Rajab Surname

2,988th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 188,263 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Afghanistan
Highest density in:
Libya

Rajab Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rajab Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Afghanistan63,0721:51063
Libya20,0111:31249
Tanzania18,3741:2,881400
Saudi Arabia14,4691:2,133254
Pakistan13,1991:13,535925
Sudan13,1601:2,850404
Iran12,5061:6,140847
Indonesia8,6731:15,2481,905
Egypt4,8201:19,0742,210
Kenya4,8131:9,5951,230
Malawi4,5221:3,786511
Bahrain2,0281:66563
Bangladesh1,1721:135,9705,321
Malaysia1,0261:28,7472,501
India8481:904,55839,209
Nigeria6181:286,63916,129
Iraq5191:67,4792,363
Uganda4871:80,1638,590
Syria4501:42,8912,434
Kuwait4151:9,1581,287
Morocco4091:84,29414,399
United States2911:1,245,56388,018
United Arab Emirates2341:39,1554,079
South Africa2321:233,52524,103
Philippines2221:456,02855,600
Somalia1961:68,6332,887
Qatar1251:18,8642,013
Canada1241:297,14227,584
Brazil1041:2,058,40765,034
Sweden981:100,4777,289
England951:586,50635,379
Mauritius651:19,8994,127
Australia631:428,50333,982
Trinidad and Tobago631:21,6502,464
Brunei611:6,864951
Jordan561:157,9018,633
Guyana541:14,1151,941
Germany511:1,578,53893,812
Singapore511:107,9944,447
Thailand461:1,535,616206,021
Venezuela421:719,14512,108
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
Spain251:1,870,08151,392
Niger241:799,66718,510
Belgium231:499,85448,667
Senegal221:662,6972,512
Israel191:450,40234,739
Botswana171:128,64318,229
Netherlands151:1,125,81268,885
Oman151:245,8654,150
Denmark141:403,19427,097
New Zealand131:348,33327,379
Tunisia121:50,8866,752
Norway101:514,22941,629
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
Scotland91:594,86921,724
Sri Lanka91:2,312,0629,186
Tajikistan91:931,8555,350
France81:8,302,840321,660
Russia81:18,015,382436,635
Chile71:2,516,63933,195
Lebanon71:805,29815,541
Taiwan61:3,907,45823,065
Azerbaijan51:1,929,82423,635
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Burundi41:2,451,2131,279
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Malta41:107,5681,849
Sierra Leone41:1,772,408958
Ukraine41:11,380,674331,818
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
Yemen41:6,606,32425,896
Algeria31:12,877,18484,902
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
China31:455,773,85521,925
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Rajab (161,923) may also be a first name.

Rajab Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rajab (Bengali: রজব, Georgian: რაჯაბ, Hindi: रजब, Marathi: रजब, Oriya: ରାଜବ) is more commonly found in Afghanistan than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rajab? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,988th most prevalent family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 38,709 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 63 percent of Rajab are found; 48 percent are found in South Asia and 48 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Rajab is also the 6,494th most commonly occurring first name at a global level. It is 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 prevalent in: Kabul, where 16 percent live, Takhar, where 10 percent live and Balkh, where 10 percent live. Outside of Afghanistan it exists in 104 countries. It is also found in Libya, where 11 percent live and Tanzania, where 10 percent live.

Rajab Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is chiefly Christian (63%) in Kenya, Sunni (100%) in Lebanon and Muslim (91%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Rajab surname are 19.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 66.67% being registered with 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Radjab912,731/
Rajjab91320/
Rajabh9194/
Rajhab918/
Rajaib917/
Raijab916/
Rrajab915/
Raajab915/
Rajaab913/
Rahjab912/
Rajahb911/
Rajb89498/
Radjaib832/
Rajabht831/
Rajib8047,468/
Rejab807,818/
Rajap806,004/
Rajeb801,475/
Razab80817/
Rojab80683/
Racab80469/
Rajub80448/
Rasab80369/
Rajav80147/
Rijab80116/
Rayab80105/
Rajaf8085/
Rajbh8033/
Raiab8010/
Rajob808/
Rajjb808/
Rajtb803/
Rujab803/
Rajaw802/
Raaib801/
Rajabova7731,733/
Rajabová771/
Rajoub739,666/
Rajeeb73213/
Rajapp73154/
Rodjab73149/
Rakhab73134/
Rajubh7389/
Rasabh7385/
Rajeva7372/
Razzab7356/
Raujib7354/
Rahyab7352/
Rayhab7328/
Rajaph7322/
Ragiab7320/
Rachab7320/
Razhab7318/
Rayabh7316/
Rajowa7315/
Rajaav7314/
Rajova7311/
Raijav7310/
Raziab7310/
Rajjob738/
Rojhab737/
Rayahb736/
Rajoob736/
Rojeab736/
Rahiab735/
Razaib735/
Rajjap734/
Radjap734/
Raisab733/
Rajobh733/
Raajib733/
Rojasb732/
Rasaib732/
Rosaab732/
Rahaib732/
Rajhav731/
Rajawt731/
Rajibh731/
Rajubp731/
Rajaiv731/
Rojaib731/
Rajauv731/
Raheab731/
Raub674,487/
Raib671,461/
Rajp67989/
Rajjoub67429/
Rajw67201/
Rajf67151/
Reab67140/
Radzhab6777/
Raeb6740/
Rosahab6739/
Rasahab6739/
Rayb6737/
Rahayub6728/
Rajv6718/
Rachaab675/
Rajjaph671/
Rakhaib671/
Rahusab671/
Raijoub671/
Rajaapp671/
Raaheeb671/
Rajappt671/
Radjoub671/
Rajhaph671/
Rodjhab671/
Rejb671/
Rrahyab671/

Rajab Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rajab in the Georgian language
რაჯაბrajab-
Rajab in the Bengali language
রজবrajaba95.24
রাজবrajaba3.17
রজাবrajaba1.59
Rajab in the Hindi language
रजबrajaba92.45
राजबrajaba4.17
रजाबrajaba1.47
राजबाrajaba0.34
जबjaba0.11
रजवrajava0.11
राजाबrajaba0.11
रजबाrajaba0.11
Rajab in the Oriya language
ରାଜବrajaba41.24
ରଜବrajaba37.11
ରଜବ୍rajab5.15
ରଜାବrajaba4.12
ରାଯବrayaba2.06
ରାଜାବrajaba2.06
ରଯବrayaba2.06
ରାଜବ୍rajab2.06
ରାଜିବrajiba1.03
ରଯାବrayaba1.03
େରାଜeraja1.03
Rajab in the Marathi language
रजबrajaba40.35
राजबrajaba28.07
रजाबrajaba7.02
अर्जाबarjaba5.26
राजाबrajaba5.26
राजraja3.51
रजraja1.75
्जाबjaba1.75
जबjaba1.75

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