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
The last name Arabs (Arabic: عرابس) is most common in Egypt. It can also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Arabs? popularity and diffusion
It is the 27,663rd most numerous surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 374,893 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 59 percent of Arabs are found; 59 percent are found in North Africa and 59 percent are found in Arabic North Africa. Arabs is also the 381,888th most commonly used first name world-wide, borne by 494 people.
The surname is most widely held in Egypt, where it is borne by 11,379 people, or 1 in 8,079. Excluding Egypt Arabs occurs in 12 countries. It is also common in Iran, where 37 percent live and Lebanon, where 4 percent live.
Arabs Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the surname 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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