Arbab Surname

7,133rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 79,583 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sudan
Highest density in:
Sudan

Arbab Surname User-submission:

The surname Arbab means 'boss' or 'master' in Persian.

Arbab Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sudan45,6401:822101
Pakistan13,4371:13,295910
Iran10,8651:7,067979
Afghanistan3,3301:9,656696
Chad2,6961:5,042774
Saudi Arabia2,2661:13,6171,911
Egypt5491:167,46012,562
Morocco2041:169,00029,345
United States1591:2,279,616142,122
India741:10,365,748197,751
England621:898,67846,462
Qatar591:39,9664,109
Luxembourg371:15,6903,536
Canada341:1,083,69479,951
Sweden221:447,58032,003
Germany211:3,833,593163,016
United Arab Emirates131:704,79025,221
Belgium121:958,05473,966
Netherlands101:1,688,71881,846
France91:7,380,302306,885
Bangladesh91:17,706,30813,537
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Oman61:614,6626,082
Norway61:857,04855,549
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422

Arbab (91,807) may also be a first name.

Arbab Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Arbab means 'boss' or 'master' in Persian.

- kitkat777

Arbab Last Name Facts

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

Arbab (Hindi: अरबाब, Marathi: अरबाब, Oriya: ଅରବାବ) is found most in Sudan. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Arbab.

How Common Is The Last Name Arbab? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 7,133rd most widespread last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 91,572 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 62 percent of Arbab reside; 58 percent reside in North Africa and 58 percent reside in Arabic North Africa. Arbab is also the 11,014th most frequently occurring given name in the world, borne by 91,807 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Sudan, where it is borne by 45,640 people, or 1 in 822. Barring Sudan this surname exists in 49 countries. It is also found in Pakistan, where 17 percent reside and Iran, where 14 percent reside.

Arbab Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Arbab surname are 21.09% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 67.86% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Arbab earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 11.8% more than the national average, earning $48,239 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.94% less than the national average, earning $48,220 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Harbab91110/
Arbaab9123/
Garbab915/
Arrbab913/
Arbabh913/
Aarbab911/
Arbhab911/
Airbab911/
Arba'ab831/
Garbaib831/
Arbashb831/
Erbab80167/
Orbab806/
Arwab805/
Arbob803/
Arbeb802/
Arbav802/
Aruab801/
Arbaw801/
Arvab801/
Arbabova771/
Arbova73108/
Arboub734/
Garbaf733/
Herbab731/
Garbaw731/
Garuab731/
Garbap731/
Ehrbab731/
Garbova6782/
Harboub6759/
Harbova6754/
Garboub6710/
Harbuob679/
Harbeeb671/

Arbab Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Arbab in the Oriya language
ଅରବାବarababa-
Arbab in the Marathi language
अरबाबarababa-
Arbab in the Hindi language
अरबाबarababa97.66
अर्बबarbaba0.78

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