Rabé Surname

1,006,539th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 253 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Niger

Rabé Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rabé Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1611:336,50731,327
Niger721:266,5568,311
France101:6,642,272293,169
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Guatemala21:8,041,3349,698
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Rabe (128,182), Rabè (1) & Rábe (2) are calculated separately.

Rabé (58) may also be a first name.

Rabé Last Name Facts

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

Rabé is held by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant: Rabe, Rabè or Rábe. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rabé? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,006,539th most commonly occurring last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 28,804,529 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 92 percent of Rabé reside; 64 percent reside in Southern Africa and 64 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Rabé is also the 1,295,729th most frequently occurring first name worldwide, held by 58 people.

This surname is most frequent in South Africa, where it is carried by 161 people, or 1 in 336,507. In South Africa Rabé is most frequent in: Gauteng, where 37 percent reside, Western Cape, where 16 percent reside and Limpopo, where 15 percent reside. Other than South Africa it is found in 9 countries. It is also common in Niger, where 28 percent reside and France, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rabe92128,182/
Rabè921/
Rahbé893/
Rabés892/
Rabét892/
Rabéa891/
Hrabé891/
Rabéy891/
Rábe832/
Rabi75115,571/
Raby7519,012/
Raba7514,541/
Robé7550/
Ravé7521/
Rabí755/
Rabj752/
Rabá751/
Rabha67488,289/
Rabie67162,300/
Rabea6738,153/
Rabhi6728,224/
Raabe6714,704/
Rabee6714,364/
Rabih6712,107/
Raber679,262/
Rabeh678,552/
Rabei677,426/
Rabaa676,823/
Rabii675,314/
Rabai675,133/
Rabet674,735/
Rahbi673,708/
Raboy673,427/
Rabid672,921/
Rabey672,578/
Rabiy672,457/
Ratbi671,900/
Raabi671,860/
Rabhe671,768/
Rabit671,139/
Rauba67847/
Raube67707/
Rabay67614/
Hrabe67584/
Rabis67553/
Hrabě67490/
Rabui67455/
Rhabi67388/
Hraba67374/
Rabaj67357/
Rabes67326/
Raaby67306/
Rabyi67306/
Ratby67274/
Hrabi67255/
Rabič67250/
Raboj67241/
Rabij67236/
Rabić67233/
Rgabi67208/
Reabe67207/
Raibe67202/
Raibi67198/
Raboi67198/
Rabhy67172/
Rajbi67162/
Rabez67141/
Rahbe67138/
Rabio67137/
Rajba67135/
Rayba6799/
Rasbi6796/
Rasby6796/
Hraby6793/
Raubi6782/
Raybe6776/
Rhaba6775/
Raiba6772/
Reaby6757/
Hrabý6756/
Rabeu6755/
Rabuy6748/
Rabed6737/
Rauby6728/
Raaba6723/
Rajbe6720/
Rabyy6715/
Rhabe6714/
Raybi6713/
Reabi6711/
Rahby6711/
Hrabí6710/
Rajby6710/
Rabej678/
Raiby678/
Raábe678/
R'Abi677/
Hrabá676/
Rzabe675/
Rgabe674/
Reaba673/
Raboa673/
Rabys673/
Raavé673/
Rayby672/
Rabge672/
Ratbe672/
Rrabi672/
Rabiz671/
Rabyo671/
Raabj671/
Rabyt671/
Rabàa671/
Rabeï671/
Rabië671/
Rabje671/
Rabès671/
Rabîe671/
Roubé671/
Rhaby671/
Rasbe670/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Rabé
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