub809/
Gaarab809/
Gairab805/
Garaib803/
Garaub803/
Haraib803/
Garaab802/
Ayrayb801/
Garhab801/
Harhab801/
Arrabs801/
Arabht801/
Aurabh801/
Auraib801/
Arzaib801/
Haurab801/
Hargab801/
Aharab801/
Aargab801/
Arabsh801/
Gareab801/
Hareab801/
Araf758,311/
Arap754,379/
Areb752,558/
Arob75773/
Araw75469/
Arav75394/
Orab75238/
Erab759/
Arabova734,967/
Harahab73466/
Gaurabh73134/
Arabová732/
Gairabh731/
Aairaub731/
Gahrrab731/
Asraf6716,732/
Garav675,811/
Arape672,438/
Hareb672,235/
Gorab671,917/
Uirab671,666/
Areeb671,624/
Arraf671,386/
Aroub671,294/
Harap671,277/
Haraf671,054/
Airaf67995/
Ahraf67526/
Asrav67482/
Arova67480/
Aaraf67431/
Arrob67398/
Arowa67344/
Asrap67288/
Garob67278/
Arauf67260/
Garap67256/
Arafh67246/
Araph67221/
Horab67207/
Ourab67140/
Arafe67117/
Harav67116/
Arhap67106/
Airav6794/
Araif6789/
Atraf6756/
Araft6740/
Aroob6732/
Araaf6732/
Araps6728/
Aareb6728/
Erabh6726/
Aarav6720/
Ajraf6720/
Argav6718/
Harabová6718/
Garaf6715/
Arzaf6715/
Areap6715/
Haraw6714/
Asrob6710/
Araip6710/
Arhaf679/
Auraf679/
Areaf679/
Aravz677/
Arrap677/
Arasp677/
Arrav676/
Arapp676/
Aravs676/
Herab676/
Ohrab676/
Atrav675/
Auraw675/
Orhab675/
Oraib674/
Aerob674/
Arebø674/
Argob674/
Harabova674/
Orabt674/
Aratp673/
Argaf673/
Arheb673/
Arahp673/
Earaf673/
Arebh672/
Oraeb672/
Araff672/
Areib672/
Otrab672/
Ayraf672/
Airob672/
Arayf672/
Ahraw672/
Atrap672/
Araap672/
Arajw672/
Aaraw671/
Earap671/
Aarap671/
Airap671/
Aratv671/
Arauv671/
Ajreb671/
Aureb671/
Orgab671/
Garáb671/
Arzap671/
Arraw671/
Ağrap671/
Arauw671/
Arapt671/
Erhab671/
Eraib671/
Aereb671/
Araav671/
Arasv671/

Arab Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Arab in the Georgian language
არაბarab-
Arab in the Bengali language
আরবaraba96.67
এরাবeraba3.33
Arab in the Marathi language
अरबaraba91.85
आरबaraba6.81
अराबaraba0.3
ारबaraba0.09
आराबaraba0.05
़अरबaraba0.05
रबraba0.05
अऱबaraba0.02
Arab in the Oriya language
ଆରବaraba87.5
ଅରବaraba12.5
Arab in the Hindi language
अरबaraba62.65
आरबaraba35.89
अ़रबaraba0.39
अ॰रबaraba0.31
अराबaraba0.23
आराबaraba0.15
अरवarava0.15
ारबaraba0.08
रबraba0.08
Arab in the Russian language
Арабarab-
Arab in the Arabic language
ارعابarab-
أربarb-
آربarb-
اربarb-
عربىrby-

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
  • 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 Arab
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis