Rab Surname

20,216th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27,061 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bangladesh
Highest density in:
Hungary

Rab Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rab Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bangladesh6,9391:22,9651,589
Pakistan5,0591:35,3121,646
India4,8161:159,2749,951
Egypt4,4241:20,7812,397
Hungary1,5111:6,497777
Saudi Arabia5171:59,6828,852
United States4381:827,53263,418
Russia3501:411,78039,556
Austria3021:28,1974,481
Romania2851:70,4498,416
Ukraine2701:168,60323,262
Cambodia2231:69,4492,080
Israel1981:43,2205,842
United Arab Emirates1701:53,8965,278
Morocco1701:202,80134,956
England1481:376,47326,505
Canada1191:309,62728,530
Kuwait1161:32,7654,071
Netherlands1091:154,92823,054
Qatar1061:22,2452,387
Germany661:1,219,78078,810
Iran611:1,258,73053,327
Taiwan501:468,8953,561
Poland501:760,17561,940
Serbia441:162,38510,827
Niger421:456,95312,306
Indonesia381:3,480,242186,493
France321:2,075,710171,237
Nigeria311:5,714,283142,531
Malaysia291:1,017,04245,504
Belarus241:395,87740,412
Czechia231:462,32550,029
Kazakhstan211:842,02452,736
Croatia191:222,55825,345
Afghanistan181:1,786,28813,520
Australia161:1,687,23181,699
South Sudan161:713,442947
Madagascar161:1,478,1152,908
Thailand151:4,709,223352,754
Sweden141:703,34052,204
Jordan111:803,85814,945
Oman101:368,7975,193
Kyrgyzstan101:597,26542,601
Belgium101:1,149,66482,403
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
Azerbaijan81:1,206,14016,795
Yemen81:3,303,16216,088
Slovakia71:762,35073,078
Scotland71:764,83125,488
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Tunisia61:101,77114,710
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Tajikistan41:2,096,6737,416
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Nepal31:9,493,65216,132
China31:455,773,85521,925
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Dominica11:75,891912
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States611:823,25750,999

The alternate forms: Ráb (263) are calculated separately.

Rab (67,394) may also be a first name.

Rab Last Name Facts

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

Rab (Arabic: عراب, Bengali: রব, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺭﺏ, Hindi: रब, Marathi: रब, Oriya: ରବ, Russian: Раб) is borne by more people in Bangladesh than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant: Ráb. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Rab? popularity and diffusion

It is the 20,216th most frequently held surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 269,301 people. The surname Rab occurs predominantly in Asia, where 68 percent of Rab live; 62 percent live in South Asia and 45 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 14,332nd most commonly used first name internationally, borne by 67,394 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Bangladesh, where it is carried by 6,939 people, or 1 in 22,965. Besides Bangladesh Rab is found in 90 countries. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 19 percent reside and India, where 18 percent reside.

Rab Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Rab has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Rab last name grew 718 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 3,700 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 350 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Rab Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is principally Orthodox (70%) in Russia and Orthodox (83%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Rab surname are 13.94% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 60.71% being registered with the political party.

The amount Rab earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 26.82% less than the national average, earning R 173,904 per year; in United States they earn 1.93% less than the national average, earning $42,318 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.93% more than the national average, earning $52,631 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ráb89263/
Raab8636,977/
Raub864,487/
Hrab864,060/
Raib861,461/
Rgab861,135/
Rabh86691/
Rahb86594/
Rajb86498/
Rabt86186/
Rabs86168/
Reab86140/
Raáb86138/
Ratb86134/
Rabz8681/
Rzab8660/
Raeb8640/
Rayb8637/
Rabd8621/
Rasb8621/
Rabś8619/
Rhab8610/
Rabë869/
Rrab864/
Ráab862/
Raïb861/
Ra'b861/
Rahab757,545/
Rhaib75310/
Rabsh75240/
Rahub7555/
Rajbh7533/
Raabs7529/
Rautb7524/
Rabsz7517/
Raubs7516/
Rashb7515/
Rathb7513/
Rajjb758/
Rabås757/
Hraib755/
Rahyb755/
Reahb754/
Rajtb753/
Raibh752/
Raabd752/
Rhrab751/
Rabhh751/
Rabdh751/
Raihb751/
Raaib751/
Rraeb751/
Rabzz751/
Rhaïb751/
Raubt751/
Hrabt751/
Rgabh751/
Rrabh751/
Rasbt750/
Rav6761,276/
Rob6723,419/
Raw676,379/
Raf673,384/
Rap672,991/
Rabova671,475/
Reb671,150/
Rabsch67579/
Rabová67340/
Réb6721/
Uanrab6714/
Rahaib672/
Raheib672/
Rahahb671/
Rób671/
Raggib671/
Rashbd671/

Rab Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rab in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺭﺏrb-
Rab in the Bengali language
রবraba-
Rab in the Hindi language
रबraba96.01
राबraba3.1
Rab in the Marathi language
रबraba79.55
अरबaraba19.23
Rab in the Oriya language
ରବraba63.56
ରାବraba18.64
ରବ୍rab15.25
ରବିrabi2.54
Rab in the Russian language
Рабrab-
Rab in the Arabic language
عرابrab-
رعبrb-
عّرابrab-
عرّابrab-

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Footnotes

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