Rajab Surname
Approximately 188,263 people bear this surname
Rajab Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 63,072 | 1:510 | 63 |
| Libya | 20,011 | 1:312 | 49 |
| Tanzania | 18,374 | 1:2,881 | 400 |
| Saudi Arabia | 14,469 | 1:2,133 | 254 |
| Pakistan | 13,199 | 1:13,535 | 925 |
| Sudan | 13,160 | 1:2,850 | 404 |
| Iran | 12,506 | 1:6,140 | 847 |
| Indonesia | 8,673 | 1:15,248 | 1,905 |
| Egypt | 4,820 | 1:19,074 | 2,210 |
| Kenya | 4,813 | 1:9,595 | 1,230 |
| Malawi | 4,522 | 1:3,786 | 511 |
| Bahrain | 2,028 | 1:665 | 63 |
| Bangladesh | 1,172 | 1:135,970 | 5,321 |
| Malaysia | 1,026 | 1:28,747 | 2,501 |
| India | 848 | 1:904,558 | 39,209 |
| Nigeria | 618 | 1:286,639 | 16,129 |
| Iraq | 519 | 1:67,479 | 2,363 |
| Uganda | 487 | 1:80,163 | 8,590 |
| Syria | 450 | 1:42,891 | 2,434 |
| Kuwait | 415 | 1:9,158 | 1,287 |
| Morocco | 409 | 1:84,294 | 14,399 |
| United States | 291 | 1:1,245,563 | 88,018 |
| United Arab Emirates | 234 | 1:39,155 | 4,079 |
| South Africa | 232 | 1:233,525 | 24,103 |
| Philippines | 222 | 1:456,028 | 55,600 |
| Somalia | 196 | 1:68,633 | 2,887 |
| Qatar | 125 | 1:18,864 | 2,013 |
| Canada | 124 | 1:297,142 | 27,584 |
| Brazil | 104 | 1:2,058,407 | 65,034 |
| Sweden | 98 | 1:100,477 | 7,289 |
| England | 95 | 1:586,506 | 35,379 |
| Mauritius | 65 | 1:19,899 | 4,127 |
| Australia | 63 | 1:428,503 | 33,982 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 63 | 1:21,650 | 2,464 |
| Brunei | 61 | 1:6,864 | 951 |
| Jordan | 56 | 1:157,901 | 8,633 |
| Guyana | 54 | 1:14,115 | 1,941 |
| Germany | 51 | 1:1,578,538 | 93,812 |
| Singapore | 51 | 1:107,994 | 4,447 |
| Thailand | 46 | 1:1,535,616 | 206,021 |
| Venezuela | 42 | 1:719,145 | 12,108 |
| DR Congo | 34 | 1:2,172,929 | 106,971 |
| Spain | 25 | 1:1,870,081 | 51,392 |
| Niger | 24 | 1:799,667 | 18,510 |
| Belgium | 23 | 1:499,854 | 48,667 |
| Senegal | 22 | 1:662,697 | 2,512 |
| Israel | 19 | 1:450,402 | 34,739 |
| Botswana | 17 | 1:128,643 | 18,229 |
| Netherlands | 15 | 1:1,125,812 | 68,885 |
| Oman | 15 | 1:245,865 | 4,150 |
| Denmark | 14 | 1:403,194 | 27,097 |
| New Zealand | 13 | 1:348,333 | 27,379 |
| Tunisia | 12 | 1:50,886 | 6,752 |
| Norway | 10 | 1:514,229 | 41,629 |
| Ghana | 9 | 1:3,002,299 | 11,581 |
| Scotland | 9 | 1:594,869 | 21,724 |
| Sri Lanka | 9 | 1:2,312,062 | 9,186 |
| Tajikistan | 9 | 1:931,855 | 5,350 |
| France | 8 | 1:8,302,840 | 321,660 |
| Russia | 8 | 1:18,015,382 | 436,635 |
| Chile | 7 | 1:2,516,639 | 33,195 |
| Lebanon | 7 | 1:805,298 | 15,541 |
| Taiwan | 6 | 1:3,907,458 | 23,065 |
| Azerbaijan | 5 | 1:1,929,824 | 23,635 |
| Switzerland | 5 | 1:1,642,583 | 87,307 |
| Burundi | 4 | 1:2,451,213 | 1,279 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Italy | 4 | 1:15,289,172 | 132,955 |
| Malta | 4 | 1:107,568 | 1,849 |
| Sierra Leone | 4 | 1:1,772,408 | 958 |
| Ukraine | 4 | 1:11,380,674 | 331,818 |
| Uzbekistan | 4 | 1:7,732,286 | 43,643 |
| Yemen | 4 | 1:6,606,324 | 25,896 |
| Algeria | 3 | 1:12,877,184 | 84,902 |
| Argentina | 3 | 1:14,247,805 | 235,975 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Northern Cyprus | 1 | 1:319,011 | 10,202 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Seychelles | 1 | 1:92,393 | 1,532 |
| South Sudan | 1 | 1:11,415,076 | 3,182 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Rajab (161,923) may also be a first name.
Rajab Demographics
Rajab Political Affiliation
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Rajab Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rajab Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Rajab (Bengali: রজব, Georgian: რაჯაბ, Hindi: रजब, Marathi: रजब, Oriya: ରାଜବ) is found in Afghanistan more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Rajab? popularity and diffusion
Rajab is the 2,988th most frequently occurring family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 38,709 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 63 percent of Rajab live; 48 percent live in South Asia and 48 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Rajab is also the 6,494th most common first name on earth, borne by 161,923 people.
This surname is most frequently held in Afghanistan, where it is carried by 63,072 people, or 1 in 510. In Afghanistan Rajab is most common in: Kabul, where 16 percent reside, Takhar, where 10 percent reside and Balkh, where 10 percent reside. Without taking into account Afghanistan this last name occurs in 104 countries. It is also found in Libya, where 11 percent reside and Tanzania, where 10 percent reside.
Rajab Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Rajab surname is principally Christian (63%) in Kenya, Sunni (100%) in Lebanon and Muslim (91%) in Nigeria.
In The United States Rajab are 19.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 66.67% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Rajab earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 88.57% more than the national average, earning R 448,116 per year; in United States they earn 1.17% more than the national average, earning $43,654 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.86% more than the national average, earning $58,558 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Rajab Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Rajab in the Georgian language | ||
| რაჯაბ | rajab | - |
| Rajab in the Bengali language | ||
| রজব | rajaba | 95.24 |
| রাজব | rajaba | 3.17 |
| রজাব | rajaba | 1.59 |
| Rajab in the Hindi language | ||
| रजब | rajaba | 92.45 |
| राजब | rajaba | 4.17 |
| रजाब | rajaba | 1.47 |
| राजबा | rajaba | 0.34 |
| जब | jaba | 0.11 |
| रजव | rajava | 0.11 |
| राजाब | rajaba | 0.11 |
| रजबा | rajaba | 0.11 |
| Rajab in the Oriya language | ||
| ରାଜବ | rajaba | 41.24 |
| ରଜବ | rajaba | 37.11 |
| ରଜବ୍ | rajab | 5.15 |
| ରଜାବ | rajaba | 4.12 |
| ରାଯବ | rayaba | 2.06 |
| ରାଜାବ | rajaba | 2.06 |
| ରଯବ | rayaba | 2.06 |
| ରାଜବ୍ | rajab | 2.06 |
| ରାଜିବ | rajiba | 1.03 |
| ରଯାବ | rayaba | 1.03 |
| େରାଜ | eraja | 1.03 |
| Rajab in the Marathi language | ||
| रजब | rajaba | 40.35 |
| राजब | rajaba | 28.07 |
| रजाब | rajaba | 7.02 |
| अर्जाब | arjaba | 5.26 |
| राजाब | rajaba | 5.26 |
| राज | raja | 3.51 |
| रज | raja | 1.75 |
| ्जाब | jaba | 1.75 |
| जब | jaba | 1.75 |
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