Raba Surname
Approximately 14,541 people bear this surname
Raba Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 2,367 | 1:55,872 | 6,182 |
| Egypt | 1,922 | 1:47,833 | 4,716 |
| India | 1,819 | 1:421,696 | 22,099 |
| Colombia | 1,028 | 1:46,473 | 2,431 |
| Pakistan | 941 | 1:189,845 | 4,723 |
| Poland | 737 | 1:51,572 | 8,135 |
| Saudi Arabia | 716 | 1:43,095 | 6,100 |
| Bangladesh | 541 | 1:294,560 | 8,696 |
| United States | 508 | 1:713,502 | 56,234 |
| France | 462 | 1:143,772 | 22,175 |
| Philippines | 350 | 1:289,252 | 41,552 |
| Germany | 250 | 1:322,022 | 32,234 |
| Romania | 249 | 1:80,634 | 9,479 |
| Ukraine | 213 | 1:213,722 | 28,646 |
| Spain | 206 | 1:226,952 | 15,006 |
| Czechia | 198 | 1:53,704 | 8,989 |
| Kosovo | 188 | 1:9,904 | 1,500 |
| Estonia | 157 | 1:8,419 | 1,129 |
| South Africa | 144 | 1:376,234 | 33,811 |
| Morocco | 136 | 1:253,501 | 42,794 |
| United Arab Emirates | 114 | 1:80,371 | 7,328 |
| Nigeria | 114 | 1:1,553,884 | 58,636 |
| Algeria | 113 | 1:341,872 | 31,467 |
| Afghanistan | 99 | 1:324,780 | 5,021 |
| Argentina | 94 | 1:454,717 | 34,122 |
| Papua New Guinea | 73 | 1:111,695 | 15,161 |
| Malaysia | 73 | 1:404,030 | 21,053 |
| Iran | 72 | 1:1,066,424 | 48,180 |
| Moldova | 61 | 1:58,383 | 8,186 |
| Italy | 43 | 1:1,422,249 | 79,532 |
| Russia | 41 | 1:3,515,196 | 179,721 |
| Canada | 39 | 1:944,759 | 71,777 |
| Cameroon | 36 | 1:576,919 | 44,454 |
| Taiwan | 33 | 1:710,447 | 5,096 |
| Mexico | 31 | 1:4,004,071 | 26,265 |
| Austria | 28 | 1:304,123 | 34,120 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| Solomon Islands | 27 | 1:21,483 | 4,219 |
| Niger | 26 | 1:738,154 | 17,467 |
| England | 26 | 1:2,143,002 | 82,017 |
| Albania | 22 | 1:132,457 | 11,174 |
| Sweden | 17 | 1:579,221 | 42,433 |
| Libya | 16 | 1:390,248 | 1,390 |
| Qatar | 16 | 1:147,375 | 16,023 |
| Israel | 11 | 1:777,967 | 50,646 |
| Chad | 9 | 1:1,510,244 | 5,402 |
| Nepal | 9 | 1:3,164,551 | 10,069 |
| Jordan | 8 | 1:1,105,305 | 16,405 |
| Thailand | 7 | 1:10,091,192 | 512,203 |
| Wales | 7 | 1:442,076 | 21,198 |
| Australia | 7 | 1:3,856,529 | 135,538 |
| Tanzania | 7 | 1:7,563,088 | 70,659 |
| Netherlands | 7 | 1:2,412,454 | 94,797 |
| Burkina Faso | 6 | 1:3,058,683 | 18,466 |
| Chile | 6 | 1:2,936,079 | 35,997 |
| New Zealand | 6 | 1:754,720 | 41,661 |
| Venezuela | 6 | 1:5,034,013 | 43,431 |
| Switzerland | 6 | 1:1,368,819 | 77,571 |
| Denmark | 5 | 1:1,128,943 | 52,970 |
| Brazil | 5 | 1:42,814,866 | 547,158 |
| Belgium | 5 | 1:2,299,329 | 106,824 |
| Mozambique | 4 | 1:6,815,392 | 4,272 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:1,338,454 | 35,497 |
| Finland | 4 | 1:1,374,176 | 50,379 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Syria | 2 | 1:9,650,511 | 17,817 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Lebanon | 2 | 1:2,818,542 | 25,087 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 1:8,841,248 | 174,813 |
| Hungary | 2 | 1:4,908,138 | 64,617 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Palestine | 1 | 1:4,548,849 | 18,388 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 34 | 1:1,477,020 | 79,266 |
The alternate forms: Rába (649), Rabà (11), Rabã (10) & Rabá (1) are calculated separately.
Raba (21,619) may also be a first name.
Raba Demographics
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Raba Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Raba Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Raba (Arabic: رابا, Bengali: রব, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺭﺑﻪ, Hindi: रबा, Marathi: रबा, Oriya: ରାବା, Russian: Раба) is more commonly found in Indonesia than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms: Rába, Rabà, Rabã or Rabá. Click here for other possible spellings of Raba.
How Common Is The Last Name Raba? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 36,275th most frequently occurring family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 501,172 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 49 percent of Raba live; 24 percent live in South Asia and 17 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 35,679th most frequently used forename throughout the world, held by 21,619 people.
The surname is most frequently held in Indonesia, where it is borne by 2,367 people, or 1 in 55,872. In Indonesia it is most frequent in: South Sulawesi, where 41 percent are found, East Nusa Tenggara, where 16 percent are found and East Java, where 12 percent are found. Apart from Indonesia Raba is found in 89 countries. It is also common in Egypt, where 13 percent are found and India, where 13 percent are found.
Raba Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Raba has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Raba surname rose 1,494 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Raba Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is principally Evangelical (50%) in Lebanon and Orthodox (40%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those holding the Raba last name are 37.68% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 90.91% being registered with the party.
The amount Raba earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 8.31% more than the national average, earning R 257,376 per year; in Colombia they earn 1.64% more than the national average, earning $23,075,500 COP per year; in United States they earn 2.72% more than the national average, earning $44,323 USD per year and in Canada they earn 25.16% more than the national average, earning $62,184 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Raba Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Raba in the Oriya language | ||
| ରାବା | raba | 87.26 |
| ରବା | raba | 11.2 |
| ରାବ | raba | 0.77 |
| ଆକାମା | akama | 0.39 |
| ରାମା | rama | 0.39 |
| Raba in the Marathi language | ||
| रबा | raba | 70.42 |
| राबा | raba | 28.17 |
| राब | raba | 1.41 |
| Raba in the Hindi language | ||
| रबा | raba | 61.26 |
| राबा | raba | 36.04 |
| रावा | rava | 0.9 |
| रांबा | ramba | 0.9 |
| Raba in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺭﺑﻪ | rbh | 50 |
| ﺍﻟﺮﺍﺑﻲ | alraby | 50 |
| Raba in the Bengali language | ||
| রব | raba | 30 |
| রবলক্ষ্মী | rabalaksmi | 25 |
| রবা | raba | 22.5 |
| রবলক্ষী | rabalaksi | 5 |
| রাবা | raba | 5 |
| রবরুং | rabarum | 2.5 |
| রবাকন্যা | rabakan'ya | 2.5 |
| রৈবা | raiba | 2.5 |
| রেবা | reba | 2.5 |
| রাভা | rabha | 2.5 |
| Raba in the Russian language | ||
| Раба | raba | - |
| Raba in the Arabic language | ||
| رابا | raba | - |
| ربع | rb | - |
| رُبي | ruby | - |
| ربـي | rby | - |
| رابع | rab | - |
| رباء | rba | - |
| رُبا | ruba | - |
| ريبع | ryb | - |
| رباع | rba | - |
| ربا | rba | - |
| ربي | rby | - |
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