Arakab Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Yemen

Arakab Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Arakab Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

Arakab (4) may also be a first name.

Arakab Last Name Facts

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

The surname Arakab (Hindi: अरकाब) occurs in India more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Arakab? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 8,968,613th most widely held surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Arakab live; 50 percent live in South Asia and 50 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Arakab is also the 6,192,526th most commonly used forename throughout the world It is held by 4 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in India, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 383,532,691. In India it is mostly found in: Bihar, where 50 percent reside and Jharkhand, where 50 percent reside. Outside of India it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 25 percent reside and Yemen, where 25 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Harakab921/
Harakhab861/
Arekab833/
Arakap833/
Arakeb831/
Harakap772/
Areekab771/
Arakeeb771/
Garacabh713/
Harakape711/
Errakkab711/
Gaurakap711/
Aracap67113/
Arakov6749/
Orakav6728/
Araqob671/
Erakap671/
Erekab671/
Gaurakhap671/
Erakeb671/

Arakab Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Arakab in the Hindi language
अरकाबarakaba-

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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 Arakab
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