Rabab Surname

112,583rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,114 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Morocco
Highest density in:
Morocco

Rabab Surname User-submission:

This surname means 'the white clouds'.

Rabab Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Morocco1,1591:29,7464,740
Egypt1,1591:79,3237,119
Pakistan4361:409,7347,651
Bangladesh3601:442,65811,259
Saudi Arabia3581:86,18912,374
India1671:4,593,206118,643
Lebanon1451:38,8763,618
Iran841:914,07843,588
Kuwait481:79,1819,331
Afghanistan341:945,6829,218
Argentina231:1,858,40995,340
Colombia201:2,388,70413,197
England161:3,482,379114,324
Malaysia121:2,457,85295,442
Yemen101:2,642,52914,606
Indonesia101:13,224,919434,432
Algeria91:4,292,39548,087
Libya91:693,7751,982
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Israel71:1,222,51968,299
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Guinea41:2,958,4542,022
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
United Arab Emirates31:3,054,09190,853
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Syria21:9,650,51117,817
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Palestine11:4,548,84918,388
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Rabab (227,361) may also be a first name.

Rabab Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname means 'the white clouds'.

- rabab

Rabab Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rabab (Arabic: راباب, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺮﺑﺎﺏ, Hindi: रबाब, Marathi: रबाब, Oriya: ରବାବ) is more frequently found in Morocco than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rabab? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 112,583rd most widely held family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 1,771,402 people. The surname Rabab is predominantly found in Africa, where 57 percent of Rabab live; 57 percent live in North Africa and 28 percent live in Mahgreb. Rabab is also the 4,615th most frequently occurring first name at a global level, held by 227,361 people.

Rabab is most commonly used in Morocco, where it is held by 1,159 people, or 1 in 29,746. Without taking into account Morocco it exists in 38 countries. It is also found in Egypt, where 28 percent reside and Pakistan, where 11 percent reside.

Rabab Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is predominantly Shiite (63%) in Lebanon.

The amount Rabab earn in different countries varies markedly. In Colombia they earn 27.78% less than the national average, earning $16,395,400 COP per year and in United States they earn 68.13% less than the national average, earning $13,750 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rahbab91128/
Hrabab9112/
Rabaab919/
Rabeab917/
Raubab913/
Rabaib912/
Rabaeb911/
Rababh911/
Rabahb911/
Rajbab911/
Raibaub8323/
Raybaub832/
Rabab'h831/
Rajbhab831/
Robab80261/
Rabob80110/
Rabeb8087/
Ravab8036/
Rawab8029/
Rebab808/
Rabaf808/
Rabav805/
Rabaw802/
Rabap802/
Rahatbab771/
Rabova731,475/
Rabeeb73350/
Ravabh7319/
Rauvab7311/
Roobab7311/
Raboub7310/
Raibap739/
Robaib731/
Roibab731/
Rabauw731/
Roubab731/
Rawwab731/
Rahvab731/
Rabayv731/
Robabh731/
Rabeaw730/
Hrabova671,388/
Reabova6776/
Raaboub6763/
Raibova6735/
Rahabaf6723/
Rahabav6719/
Raabova6711/
Rabhaiv676/
Rajbhav676/
Raybova673/
Roobaeb672/
Rahboub671/
Rabhaph671/
Rahabaw671/
Raubova671/

Rabab Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rabab in the Hindi language
रबाबrababa96.97
राबाबrababa1.41
रबबrababa0.61
रवाबravaba0.4
रुबाबrubaba0.2
राबबrababa0.2
Rabab in the Marathi language
रबाबrababa90.1
बाबbaba2.97
रूबाबrubaba0.99
रबबrababa0.99
रुबाबrubaba0.99
रजबrajaba0.99
रबाहाrabaha0.99
Rabab in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﺮﺑﺎﺏalrbab83.33
ﺭﺑﺎﺏrbab14.58
ﺭﺑﺎﺑﻪrbabh2.08
Rabab in the Oriya language
ରବାବrababa33.33
ରାବବrababa33.33
ରବାବ୍rabab33.33
Rabab in the Arabic language
رابابrabab-
الربابalrbab-
ريبابrybab-
ربابrbab-

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