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

The last name Arab (Arabic: ارعاب, Bengali: আরব, Georgian: არაბ, Hindi: अरब, Marathi: अरब, Oriya: ଆରବ, Russian: Араб) occurs more in Iran more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Arab? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname is the 2,145^th most commonly occurring surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 28,455 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 67 percent of Arab are found; 49 percent are found in South Asia and 48 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 17,936^th most frequently held given name worldwide, held by 51,810 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Iran, where it is borne by 111,466 people, or 1 in 689. In Iran it is primarily concentrated in: Tehran Province, where 19 percent are found, Semnan Province, where 10 percent are found and Kerman Province, where 9 percent are found. Without taking into account Iran this last name is found in 113 countries. It is also common in Algeria, where 15 percent are found and Syria, where 6 percent are found.

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 holding the Arab surname are 12.38% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 59.15% being registered with the 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.