Harb Surname

7,010th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 80,909 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Lebanon

Harb Surname User-submission:

The meaning of Harb, in Arabic, is 'war'. The family name was given because members are characterized by a strong high pitch voice so that when they talk as if they are in war.

Harb Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt22,3931:4,106551
Lebanon18,5141:30425
Saudi Arabia9,6991:3,181419
Jordan9,6261:919127
Libya3,4061:1,833558
Palestine3,2031:1,420257
Iraq2,5941:13,501949
United States2,5541:141,91814,732
Syria1,1921:16,1921,260
Yemen1,1031:23,9582,421
Kuwait7711:4,930680
Austria7671:11,1021,536
United Arab Emirates5961:15,3731,865
Canada5321:69,2597,942
Australia4101:65,8437,865
Morocco3411:101,10317,469
France3041:218,49633,949
England2841:196,19017,257
Algeria2621:147,44919,399
Germany2431:331,29832,825
Qatar2401:9,8251,088
Brazil2071:1,034,17636,449
Bahrain1911:7,0611,301
Iran1861:412,80926,234
Venezuela1291:234,1405,977
Slovenia1291:19,2844,380
Bolivia1251:84,9313,676
Ecuador1221:130,3766,777
Sweden951:103,6507,490
Italy751:815,42364,079
Switzerland611:134,63813,235
Mexico501:2,482,52420,876
Spain451:1,038,93438,115
Argentina391:1,095,98566,746
Sudan361:1,041,9503,038
Chile361:489,34612,617
Liberia341:129,6639,726
Tunisia291:21,0563,344
Senegal281:520,6912,209
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Ukraine161:2,845,168170,459
Denmark151:376,31425,792
Afghanistan151:2,143,54615,005
Netherlands121:1,407,26575,423
Nigeria121:14,761,896248,185
Bulgaria91:775,43429,551
Hong Kong91:815,0543,802
Finland91:610,74534,002
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Ivory Coast81:2,883,90443,419
Russia81:18,015,382436,635
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Greece81:1,384,97486,362
Colombia71:6,824,86722,056
Romania71:2,868,26756,178
Pakistan61:29,773,98192,487
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
Czechia51:2,126,694115,412
Belgium51:2,299,329106,824
China51:273,464,31313,838
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Oman41:921,9937,313
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Curaçao41:39,312638
Moldova31:1,187,12348,973
Slovakia31:1,778,817104,392
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Puerto Rico21:1,775,0706,602
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Malta11:430,2723,380
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1101:456,53332,843

The alternate forms: Hârb (28) & Härb (10) are calculated separately.

Harb (10,275) may also be a first name.

Harb Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The meaning of Harb, in Arabic, is 'war'. The family name was given because members are characterized by a strong high pitch voice so that when they talk as if they are in war.

- hsamer

Harb Last Name Facts

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

The last name Harb (Arabic: حرب, Hindi: हर्ब) is found in Egypt more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as: Hârb or Härb. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Harb? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 7,010th most commonly occurring last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 90,071 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 59 percent of Harb reside; 59 percent reside in West Asia and 43 percent reside in Levant. Harb is also the 60,164th most widely held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 10,275 people.

The surname Harb is most commonly used in Egypt, where it is carried by 22,393 people, or 1 in 4,106. Aside from Egypt it is found in 96 countries. It is also common in Lebanon, where 23 percent reside and Saudi Arabia, where 12 percent reside.

Harb Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Harb has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Harb surname increased 2,322 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 7,100 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Harb Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is primarily Shiite (46%) in Lebanon.

In The United States Harb are 4.02% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 57.25% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Harb earn in different countries varies greatly. In Colombia they earn 63.91% less than the national average, earning $8,193,860 COP per year; in United States they earn 8.99% more than the national average, earning $47,027 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.3% less than the national average, earning $49,532 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hârb9228/
Härb9210/
Kharb891,419/
Harbs891,007/
Charb8932/
Harbø8916/
Haerb897/
Hearb894/
Hasrb894/
Harbt892/
Aharb892/
Harbh892/
Harrb891/
Haarb891/
Hharb891/
Arb86347/
Harzhb801/
Hearbs801/
Harp7520,211/
Herb759,270/
Horb755,446/
Harf752,304/
Garb751,263/
Arbs75144/
Harv7560/
Aarb7540/
Jarb7523/
Harw7516/
Arbz757/
Ayrb756/
Arbt753/
Ajrb753/
Aerb752/
Arrb752/
Arbh752/
Aråb751/
Arzb751/
Asrb751/
Atrb751/
Airb751/
Arhb751/
Aurb751/
Earb750/
Harbova7354/
Harbová737/
Harpe672,745/
Harps671,095/
Harff67916/
Charf67470/
Chorb67248/
Harpf67228/
Harpp67130/
Harpt67100/
Hearp6791/
Aarbø6769/
Kharv6764/
Charp6759/
Ajrbh6737/
Garbh6724/
Kharf6722/
Hajrf6712/
Harfe678/
Gaarb678/
Charw675/
Jarbø675/
Arbsh673/
Charv673/
Herrb673/
Jharw672/
Kharw672/
Gaurb672/
Aharf672/
Harwz671/
Hgarw671/
Harph671/
Harws671/
Ajreb671/
Harft671/
Hearw671/
Khorb671/
Kharp671/
Hjarp671/
Harrp671/
Aharp671/
Aharw671/
Hasrf671/
Harwt671/
Hajrw671/
Hearv670/
Horbs670/
Harrf670/
Haarf670/
Aurbs670/
Harfs670/
Heirb670/
Haarp670/

Harb Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Harb in the Hindi language
हर्बharba-
Harb in the Arabic language
حربhrb-

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