Rabuan Surname

1,244,200th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 186 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Rabuan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rabuan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia1091:270,58915,097
Indonesia671:1,973,869124,197
Taiwan61:3,907,45823,065
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062

Rabuan (874) may also be a first name.

Rabuan Last Name Facts

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

Rabuan (Hindi: रबुअन) is borne by more people in Malaysia than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Rabuan click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rabuan? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,244,200th most frequent surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 39,180,354 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Rabuan live; 97 percent live in Southeast Asia and 95 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 275,161st most frequently occurring forename worldwide It is held by 874 people.

It is most frequently held in Malaysia, where it is carried by 109 people, or 1 in 270,589. In Malaysia Rabuan is most numerous in: Pahang, where 47 percent are found, Kelantan, where 10 percent are found and Kedah, where 8 percent are found. Barring Malaysia it occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 36 percent are found and Taiwan, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ratbuan9247/
Rabouhan8624/
Rabuatin861/
Rabban833,544/
Rabwan8388/
Rebuan8357/
Ravban8317/
Rabvan8313/
Rapuan8313/
Robuan8311/
Rafuan838/
Ravuan834/
Rabuam831/
Rabuon831/
Rabbaan7710/
Rabbhan7710/
Robuang778/
Rabbain776/
Rappuan774/
Rabboun774/
Rehbuan771/
Rapuane771/
Rapuand771/
Rabbann771/
Rajbban771/
Raphuang719/
Rotbuang717/
Rathbuon710/
Rabbon67381/
Robuam67158/
Ravwan6786/
Raiphuang6762/
Robban6726/
Rawbon6724/
Ravvan679/
Ratphuang671/
Robvan671/
Rafwan671/

Rabuan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rabuan in the Hindi language
रबुअनrabu'ana-

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Rabuan
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