R'Bah Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritania
Highest density in:
Mauritania

R'Bah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

R'Bah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritania31:1,364,95427,355
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

R'Bah Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name R'Bah Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name R'Bah (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﺭﺑﺎﺡ) has its highest incidence in Mauritania. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name R'Bah? popularity and diffusion

It is the 8,968,613th most widespread last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. R'Bah occurs predominantly in Africa, where 75 percent of R'Bah are found; 75 percent are found in West Africa and 75 percent are found in Senegambia Africa.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Mauritania, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 1,364,954. In Mauritania R'Bah is mostly concentrated in: Hodh Chargui Region, where 33 percent reside, Nouakchott-Nord Region, where 33 percent reside and Tiris Zemmour Region, where 33 percent reside. Aside from Mauritania this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 25 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rbah89595/
Rbaha8011/
Rbeah8010/
Rbath806/
Rbaht801/
Rba75491/
Hrbach731/
Rbai67583/
Rboh67411/
Rbaa67315/
Rbha6796/
Rbaz6787/
Hrba6725/
Rbea6711/
Rwah679/
Rbay678/
Rbat674/
Rbas672/
Rhba672/
Rbausch671/
Rbad671/
Rhbaich671/
Rvah671/
Rbga671/
Rbaj671/

R'Bah Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
R'Bah in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﺭﺑﺎﺡarbah66.67
ﺭﺑﺎﺡrbah33.33

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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 R'Bah
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