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

The last name Marakab is held by more people in Iran than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Marakab? popularity and diffusion

The last name Marakab is the 1,544,715th most frequently occurring last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 54,384,671 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Marakab reside; 100 percent reside in South Asia and 100 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Marakab is also the 2,900,335th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world, borne by 15 people.

Marakab is most commonly used in Iran, where it is carried by 130 people, or 1 in 590,635. In Iran Marakab is primarily found in: East Azerbaijan Province, where 66 percent reside, Tehran Province, where 27 percent reside and Ardabil Province, where 5 percent reside. Outside of Iran it is found in one country. It is also found in Afghanistan, where 3 percent reside.

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
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  • 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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