Areb Surname

168,840th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,558 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Areb Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Areb Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia2,4151:40,3924,505
Brazil551:3,892,261106,836
Philippines171:5,955,190180,670
Iran121:6,398,544138,820
Algeria111:3,511,95946,373
Somalia91:1,494,6733,608
Indonesia81:16,531,149488,268
Pakistan71:25,520,55584,222
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Mauritania21:2,047,43230,537
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

Areb (5,698) may also be a first name.

Areb Last Name Facts

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

The surname Areb (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻋﺮﺏ, Hindi: आरेब, Marathi: आरेब) is found in Ethiopia more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Areb? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 168,840th most widely held family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,848,923 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 95 percent of Areb reside; 95 percent reside in East Africa and 94 percent reside in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 88,539th most prevalent first name internationally, held by 5,698 people.

The surname Areb is most common in Ethiopia, where it is carried by 2,415 people, or 1 in 40,392. Outside of Ethiopia Areb occurs in 15 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 2 percent reside and The Philippines, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hareb892,235/
Areeb891,624/
Gareb891,101/
Araeb89354/
Aareb8928/
Arebs897/
Arebø894/
Arheb893/
Areab893/
Arebh892/
Areib892/
Arieb892/
Asreb892/
Ajreb891/
Aureb891/
Aereb891/
Gareeb801,850/
Hareeb801,219/
Aarieb80175/
Haraeb80157/
Harebh8014/
Garreb8010/
Gareib805/
Arzeeb804/
Aireeb801/
Areebt801/
Aurzeb801/
Gareab801/
Hareab801/
Arab75256,109/
Aref7564,015/
Arib759,795/
Arob75773/
Oreb75465/
Arep75448/
Aryb75206/
Arev75184/
Arew753/
Ereb752/
Gahreib732/
Gareebh731/
Hathreb731/
Arief6725,384/
Aarab6722,929/
Garib677,051/
Aarib674,744/
Arhab674,321/
Harab673,470/
Areef673,154/
Arefe672,183/
Arife671,089/
Arrab67738/
Harib67716/
Aaref67645/
Areva67567/
Garev67536/
Arrob67398/
Haref67349/
Araib67279/
Garep67251/
Areff67224/
Aripe67221/
Ariep67198/
Ariev67182/
Horeb67170/
Areif67164/
Areph67143/
Ahrib67125/
Areew67121/
Arrib6794/
Atrib6763/
Areev6758/
Arabh6755/
Ohreb6754/
Asref6738/
Harev6735/
Arisb6734/
Ariew6730/
Asrib6729/
Asrep6727/
Garef6719/
Hereb6715/
Areap6715/
Aerab6715/
Airab6714/
Harep6713/
Araab6712/
Arepe6711/
Areaf679/
Arype678/
Haryb677/
Airef676/
Arref676/
Atrev676/
Aurab676/
Ahtrzeeb676/
Ahref675/
Arews674/
Goreb674/
Orieb674/
Aerob674/
Areft674/
Ariob674/
Atref674/
Airep673/
Argib673/
Aurib673/
Erheb673/
Aârab673/
Arahb673/
Ayref672/
Harebová672/
Oraeb672/
Airob672/
Aribh672/
Arzib672/
Ajrib672/
Ehreb671/
Arzev671/
Areiv671/
Argev671/
Eereb671/
Otreb671/
Garyb671/
Hayreibd671/
Eireb671/
Ahreibsh671/
Auref671/
Aurep671/
Arhef671/
Aredp671/
Aribs671/
Arzef671/
Areps671/
Arhew671/
Ariebowa671/
Orzeb671/
Ahrebova671/
Aresv671/
Aresf671/
Arayb671/
Harew670/

Areb Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Areb in the Marathi language
आरेबareba80
अरेबareba20
Areb in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻋﺮﺏrb50
ﺍﺭﺏarb50
Areb in the Hindi language
आरेबareba50
अरेबareba50

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Areb
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