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 surname Rahab (Arabic: راحاب, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺭﺣﺎﺏ, Hindi: रहाब, Marathi: राहाब) is more frequently found in Algeria than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rahab? popularity and diffusion

The surname Rahab is the 66,121st most frequently held last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 965,878 people. The last name is mostly found 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 given name globally. It is borne by 53,114 people.

The surname is most widespread in Algeria, where it is borne by 2,939 people, or 1 in 13,144. In Algeria it is most numerous in: Souk Ahras Province, where 24 percent reside, Boumerdès Province, where 17 percent reside and Biskra Province, where 10 percent reside. Besides Algeria this surname exists in 38 countries. It also occurs in Chad, where 22 percent reside and Pakistan, where 14 percent reside.

Rahab Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Rahab last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya and Melkite Greek Catholic (36%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those bearing the Rahab last name are 6.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 60% registered to vote for 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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