Arabs Surname
Approximately 19,439 people bear this surname
Arabs Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 11,379 | 1:8,079 | 987 |
| Iran | 7,194 | 1:10,673 | 1,422 |
| Lebanon | 760 | 1:7,417 | 1,185 |
| Nigeria | 81 | 1:2,186,948 | 74,923 |
| Jordan | 9 | 1:982,493 | 16,126 |
| Palestine | 8 | 1:568,606 | 13,348 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
Arabs (494) may also be a first name.
Arabs Demographics
Arabs Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Arabs Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Arabs Come From? nationality or country of origin
Arabs (Arabic: عرابس) is found in Egypt more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Arabs? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 27,663rd most frequently held last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 374,893 people. Arabs is predominantly found in Africa, where 59 percent of Arabs reside; 59 percent reside in North Africa and 59 percent reside in Arabic North Africa. Arabs is also the 381,888th most frequent given name globally It is held by 494 people.
This surname is most widely held in Egypt, where it is carried by 11,379 people, or 1 in 8,079. Without taking into account Egypt Arabs exists in 12 countries. It is also common in Iran, where 37 percent are found and Lebanon, where 4 percent are found.
Arabs Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is chiefly Sunni (100%) in Lebanon.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabsh | 91 | 1 | / |
| Arrabs | 91 | 1 | / |
| Arab | 89 | 256,109 | / |
| Aarab | 80 | 22,929 | / |
| Garab | 80 | 5,095 | / |
| Arhab | 80 | 4,321 | / |
| Harab | 80 | 3,470 | / |
| Ajrab | 80 | 854 | / |
| Arrab | 80 | 738 | / |
| Argab | 80 | 383 | / |
| Araib | 80 | 279 | / |
| Asrab | 80 | 109 | / |
| Arabh | 80 | 55 | / |
| Araps | 80 | 28 | / |
| Ahrab | 80 | 24 | / |
| Araub | 80 | 23 | / |
| Airab | 80 | 14 | / |
| Arzab | 80 | 12 | / |
| Araab | 80 | 12 | / |
| Arabd | 80 | 9 | / |
| Arasp | 80 | 7 | / |
| Arebs | 80 | 7 | / |
| Aravs | 80 | 6 | / |
| Arabj | 80 | 6 | / |
| Aurab | 80 | 6 | / |
| Atrab | 80 | 4 | / |
| Areab | 80 | 3 | / |
| Aârab | 80 | 3 | / |
| Arahb | 80 | 3 | / |
| Arabz | 80 | 2 | / |
| Arabt | 80 | 2 | / |
| Arabc | 80 | 1 | / |
| Arayb | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ayrab | 80 | 1 | / |
| Harrab | 73 | 617 | / |
| Gaurab | 73 | 514 | / |
| Garrab | 73 | 504 | / |
| Harabh | 73 | 460 | / |
| Arahab | 73 | 163 | / |
| Garabh | 73 | 75 | / |
| Gargab | 73 | 63 | / |
| Airabh | 73 | 57 | / |
| Hasrab | 73 | 10 | / |
| Gaarab | 73 | 9 | / |
| Arraub | 73 | 9 | / |
| Gairab | 73 | 5 | / |
| Haraib | 73 | 3 | / |
| Garaub | 73 | 3 | / |
| Garaib | 73 | 3 | / |
| Garaab | 73 | 2 | / |
| Araspe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gareab | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ayrayb | 73 | 1 | / |
| Garhab | 73 | 1 | / |
| Harhab | 73 | 1 | / |
| Arabht | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aurabh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Auraib | 73 | 1 | / |
| Arzaib | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hargab | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aharab | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aargab | 73 | 1 | / |
| Haurab | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ahrafs | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hareab | 73 | 1 | / |
| Arabova | 67 | 4,967 | / |
| Arap | 67 | 4,379 | / |
| Arob | 67 | 773 | / |
| Harahab | 67 | 466 | / |
| Arav | 67 | 394 | / |
| Orab | 67 | 238 | / |
| Gaurabh | 67 | 134 | / |
| Arabová | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gahrrab | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aairaub | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gairabh | 67 | 1 | / |
Arabs Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Arabs in the Arabic language | ||
| عرابس | rabs | - |
| العربس | alrbs | - |
| عربا | rba | - |
| العرب | alrb | - |
| عرب | rb | - |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- 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 Arabs
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