Rabe Surname

4,394th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 128,182 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Madagascar
Highest density in:
Madagascar

Rabe Surname Definition:

Germ, rabe, a raven or crow.

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Rabe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Madagascar48,1181:49186
Niger25,6221:749120
Germany16,8601:4,775571
Nigeria9,3131:19,0211,761
Philippines7,5861:13,3451,404
United States6,5191:55,6006,639
Ivory Coast4,2111:5,479506
South Africa2,3281:23,2722,959
Iran1,2821:59,8936,449
Egypt1,2201:75,3576,848
Chad9631:14,1141,774
France4551:145,98422,581
Argentina4401:97,1448,179
Bangladesh3601:442,65811,259
Saudi Arabia2781:110,99214,774
Brazil2601:823,36329,822
Indonesia2281:580,04046,367
Sweden2161:45,5873,572
Poland1791:212,33927,981
Australia1731:156,04516,383
Somaliland1681:20,834879
Canada1511:244,01123,241
Netherlands1101:153,52022,896
Norway1001:51,4237,375
Colombia951:502,8857,063
Russia831:1,736,422113,466
Austria791:107,79015,374
England641:870,59545,570
Spain551:850,03734,138
Taiwan491:478,4643,638
New Zealand421:107,81714,061
Switzerland401:205,32317,881
United Arab Emirates391:234,93015,673
India361:21,307,372304,812
Denmark341:166,02114,242
Cameroon311:669,97049,334
Pakistan281:6,380,13937,476
Mozambique251:1,090,4631,880
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Singapore211:262,27211,611
Solomon Islands191:30,5286,049
Italy181:3,397,594101,426
Papua New Guinea181:452,98457,838
Czechia171:625,49860,070
Malaysia171:1,734,95470,664
Thailand161:4,414,897343,519
Estonia121:110,15019,471
Kazakhstan111:1,607,50079,317
Belgium91:1,277,40587,318
Finland91:610,74534,002
Guatemala91:1,786,9636,100
Kenya91:5,131,10045,516
Latvia91:227,78322,848
Scotland81:669,22723,443
Jordan71:1,263,20516,935
Peru71:4,540,58934,489
China61:227,886,92811,701
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Burkina Faso51:3,670,42019,318
Kyrgyzstan51:1,194,53165,188
Algeria41:9,657,88864,782
Botswana41:546,73222,624
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Hungary41:2,454,06961,891
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Senegal41:3,644,8366,064
Sierra Leone41:1,772,408958
Somalia41:3,363,0155,093
Suriname41:138,1547,029
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Ukraine31:15,174,232372,501
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Paraguay21:3,618,37313,977
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Guam11:160,1214,893
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England111:2,215,94364,354
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
Jersey11:51,8823,898
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8161:61,5436,755

The alternate forms: Rabé (253), Rábe (2) & Rabè (1) are calculated separately.

Rabe (58,465) may also be a first name.

Rabe Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Germ, rabe, a raven or crow.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

User-submitted Reference

This surname means 'raven'.

- dominik65

Rabe Last Name Facts

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

Rabe (Hindi: राबे, Marathi: राबे, Oriya: ରାେବ, Russian: Рабе) is held by more people in Madagascar than any other country or territory. It can also appear as: Rabé, Rábe or Rabè. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Rabe? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,394th most frequent family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 56,853 people. Rabe is predominantly found in Africa, where 71 percent of Rabe are found; 39 percent are found in Southern Africa and 38 percent are found in Barito Africa. It is also the 16,194th most frequent first name at a global level. It is borne by 58,465 people.

The surname Rabe is most commonly used in Madagascar, where it is carried by 48,118 people, or 1 in 491. Apart from Madagascar this surname exists in 96 countries. It is also found in Niger, where 20 percent are found and Germany, where 13 percent are found.

Rabe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Rabe has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Rabe surname rose 799 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 582 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 267 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Rabe Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Rabe surname is primarily Muslim (97%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Rabe surname are 18.32% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 65.09% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Rabe earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 20.35% more than the national average, earning 416,491 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 51.36% more than the national average, earning R 359,688 per year; in Colombia they earn 3.18% more than the national average, earning $23,423,900 COP per year; in United States they earn 6.22% more than the national average, earning $45,834 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.04% less than the national average, earning $48,671 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rabé92253/
Rábe922/
Rabè921/
Rabie89162,300/
Rabea8938,153/
Raabe8914,704/
Rabee8914,364/
Raber899,262/
Rabeh898,552/
Rabei897,426/
Rabet894,735/
Rabey892,578/
Rabhe891,768/
Raube89707/
Hrabe89584/
Rabes89326/
Reabe89207/
Raibe89202/
Rabez89141/
Rahbe89138/
Raybe8976/
Rabeu8955/
Rabed8937/
Rajbe8920/
Rhabe8914/
Raebe8913/
Rabej898/
Raábe898/
Rzabe895/
Rgabe894/
Rabge892/
Ratbe892/
Rabeï891/
Rabje891/
Rabîe891/
Rasbe890/
Rabieh8034,698/
Rauber8011,510/
Rabiea802,344/
Rabeea801,965/
Rabiej801,353/
Rahube801,077/
Rabets80884/
Raiber80708/
Rabiey80581/
Rahabe80572/
Raaber80541/
Rabess80219/
Rabeej80128/
Rayber80126/
Reaber80113/
Rabett8074/
Rabecz8066/
Rabech8065/
Hraber8054/
Raibei8033/
Rajbee8025/
Hraibe8025/
Raubie8022/
Hrabie8017/
Rabije8014/
Rabetz8011/
Rahbeh8010/
Reabes809/
Rabgey809/
Rabesh809/
Raberh809/
Raabie807/
Rabihe806/
Raybee806/
Rabees806/
Rabeet806/
Rabeaz806/
Rabe'a806/
Reabei805/
Reabet805/
Raabee805/
Rabbeh805/
Hrabeh805/
Raubet804/
Rabeer804/
Raabeh804/
Rajbey804/
Rasber803/
Ratber803/
Raybet803/
Rabeey803/
Raibes802/
Raubes802/
Rabheu802/
Hrabez802/
Rabhie802/
Rabe'e802/
Rabhee801/
Raibee801/
R'Abie801/
Ratbee801/
Hraabe801/
Hrabei801/
Rrabeh801/
Rabest801/
Rabeed801/
Raybeh801/
Rgabey801/
Rabeat801/
Rabeez801/
Raboey801/
Rabeae801/
Rhabeh801/
Rabhei801/
Raabes801/
Rabeip801/
Rabi'e801/
Raebie800/
Reabie800/
Rhaber800/
Rasbey800/
Reabey800/
Rabi75115,571/
Raby7519,012/
Raba7514,541/
Rave7511,450/
Robe757,688/
Rawe753,432/
Rebe751,456/
Rabí755/
Rabj752/
Rabá751/
Róbe751/
Röbe751/
Hrabets73382/
Rabahie73350/
Rahbech7353/
Hrabecz7337/
Rasbech7312/
Rabeesh739/
Rabeová735/
Raajbee735/
Raybets735/
Rasbeih734/
Hraibeh733/
Rajbaee733/
Hrabetz732/
Rabeedh732/
Raabesh731/
Raubets731/
Rabehie731/
Rauberr731/
Hrabesh731/
Raubhet731/
Rabetts731/
Rhabech731/
Rajbieh731/
Raba'ee731/
Rabhesh731/
Rathber730/
Rabha67488,289/
Rabhi6728,224/
Rabih6712,107/
Rabehaja6710,480/
Robey679,942/
Rabaa676,823/
Rabii675,314/
Rabai675,133/
Ravet674,601/
Rahbi673,708/
Raboy673,427/
Rabid672,921/
Rasve672,650/
Rabiy672,457/
Robie672,209/
Robes672,208/
Rampe672,067/
Raver672,016/
Ratbi671,900/
Raabi671,860/
Rober671,750/
Robet671,750/
Räber671,226/
Rabit671,139/
Ravey671,035/
Rauba67847/
Ravez67840/
Rebei67745/
Robea67711/
Raveh67623/
Rabay67614/
Rabis67553/
Hrabě67490/
Rabui67455/
Raves67419/
Rhabi67388/
Rebie67380/
Rawie67379/
Reibe67377/
Hraba67374/
Rabaj67357/
Raaby67306/
Rabyi67306/
Rawei67291/
Ratby67274/
Hrabi67255/
Rabič67250/
Raboj67241/
Rabij67236/
Rabić67233/
Raweh67229/
Rauwe67218/
Rahabeat67214/
Robed67213/
Rgabi67208/
Ravee67206/
Ravea67202/
Raibi67198/
Raboi67198/
Ravie67197/
Rabhy67172/
Rajbi67162/
Robee67152/
Rebey67147/
Rabio67137/
Rajba67135/
Roube67131/
Rabahieh67130/
Robei67116/
Robez67103/
Rayba6799/
Rasbi6796/
Rasby6796/
Raave6794/
Hraby6793/
Reebe6787/
Raiwe6786/
Rebej6786/
Raubi6782/
Rhaba6775/
Robeš6773/
Raved6772/
Raiba6772/
Raveu6769/
Reaby6757/
Hrabý6756/
Rawee6753/
Rabuy6748/
Rebeh6744/
Rebee6739/
Rebhe6737/
Ravei6735/
Rayve6733/
Reube6732/
Rhobe6729/
Roebe6729/
Rauby6728/
Robeh6728/
Reave6724/
Rebeu6724/
Rehbe6723/
Rosbe6723/
Raaba6723/
Roobe6720/
Ravej6718/
Rasue6716/
Rabyy6715/
Raybi6713/
Rohbe6713/
Raawe6711/
Rajve6711/
Reabi6711/
Rahby6711/
Ráber6711/
Rahwe6710/
Rawea6710/
Rawey6710/
Hrabí6710/
Rajby6710/
Hrebe6710/
Rebea679/
Hrave679/
Rahbh679/
Raiby678/
R'Abi677/
Rauve677/
Rhawe677/
Hrasberh677/
Rajue676/
Hrabá676/
Hrauberh676/
Rautberh676/
Hraiberh675/
Reaba673/
Raive673/
Ruibe673/
Rotbe673/
Rahbé673/
Raboa673/
Rabys673/
Rayby672/
Rajwe672/
Raisbech672/
Robej672/
Rrabi672/
Rawej672/
Rawje672/
Reybe672/
Rabés672/
Rabét672/
Raabeeth672/
Rabiz671/
Rabyo671/
Raabedds671/
Raabeová671/
Raabj671/
Ravge671/
Ravje671/
Ranpe671/
Rhebe671/
Rabyt671/
Rabéa671/
Rabàa671/
Hrabeova671/
Hrabé671/
Ravée671/
Rawwe671/
Rhave671/
Rabië671/
Rabès671/
Răbei671/
Roybe671/
Rawep671/
Rabéy671/
Robeu671/
Ruobe671/
Rawue671/
Raywe671/
Rhaby671/
Raisberh671/
Robge670/
Rathbeth670/
Rassbech670/

Rabe Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rabe in the Marathi language
राबेrabe83.33
रबेrabe16.67
Rabe in the Oriya language
ରାେବraeba80
ରବିrabi20
Rabe in the Hindi language
राबेrabe77.5
रबेrabe12.5
राबेआrabe'a7.5
रबीrabi2.5
Rabe in the Russian language
Рабеrabe-

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