Arghab Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Arghab Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Arghab Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Mauritania21:2,047,43230,537
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422

Arghab Last Name Facts

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

The surname Arghab (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻋﺮﻗﺎﺏ) is borne by more people in Iran than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Arghab.

How Common Is The Last Name Arghab? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 8,193,072nd most frequent surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 60 percent of Arghab reside; 40 percent reside in West Africa and 40 percent reside in Senegambia Africa.

This surname is most widely held in Iran, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 38,391,262. In Iran it is most prevalent in: Kerman Province, where 50 percent live and Khuzestan Province, where 50 percent live. Barring Iran Arghab is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Mauritania, where 40 percent live and Algeria, where 20 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Argab91383/
Gargab8363/
Aargab831/
Hargab831/
Arghoub774/
Argaw7340,473/
Argav7318/
Argob734/
Argaf733/
Orgab731/
Haurghaw710/
Argoub673,908/
Gargav67146/
Argova6719/
Hargav674/
Argasv671/
Aurengaib671/
Argowa671/
Gargaf671/
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Arghab Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Arghab in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻋﺮﻗﺎﺏrqab50
ﻋﺮﻛﺎﺏrkab50

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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 Arghab
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