Arabian Surname

147,599th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,999 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Monaco

Arabian Surname User-submission:

The surname Arabian denotes a person of Arabian origin.

Arabian Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran1,2451:61,6736,615
United States5931:611,22949,598
Saudi Arabia3981:77,52710,981
France2361:281,45243,215
Canada1071:344,35131,229
Kuwait961:39,5914,718
Argentina541:791,54552,685
Brazil441:4,865,326126,089
Israel381:225,20121,188
England261:2,143,00282,017
Lebanon181:313,17110,344
Ukraine121:3,793,558197,857
Afghanistan101:3,215,31818,974
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
Sweden101:984,67673,605
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Spain81:5,844,00486,878
Indonesia81:16,531,149488,268
Mexico81:15,515,77647,773
Pakistan81:22,330,48677,733
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
Papua New Guinea71:1,164,817109,517
Philippines71:14,462,603238,248
India61:127,844,230863,365
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Monaco51:7,4131,114
Syria21:9,650,51117,817
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Arabian (1,389) may also be a first name.

Arabian Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Arabian denotes a person of Arabian origin.

- sahag

Arabian Last Name Facts

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

The last name Arabian (Arabic: اربيان, Marathi: अरेबीन) is more commonly found in Iran than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Arabian? popularity and diffusion

The surname Arabian is the 147,599th most frequently held surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 2,429,992 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 62 percent of Arabian are found; 42 percent are found in South Asia and 42 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Arabian is also the 209,948th most common first name world-wide. It is borne by 1,389 people.

Arabian is most commonly occurring in Iran, where it is borne by 1,245 people, or 1 in 61,673. In Iran it is mostly found in: Isfahan Province, where 29 percent live, Kerman Province, where 21 percent live and Tehran Province, where 12 percent live. Without taking into account Iran this surname occurs in 42 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 20 percent live and Saudi Arabia, where 13 percent live.

Arabian Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Arabian has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Arabian surname increased 59,300 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 2,600 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Arabian Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Arabian last name are 2.13% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 55.36% being registered with the political party.

The amount Arabian earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 30.4% more than the national average, earning $56,266 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.68% more than the national average, earning $58,466 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Arabian Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Arabian in the Marathi language
अरेबीनarebina-
Arabian in the Arabic language
اربيانarbyan-
اريبيانarybyan-
ارابيانarabyan-

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