Merab Surname

443,594th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 770 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Monaco

Merab Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Merab Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan4231:422,3267,811
India2591:2,961,64289,150
Kenya251:1,847,19636,049
United States211:17,259,949572,238
Liberia81:551,06725,208
Uganda71:5,577,040114,218
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Abkhazia21:121,4324,128
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
England11:55,718,059489,080
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Merab (27,040) may also be a first name.

Merab Last Name Facts

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

Merab (Arabic: ميراب, Bengali: মেরাব, Georgian: მერაბ, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﺮﺏ, Hindi: मेराब, Marathi: मेराब, Oriya: େମରବ) occurs most in Pakistan. It can also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Merab? popularity and diffusion

Merab is the 443,594th most widely held surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 9,464,345 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 90 percent of Merab live; 89 percent live in South Asia and 55 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Merab is also the 30,175th most common first name internationally. It is borne by 27,040 people.

The last name Merab is most commonly occurring in Pakistan, where it is carried by 423 people, or 1 in 422,326. In Pakistan Merab is primarily concentrated in: Balochistan, where 55 percent reside, Punjab, where 23 percent reside and Sindh, where 20 percent reside. Excluding Pakistan this surname occurs in 22 countries. It is also found in India, where 34 percent reside and Kenya, where 3 percent reside.

Merab Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Merab has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Merab last name rose 700 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Merab Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Merab surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Merab earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 39.5% more than the national average, earning $60,194 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mehrab9112,025/
Merhab91847/
Mherab91100/
Merabh9192/
Mesrab9140/
Mejrab9128/
Meerab916/
Metrab913/
Merabt912/
Meraeb911/
Mereab911/
Mearab911/
Mierab911/
Merajb911/
Mehraab838/
Merahab832/
Mehrabs831/
Mehrabz831/
Merabdt831/
Merrahb831/
Meehrab831/
Merzaib831/
Marab808,092/
Mirab803,192/
Morab803,168/
Mereb80792/
Merav80539/
Meraw80278/
Merap80116/
Meraf8056/
Merob806/
Merabova7769/
Hmeerabt771/
Mihrab7310,813/
Merheb732,311/
Mieraf732,255/
Merafe731,158/
Mharab73982/
Mahrab73882/
Mirrab73839/
Mujrab73311/
Meirav73289/
Merova73267/
Marhab73229/
Merhav73169/
Majrab73166/
Merowa73146/
Mesraf73142/
Maarab7366/
Metrap7359/
Merhap7353/
Mesrob7344/
Maraib7342/
Morabh7340/
Mirhab7336/
Meroub7327/
Myrabø7323/
Meyrav7318/
Mehraf7315/
Mehrav7313/
Mohrab7313/
Marabh7313/
Mirabh7313/
Mhorab739/
Mhereb739/
Meraph739/
Merzav739/
Mitrab739/
Merape736/
Mirzab735/
Meeraf735/
Metraf734/
Misrab734/
Maraub733/
Moreab733/
Mereeb733/
Marahb733/
Maraab733/
Meeraw732/
Moirab732/
Mehrob732/
Miraab732/
Mehreb731/
Meerav731/
Mar'ab731/
Mehrap731/
Mesraw731/
Merapp731/
Marrab731/
Mireab731/
Meraip731/
Merauv731/
Meiraf731/
Mearaf731/
Meerap731/
Meereb731/
Meroob731/
Maerob731/
Mehrabova71233/
Meyrabova7122/
Meirabova714/
Maharab672,095/
Mirrabh671,592/
Merafhe67279/
Meerova6772/
Mirzaab6734/
Meisrob6731/
Meirova6726/
Meyrova6722/
Marahab675/
Meravth674/
Mhharab674/
Mergoub673/
Mahraab673/
Merrova672/
Mergova672/
Meerowa672/
Merhoub672/
Marahub671/
Meraife671/
Metroub671/
M'Harab671/
Mahraeb671/
Mirahab671/
Mirashb671/
Moreaub671/
Mmerowa671/
Mejrhaf671/
Mehrauf671/
Mergoob671/
Mesroub671/
Meirafe671/
Meetrap671/
Maaraab671/
Mehrahf670/
Merzeaw670/

Merab Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Merab in the Georgian language
მერაბmerab-
Merab in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻣﺮﺏmrb-
Merab in the Bengali language
মেরাবmeraba-
Merab in the Hindi language
मेराबmeraba-
Merab in the Oriya language
େମରବemaraba66.67
େମରାବemaraba33.33
Merab in the Marathi language
मेराबmeraba50
मेरबmeraba25
मेहरबmeharaba25
Merab in the Arabic language
ميرابmyrab-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Merab
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