Dorab Surname

2,979,664th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 43 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Afghanistan
Highest density in:
Afghanistan

Dorab Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dorab Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Afghanistan191:1,692,27313,110
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
India61:127,844,230863,365
Pakistan41:44,660,971115,884
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Dorab (118) may also be a first name.

Dorab Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dorab (Marathi: दोराब, Oriya: େଦାରାବି, Russian: Дораб) has its highest incidence in Afghanistan. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dorab? popularity and diffusion

The last name Dorab is the 2,979,664th most widely held surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 169,477,812 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 86 percent of Dorab live; 70 percent live in South Asia and 56 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Dorab is also the 859,937th most frequently occurring first name on earth, borne by 118 people.

It is most frequent in Afghanistan, where it is carried by 19 people, or 1 in 1,692,273. In Afghanistan it is mostly concentrated in: Balkh, where 37 percent reside, Baghlan, where 32 percent reside and Ghazni, where 21 percent reside. Aside from Afghanistan Dorab occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in Malaysia, where 16 percent reside and India, where 14 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dohrab9164/
Dorzab9128/
Doraib914/
Dhorab914/
Dorabt911/
Darab808,228/
Durab801,915/
Dorav8022/
Derab8010/
Dorap807/
Doraw803/
Dorob801/
Dărab801/
Daraib732,065/
Derrab73640/
Dahrab73481/
Darhab73275/
Derhab73256/
Darrab73225/
Daraab73111/
Dorova7397/
Dharab7396/
Darabh7390/
Dorowa7375/
Dehrab7373/
Dhorap7367/
Deraub7329/
Darzab734/
Doreeb734/
Durabh734/
Dhurab733/
Durrab733/
Dhorav733/
Duraab732/
Darabz732/
Durayb731/
Daraub731/
Deraib731/
Duraib731/
Doraiv731/
Doraph731/
Durabd731/
Darabs731/
Dherab731/
Dorgaw731/
Dourav731/
Dorape731/
Dutrab731/
Doorova67103/
Doraphe6762/
Dourowa6735/
Dourova6717/
Dhorowa6711/
Dhorape6710/
Douroub679/
Dorhova676/
Dharaib675/
Dorgova675/
Dhoravt673/
Dharrab672/
Daraaab671/
Dherabh671/
Dharabh671/
Tdorova671/
Dotraph671/
Doraisw671/
D'Ourav671/
Dhoraph671/
Dorrohb670/
Dorraff670/
Doehreb670/

Dorab Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dorab in the Marathi language
दोराबdoraba68.63
डोराबdoraba17.65
दोरबdoraba2.94
डोरबdoraba1.96
डॉरबdoraba0.98
दाराबdaraba0.98
डोरॉबdoroba0.98
Dorab in the Oriya language
େଦାରାବିedarabi66.67
େଦାରାବedaraba33.33
Dorab in the Russian language
Дорабdorab-

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Footnotes

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