Raban Surname
Approximately 6,582 people bear this surname
Raban Surname Definition:
(1) Bapt 'the son of Raban,' i.e. Raven, a popular personal name in the lath century (v. Raven). O.H.G. heaban, a raven (v. Skeat's Dict). It is curious to note that the only modern instances of the surname I have seen are in Somerset and Gloucestershire, in which latter county we find Raban a personal name as long as eight centuries ago.
Read More About This SurnameRaban Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka | 1,023 | 1:20,341 | 2,776 |
| Tanzania | 763 | 1:69,386 | 7,318 |
| India | 606 | 1:1,265,784 | 50,085 |
| Yemen | 544 | 1:48,576 | 3,919 |
| Pakistan | 514 | 1:347,556 | 6,902 |
| Indonesia | 470 | 1:281,381 | 25,307 |
| France | 431 | 1:154,113 | 23,915 |
| Poland | 369 | 1:103,005 | 15,654 |
| United States | 301 | 1:1,204,183 | 85,676 |
| Israel | 287 | 1:29,818 | 4,264 |
| Venezuela | 203 | 1:148,789 | 4,605 |
| South Africa | 174 | 1:311,366 | 29,669 |
| Argentina | 111 | 1:385,076 | 29,732 |
| England | 81 | 1:687,877 | 39,238 |
| Philippines | 70 | 1:1,446,260 | 102,978 |
| Russia | 62 | 1:2,324,565 | 137,882 |
| Papua New Guinea | 57 | 1:143,048 | 19,694 |
| Malaysia | 57 | 1:517,443 | 25,717 |
| Namibia | 52 | 1:46,335 | 5,885 |
| Ukraine | 45 | 1:1,011,615 | 93,730 |
| Canada | 42 | 1:877,276 | 67,671 |
| United Arab Emirates | 42 | 1:218,149 | 14,475 |
| Czechia | 38 | 1:279,828 | 36,495 |
| Iran | 32 | 1:2,399,454 | 79,639 |
| Germany | 32 | 1:2,515,796 | 126,826 |
| Qatar | 28 | 1:84,214 | 9,043 |
| Uzbekistan | 22 | 1:1,405,870 | 25,726 |
| New Caledonia | 21 | 1:13,153 | 3,514 |
| Romania | 19 | 1:1,056,730 | 53,305 |
| Australia | 16 | 1:1,687,231 | 81,699 |
| Taiwan | 12 | 1:1,953,729 | 12,642 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9 | 1:3,428,424 | 32,607 |
| Guatemala | 5 | 1:3,216,534 | 7,141 |
| Uganda | 5 | 1:7,807,856 | 134,263 |
| Italy | 5 | 1:12,231,338 | 126,430 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Netherlands | 3 | 1:5,629,059 | 132,535 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 41 | 1:594,521 | 30,269 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 22 | 1:2,282,667 | 111,005 |
The alternate forms: Rabán (4), Rabañ (1) & Răban (1) are calculated separately.
Raban (16,119) may also be a first name.
Raban Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(1) Bapt 'the son of Raban,' i.e. Raven, a popular personal name in the lath century (v. Raven). O.H.G. heaban, a raven (v. Skeat's Dict). It is curious to note that the only modern instances of the surname I have seen are in Somerset and Gloucestershire, in which latter county we find Raban a personal name as long as eight centuries ago. This must be ranked amongst the curiosities of nomenclature.
'Raban the Englishman gave land to the Church of St. Peter, Gloucester, c. 1150': Atkyns' History Gloucestershire.
(2) Local, 'de Raban.'
Elias de Raban, or Rabeyn, Lincolnshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
I cannot discover the spot.
RABAN: Edward Raban, said to have been an Englishman, introduced printing into Aberdeen before 1622 (Watt, Aberdeen and Banff, p. 226). But the surname was known in the north at a much earlier date. John Rebayn was burgess of Cromarty in 1449, Thomas Ruban was charter witness there, 1467, and Mergaret Ribbone had sasine of some land there in 1536 (TGSI., XXXI, p. 299,322). Rybben 1547.
(Teutonic) Raven [O.H.Ger. raban, hraban (mod. rabe) = Gothic *hrabn-s, a raven]
From the French, Raban, Raband; from the Dutch, Rabanus; a personal name.
Raban Demographics
Average Raban Salary in
United States
$39,614 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Raban Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Raban Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Raban (Arabic: ربان, Bengali: রাবন, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻳﺮﺑﺎﻥ, Hindi: रबन, Marathi: राबन, Oriya: ରାବଣ, Russian: Рабан) is found most in Sri Lanka. It can also appear in the variant forms: Rabán, Rabañ or Răban. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Raban? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 74,678th most commonly held family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 1,107,193 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 57 percent of Raban reside; 33 percent reside in South Asia and 25 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 44,207th most widespread first name internationally It is held by 16,119 people.
It is most frequently held in Sri Lanka, where it is borne by 1,023 people, or 1 in 20,341. Other than Sri Lanka it is found in 55 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 12 percent reside and India, where 9 percent reside.
Raban Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Raban has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Raban last name grew 1,368 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 198 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Raban Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Raban last name are 36.95% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 83.72% registered with the political party.
The amount Raban earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 0.2% less than the national average, earning R 237,168 per year; in United States they earn 8.19% less than the national average, earning $39,614 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.18% more than the national average, earning $57,724 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Raban Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Raban in the Bengali language | ||
| রাবন | rabana | 84 |
| রাবণ | rabana | 8 |
| রবন | rabana | 8 |
| Raban in the Oriya language | ||
| ରାବଣ | rabana | 82.31 |
| ରବନ | rabana | 11.36 |
| ରାବନ | rabana | 2.71 |
| ରବାନ | rabana | 0.8 |
| ରାବାନ | rabana | 0.7 |
| ରବଣ | rabana | 0.2 |
| ରବନ୍ | raban | 0.2 |
| ରାବାଣ | rabana | 0.2 |
| ଶବଣ | sabana | 0.1 |
| ରବାନୀ | rabani | 0.1 |
| ରାବାନ୍ | raban | 0.1 |
| ରଜନ | rajana | 0.1 |
| ରାବଣା | rabana | 0.1 |
| େକୖବର୍ | ekabar | 0.1 |
| ରାବନ୍ | raban | 0.1 |
| ବାଚନା | bacana | 0.1 |
| ରାବ | raba | 0.1 |
| Raban in the Hindi language | ||
| रबन | rabana | 69.79 |
| रबान | rabana | 15.63 |
| रबां | rabam | 9.38 |
| राबां | rabam | 1.04 |
| राबन | rabana | 1.04 |
| राबं | rabam | 1.04 |
| रबङ | rabana | 1.04 |
| रबड़ | rabara | 1.04 |
| Raban in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻳﺮﺑﺎﻥ | yrban | 50 |
| ﺍﻟﺮﺑﺎﻥ | alrban | 50 |
| Raban in the Marathi language | ||
| राबन | rabana | 42.98 |
| रबान | rabana | 34.04 |
| राबण | rabana | 6.81 |
| रबन | rabana | 6.38 |
| रबण | rabana | 2.13 |
| बान | bana | 1.28 |
| आबास | abasa | 0.85 |
| बबन | babana | 0.43 |
| Raban in the Russian language | ||
| Рабан | raban | - |
| Raban in the Arabic language | ||
| ربان | rban | - |
| رُبان | ruban | - |
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