Larabas Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritania
Highest density in:
Mauritania

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The Larabas surname means 'someone who will have nothing wrong and no harm'.

This surname derived from an old poetic verse, that describes the prophet of Islam Mohamed PBUH.

The beginning of the poem says: محمد لا رأى بأسا و لا ضررا.

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Larabas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritania21:2,047,43230,537
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
France11:66,422,722504,397

Larabas (227) may also be a first name.

Larabas Surname Meaning

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The Larabas surname means 'someone who will have nothing wrong and no harm'.

This surname derived from an old poetic verse, that describes the prophet of Islam Mohamed PBUH.

The beginning of the poem says: محمد لا رأى بأسا و لا ضررا.

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Larabas Last Name Facts

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

Larabas (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻻﺭﺑﺎﺱ) is most common in Mauritania. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Larabas? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 8,968,613th most frequently occurring surname globally It is held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 75 percent of Larabas reside; 50 percent reside in West Africa and 50 percent reside in Senegambia Africa. Larabas is also the 596,468th most widely held first name on earth It is held by 227 people.

The surname Larabas is most commonly used in Mauritania, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 2,047,432. In Mauritania it is most numerous in: Trarza Region, where 100 percent live. Without taking into account Mauritania it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Algeria, where 25 percent live and France, where 25 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Larabass9391/
Laraba927,419/
Larabasse888/
Larrabass881/
Laaraba86763/
Larabat86152/
Laraiba8651/
Larabay867/
Larraba866/
Larabai862/
Latraba861/
Larawas861/
Lareaba861/
Liaraba861/
Laâraba861/
Larabad861/
Learabea8055/
Larebass805/
Laarabat805/
Lharabat801/
Lahraiba801/
Larabhai801/
Larabath801/
Larobeas801/
Larava77424/
Larabo7790/
Laroba773/
Larabou715,244/
Lauroba71216/
Largabo71161/
Laravea7114/
Lareiba719/
Laarava713/
Lahroba711/
Larabey711/
Learabo711/
Larouba711/
Laravah711/
Laharabhay711/
Liarava711/
Llaurabo671/
Laraboot671/
Largouba671/
Larampai671/
Larrabou671/
Llarabou671/
Larrabey671/
Llerebas671/
Lorabach670/

Larabas Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Larabas in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻻﺭﺑﺎﺱlarbas70
ﻟﺮﺑﺎﺱlrbas30

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