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

Larabas Surname User-submission:

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

The surname Larabas (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻻﺭﺑﺎﺱ) occurs more in Mauritania more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Larabas? popularity and diffusion

The last name Larabas is the 8,968,613th most commonly used surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname Larabas occurs predominantly in Africa, where 75 percent of Larabas live; 50 percent live in West Africa and 50 percent live in Senegambia Africa. Larabas is also the 596,468th most frequently occurring first name world-wide, borne by 227 people.

The surname Larabas is most frequently used in Mauritania, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 2,047,432. In Mauritania it is mostly concentrated in: Trarza Region, where 100 percent live. Outside of Mauritania it is found in 2 countries. It is also common 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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