Rabi Surname
Approximately 115,571 people bear this surname
Rabi Surname User-submission:
This surname was created when surnames were based on the family's main profession or location. The father of the family was a Rabbi.
Rabi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 57,596 | 1:3,076 | 411 |
| Pakistan | 27,428 | 1:6,513 | 556 |
| Morocco | 3,135 | 1:10,997 | 1,572 |
| Iran | 3,126 | 1:24,563 | 3,088 |
| Bangladesh | 2,884 | 1:55,255 | 2,925 |
| Philippines | 2,805 | 1:36,092 | 5,526 |
| India | 2,782 | 1:275,724 | 15,710 |
| Niger | 2,278 | 1:8,425 | 662 |
| Egypt | 1,312 | 1:70,073 | 6,466 |
| Ethiopia | 1,288 | 1:75,735 | 7,282 |
| Hungary | 1,090 | 1:9,006 | 1,056 |
| Cuba | 1,035 | 1:11,133 | 920 |
| Palestine | 750 | 1:6,065 | 1,330 |
| Malaysia | 715 | 1:41,251 | 3,339 |
| Mauritania | 640 | 1:6,398 | 736 |
| Saudi Arabia | 636 | 1:48,515 | 7,156 |
| Indonesia | 594 | 1:222,642 | 20,766 |
| Somaliland | 547 | 1:6,399 | 474 |
| South Africa | 527 | 1:102,804 | 12,436 |
| Ghana | 485 | 1:55,713 | 5,980 |
| Somalia | 441 | 1:30,504 | 1,579 |
| United States | 388 | 1:934,173 | 69,936 |
| Iraq | 377 | 1:92,896 | 2,877 |
| Cameroon | 297 | 1:69,930 | 8,781 |
| Chile | 245 | 1:71,904 | 2,941 |
| Jordan | 177 | 1:49,957 | 5,032 |
| Afghanistan | 173 | 1:185,857 | 3,619 |
| Papua New Guinea | 167 | 1:48,825 | 6,087 |
| United Arab Emirates | 154 | 1:59,495 | 5,804 |
| Burkina Faso | 143 | 1:128,336 | 3,544 |
| France | 104 | 1:638,680 | 83,098 |
| DR Congo | 103 | 1:717,277 | 51,618 |
| Brazil | 98 | 1:2,184,432 | 68,273 |
| Spain | 97 | 1:481,980 | 24,575 |
| Lesotho | 72 | 1:28,230 | 5,446 |
| Estonia | 65 | 1:20,335 | 3,530 |
| Zimbabwe | 63 | 1:245,051 | 26,542 |
| Argentina | 61 | 1:700,712 | 48,077 |
| Germany | 60 | 1:1,341,758 | 84,137 |
| Peru | 59 | 1:538,714 | 14,638 |
| Uganda | 59 | 1:661,683 | 33,952 |
| England | 48 | 1:1,160,793 | 54,689 |
| Kuwait | 48 | 1:79,181 | 9,331 |
| Canada | 44 | 1:837,400 | 65,151 |
| Belgium | 37 | 1:310,720 | 35,739 |
| Sweden | 34 | 1:289,610 | 20,124 |
| Croatia | 26 | 1:162,639 | 21,299 |
| Kosovo | 23 | 1:80,951 | 4,985 |
| Austria | 22 | 1:387,065 | 40,442 |
| Australia | 19 | 1:1,420,826 | 73,129 |
| Thailand | 19 | 1:3,717,808 | 320,775 |
| Botswana | 17 | 1:128,643 | 18,229 |
| Kenya | 14 | 1:3,298,564 | 38,706 |
| Poland | 14 | 1:2,714,911 | 112,031 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Solomon Islands | 13 | 1:44,618 | 8,903 |
| Albania | 10 | 1:291,406 | 15,585 |
| Serbia | 10 | 1:714,495 | 24,752 |
| Taiwan | 10 | 1:2,344,475 | 14,894 |
| Italy | 6 | 1:10,192,781 | 121,657 |
| Ivory Coast | 6 | 1:3,845,205 | 48,272 |
| Mexico | 6 | 1:20,687,701 | 53,861 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Tanzania | 5 | 1:10,588,323 | 75,430 |
| Yemen | 5 | 1:5,285,059 | 21,214 |
| Chad | 4 | 1:3,398,050 | 7,703 |
| Paraguay | 4 | 1:1,809,186 | 12,346 |
| Romania | 4 | 1:5,019,468 | 62,922 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| Algeria | 3 | 1:12,877,184 | 84,902 |
| Benin | 3 | 1:3,445,201 | 77,822 |
| Bulgaria | 3 | 1:2,326,302 | 54,089 |
| Ecuador | 3 | 1:5,301,949 | 30,184 |
| Nepal | 2 | 1:14,240,478 | 17,812 |
| Oman | 2 | 1:1,843,986 | 9,590 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Syria | 2 | 1:9,650,511 | 17,817 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Djibouti | 1 | 1:914,932 | 1,612 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 12 | 1:4,184,890 | 180,076 |
The alternate forms: Rabí (5) & Rábi (1) are calculated separately.
Rabi (717,253) may also be a first name.
Rabi Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
This surname was created when surnames were based on the family's main profession or location. The father of the family was a Rabbi.
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Rabi Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Rabi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rabi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Rabi (Arabic: رابـي, Bengali: রবি, Georgian: რაბი, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺭﺍﺑﻲ, Hindi: रबी, Marathi: रबी, Oriya: ରବି, Tibetan: ར་བི་) has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It can be found in the variant forms: Rabí or Rábi. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Rabi? popularity and diffusion
Rabi is the 4,887th most widespread family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 63,057 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 60 percent of Rabi reside; 53 percent reside in West Africa and 50 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Rabi is also the 1,344th most common first name at a global level, held by 717,253 people.
Rabi is most common in Nigeria, where it is held by 57,596 people, or 1 in 3,076. In Nigeria Rabi is most common in: Kano, where 30 percent are found, Zamfara, where 15 percent are found and Katsina, where 13 percent are found. Beside Nigeria this surname exists in 99 countries. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 24 percent are found and Morocco, where 3 percent are found.
Rabi Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Rabi has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Rabi last name rose 3,233 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Rabi Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is principally Muslim (80%) in Kenya and Muslim (94%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those holding the Rabi last name are 5.86% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 59.09% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Rabi earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 46.13% more than the national average, earning S/. 28,328 per year; in South Africa they earn 49.11% less than the national average, earning R 120,924 per year; in United States they earn 21.95% more than the national average, earning $52,622 USD per year and in Canada they earn 34.08% more than the national average, earning $66,616 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Rabi Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Rabi in the Georgian language | ||
| რაბი | rabi | - |
| Rabi in the Tibetan language | ||
| ར་བི་ | rabi | 97.62 |
| ར་བིར་ | rabir | 1.19 |
| པ་བི་ | pabi | 1.19 |
| Rabi in the Oriya language | ||
| ରବି | rabi | 96.51 |
| ରବୀ | rabi | 1.53 |
| ରାବି | rabi | 0.31 |
| ଛବି | chabi | 0.01 |
| ରୁବି | rubi | 0.01 |
| ପାଣି | pani | 0.01 |
| େଦଈ | eda'i | 0.01 |
| ମାଝି | majhi | 0.01 |
| ମହାି | mahai | 0.01 |
| ମାଝୀ | majhi | 0.01 |
| ରାବୀ | rabi | 0.01 |
| ଯାନୀ | yani | 0 |
| ରବୢ | raba | 0 |
| ଦବି | dabi | 0 |
| େପାଇ | epa'i | 0 |
| କବି | kabi | 0 |
| ଡଲି | dali | 0 |
| ରାୱି | rawi | 0 |
| ପନି | pani | 0 |
| ବାସି | basi | 0 |
| ଜୟି | jayi | 0 |
| ଅରବି | arabi | 0 |
| ଗପୀ | gapi | 0 |
| ପଦୀ | padi | 0 |
| ଜାନି | jani | 0 |
| ଲକ୍ଷୀ | laksi | 0 |
| ରବ | raba | 0 |
| ଅଭି | abhi | 0 |
| େରଡି | eradi | 0 |
| Rabi in the Bengali language | ||
| রবি | rabi | 90.6 |
| রবী | rabi | 6.96 |
| ববি | babi | 0.04 |
| রাবি | rabi | 0.04 |
| Rabi in the Marathi language | ||
| रबी | rabi | 78.26 |
| राबी | rabi | 21.2 |
| अरबी | arabi | 0.54 |
| Rabi in the Hindi language | ||
| रबी | rabi | 76.87 |
| रबि | rabi | 20.6 |
| राबी | rabi | 1.9 |
| रवि | ravi | 0.24 |
| राबि | rabi | 0.07 |
| रवी | ravi | 0.02 |
| ुरबी | urabi | 0.01 |
| रूबी | rubi | 0.01 |
| रबि़ | rabi | 0.01 |
| रबी़ | rabi | 0.01 |
| Rabi in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺭﺍﺑﻲ | raby | 46.88 |
| ﺍﻟﺮﺍﺑﻲ | alraby | 36.16 |
| ﺭﺍﺑﻰ | raby | 4.91 |
| ﺭﺍﺏ | rab | 4.46 |
| ﺍﻟﺮﺍﺑﻰ | alraby | 3.13 |
| ﺍﻟﺮﺑﻴﻊ | alrby | 2.68 |
| ﺭﺑﻴﻊ | rby | 0.45 |
| Rabi in the Arabic language | ||
| رابـي | raby | - |
| رابي | raby | - |
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