Arbs Surname

1,471,719th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 144 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Nicaragua

Arbs Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Arbs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States501:7,249,179331,838
Germany221:3,659,339158,771
Nicaragua211:286,7192,940
Denmark141:403,19427,097
Spain121:3,896,00372,236
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Taiwan61:3,907,45823,065
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States281:1,793,52492,026

Arbs Last Name Facts

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

Arbs (Arabic: عربس) is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Arbs? popularity and diffusion

Arbs is the 1,471,719th most commonly held family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 50,607,958 people. Arbs is mostly found in The Americas, where 55 percent of Arbs are found; 35 percent are found in North America and 35 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

It is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 50 people, or 1 in 7,249,179. In The United States it is most frequent in: Wisconsin, where 34 percent live, Iowa, where 30 percent live and New York, where 10 percent live. Excluding The United States Arbs occurs in 13 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 15 percent live and Nicaragua, where 15 percent live.

Arbs Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Arbs has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 179 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Arbs Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Arbs last name are 18.2% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 71.43% registered with the party.

Arbs earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 4.01% more than the national average, earning $44,878 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Harbs891,007/
Garbs89401/
Arbsh893/
Arbse891/
Aurbs890/
Arbst890/
Arb86347/
Harbst80331/
Harbsp801/
Hearbs801/
Harb7580,909/
Erbs752,812/
Arps751,752/
Garb751,263/
Arfs7578/
Aarb7540/
Arbz757/
Ayrb756/
Ajrb753/
Arws753/
Arbt753/
Arvs753/
Orbs752/
Arrb752/
Arbh752/
Aurb751/
Atrb751/
Arhb751/
Airb751/
Arbx751/
Aråb751/
Arzb751/
Asrb751/
Earb750/
Garbsch73192/
Hatrbst731/
Harps671,095/
Earps67173/
Aarbø6769/
Herbs6763/
Garvs6748/
Ajrbh6737/
Garbh6724/
Gorbs6718/
Harbø6716/
Garfs6715/
Arwsh6713/
Gaarb678/
Hasrb674/
Hearb674/
Erbss673/
Aharb672/
Harbh672/
Orbst672/
Gaurb672/
Arpsh672/
Harbt672/
Hharb671/
Harws671/
Haarb671/
Ajreb671/
Garbz671/
Arvås671/
Ajrps671/
Arrws671/
Harrb671/
Arpse670/
Arpst670/
Harfs670/
Horbs670/

Arbs Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Arbs in the Arabic language
عربسrbs-

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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
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  • 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 Arbs
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