Laraban Surname

1,980,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 89 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Laraban Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Laraban Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria871:2,036,12471,256
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Laraban (78) may also be a first name.

Laraban Last Name Facts

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

The last name Laraban (Oriya: ଲାରବନ) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Laraban? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,980,395th most frequently used last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 81,882,538 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Laraban live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,091,646th most frequent first name in the world, borne by 78 people.

The last name is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 87 people, or 1 in 2,036,124. In Nigeria Laraban is mostly found in: Taraba, where 28 percent are found, Kano, where 16 percent are found and Nasarawa, where 15 percent are found. Other than Nigeria this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Niger, where 1 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Larabang931/
Larabane931/
Lharabean881/
Larawan861,038/
Laravan863/
Larabon862/
Loraban861/
Laravand80130/
Laurawan801/
Larampan801/
Lauravan801/
Larahawan7510/
Lahravand751/
Laharavan751/
Loreban711/
Lloravant631/
Lourouban631/

Laraban Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Laraban in the Oriya language
ଲାରବନlarabana-

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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 Laraban
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