Orab Surname

1,052,587th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 238 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Tunisia

Orab Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Orab Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines901:1,124,86991,280
Indonesia711:1,862,665118,960
Iraq261:1,346,98715,017
India101:76,706,538639,611
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Yemen81:3,303,16216,088
Taiwan71:3,349,24920,155
Jordan61:1,473,74019,539
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Syria21:9,650,51117,817
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Palestine11:4,548,84918,388
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403

Orab (39) may also be a first name.

Orab Last Name Facts

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

Orab (Hindi: ओराब, Russian: Ораб) is found in The Philippines more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Orab? popularity and diffusion

Orab is the 1,052,587th most widely held surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 30,619,941 people. The surname Orab is predominantly found in Asia, where 94 percent of Orab reside; 68 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 60 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 1,637,361st most prevalent given name internationally. It is borne by 39 people.

The last name is most numerous in The Philippines, where it is held by 90 people, or 1 in 1,124,869. In The Philippines Orab is most common in: Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, where 80 percent live, Northern Mindanao, where 8 percent live and Davao Region, where 7 percent live. Other than The Philippines it is found in 14 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 30 percent live and Iraq, where 11 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gorab891,917/
Horab89207/
Ourab89140/
Ohrab896/
Orhab895/
Oraib894/
Orabt894/
Oraeb892/
Otrab892/
Orgab891/
Gourab80853/
Horaib8059/
Gorayb8039/
Gorrab8036/
Gorabh8036/
Goraib8012/
Horaeb809/
Ourabh805/
Horabh804/
Hoorab802/
Goorab801/
Ourrab801/
Gohrab801/
Arab75256,109/
Oraw7513,394/
Orav751,074/
Urab75782/
Orap75609/
Oreb75465/
Oraf7517/
Orob7511/
Erab759/
Gourgab73209/
Gourabh7318/
Gourrab732/
Othrabh732/
Orabova731/
Outrabt731/
Aarab6722,929/
Arabs6719,439/
Garab675,095/
Arhab674,321/
Harab673,470/
Gorav673,063/
Oraif672,160/
Uirab671,666/
Arrab67738/
Horav67570/
Orape67548/
Argab67383/
Orova67356/
Araeb67354/
Araib67279/
Orowa67213/
Gurab67202/
O'Raw67201/
Gorap67194/
Horeb67170/
Asrab67109/
Oraph6791/
Urayb6773/
Horob6769/
Arabh6755/
Ohreb6754/
Uraub6742/
Hurab6741/
Otrav6727/
Erabh6726/
Ahrab6724/
Urrab6723/
Araub6723/
Otrob6721/
Urabh6717/
Aerab6715/
Oorav6714/
Uraib6714/
Arzab6712/
Horap6712/
Araab6712/
Arabd679/
Orrav679/
Ouraw677/
Aurab676/
Orhaw676/
Herab676/
Gorob675/
Orawh674/
Oraws674/
Atrab674/
Oraav673/
Horaw673/
Areab673/
Aârab673/
Oravs673/
Arahb673/
Goraf672/
Arabt672/
Orobh672/
Orobs672/
Arabz672/
Uoraw671/
Orraw671/
Orgav671/
Ooraw671/
Hoysrabt671/
Uraab671/
Horáb671/
Oraaw671/
Orafe671/
Oraip671/
Oraiv671/
Orawf671/
Oraww671/
Oroub671/
Oirav671/
Usrab671/
Oraap671/
Erhab671/
Eraib671/
Urahb671/
Ouraf671/
Arayb671/

Orab Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Orab in the Hindi language
ओराबoraba-
Orab in the Russian language
Орабorab-

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