Marakab Surname

1,544,715th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 134 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Marakab Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Marakab Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran1301:590,63533,044
Afghanistan41:8,038,29630,874

Marakab (15) may also be a first name.

Marakab Last Name Facts

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

Marakab occurs in Iran more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Marakab? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,544,715th most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 54,384,671 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Marakab live; 100 percent live in South Asia and 100 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Marakab is also the 2,900,335th most frequently held first name world-wide. It is borne by 15 people.

The surname is most frequently held in Iran, where it is carried by 130 people, or 1 in 590,635. In Iran it is primarily found in: East Azerbaijan Province, where 66 percent live, Tehran Province, where 27 percent live and Ardabil Province, where 5 percent live. Other than Iran Marakab is found in one country. It is also common in Afghanistan, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maraqab8692/
Merakab868/
Marakob862/
Morakhab804/
Maraaqeeb751/
Merakeb71659/
Merakap718/
Merekab714/
Morakeb713/
Mérakeb712/
Marakop711/
Marakhov671,454/
Mayrakov6773/
Maraykov6729/
Mairakov674/
Mohrakeb674/
Merakeub672/
Meeraqab672/
Marrakov671/
Maracaipe63660/
Maracaype6314/
Maracaípe635/
Mourakeub631/
Maracahype594/
Meracap57344/
Marokov5780/
Merekeb5726/
Morakov575/
Merekap571/
Marokhov538/
Mourakov532/
Morakhov531/
Marokkov531/

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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 Marakab
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