Rahab Surname

66,121st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,545 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Algeria
Highest density in:
Chad

Rahab Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rahab Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Algeria2,9391:13,1442,337
Chad1,6371:8,3031,149
Pakistan1,0681:167,2704,348
Nigeria5781:306,47517,059
Israel4421:19,3612,880
Kenya3571:129,35510,650
Iran2021:380,11224,789
Indonesia641:2,066,394128,621
France431:1,544,714145,815
Lebanon421:134,2166,954
Iraq311:1,129,73113,630
Palestine271:168,4768,634
United States251:14,498,357517,445
India181:42,614,743461,117
Syria141:1,378,6447,647
Yemen81:3,303,16216,088
Afghanistan81:4,019,14821,487
England61:9,286,343223,652
Cameroon61:3,461,511126,814
Libya41:1,560,9943,087
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Somaliland11:3,500,1821,592
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Iceland11:380,09011,096
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742

Rahab (53,114) may also be a first name.

Rahab Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rahab (Arabic: راحاب, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺭﺣﺎﺏ, Hindi: रहाब, Marathi: राहाब) is found most in Algeria. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rahab? popularity and diffusion

The surname Rahab is the 66,121st most widespread surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 965,878 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 73 percent of Rahab are found; 39 percent are found in North Africa and 39 percent are found in Mahgreb. Rahab is also the 17,577th most commonly used forename worldwide. It is borne by 53,114 people.

It is most common in Algeria, where it is held by 2,939 people, or 1 in 13,144. In Algeria Rahab is primarily found in: Souk Ahras Province, where 24 percent live, Boumerdès Province, where 17 percent live and Biskra Province, where 10 percent live. Aside from Algeria this last name is found in 38 countries. It also occurs in Chad, where 22 percent live and Pakistan, where 14 percent live.

Rahab Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya and Melkite Greek Catholic (36%) in Lebanon.

In The United States Rahab are 6.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 60% registered with the political party.

Rahab earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 27.31% less than the national average, earning $31,367 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rahaib912/
Rahahb911/
Raab8936,977/
Rahb89594/
Rhab8910/
Rhaib80310/
Rahap80137/
Rahub8055/
Raabs8029/
Rashb8015/
Rathb8013/
Rahyb805/
Reahb804/
Raabd802/
Raihb801/
Raaib801/
Rhaïb801/
Rab7527,061/
Hrahap7318/
Rahaph735/
Rahaav732/
Raheib732/
Rashbd731/
Raub674,487/
Rahp674,248/
Hrab674,060/
Raap673,122/
Raib671,461/
Rgab671,135/
Rabh67691/
Rajb67498/
Raph67340/
Raabová67293/
Rabt67186/
Rabs67168/
Reab67140/
Raáb67138/
Ratb67134/
Raav67128/
Rabz6781/
Rzab6760/
Rayb6737/
Rasb6721/
Rabd6721/
Rabś6719/
Raabova6711/
Rabë679/
Rrab674/
Ráab672/
Rohb672/
Raaheeb671/
Raïb671/
Rhob671/
Ra'b671/
Ravh670/

Rahab Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rahab in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺭﺣﺎﺏrhab-
Rahab in the Marathi language
राहाबrahaba40
रहाबrahaba40
अरहबarahaba20
Rahab in the Hindi language
रहाबrahaba37.5
राहबrahaba25
रहबrahaba25
राहिबrahiba6.25
राहाबrahaba6.25
Rahab in the Arabic language
راحابrahab-

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Footnotes

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