Rawab Surname

3,665,662nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Jordan
Highest density in:
Jordan

Rawab Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rawab Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Jordan91:982,49316,126
Malaysia91:3,277,136121,952
Afghanistan41:8,038,29630,874
Pakistan41:44,660,971115,884
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Palestine11:4,548,84918,388

Rawab (54) may also be a first name.

Rawab Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rawab (Arabic: رواب, Hindi: रवाब, Marathi: रवाब) has its highest incidence in Jordan. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Rawab.

How Common Is The Last Name Rawab? popularity and diffusion

The last name Rawab is the 3,665,662nd most prevalent surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 251,294,687 people. The last name Rawab is primarily found in Asia, where 97 percent of Rawab live; 34 percent live in West Asia and 34 percent live in Levant. It is also the 1,350,955th most frequent first name in the world, held by 54 people.

The last name Rawab is most prevalent in Jordan, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 982,493. In Jordan Rawab is most frequent in: Balqa Governorate, where 78 percent are found, Ajloun Governorate, where 11 percent are found and Zarqa Governorate, where 11 percent are found. Other than Jordan Rawab occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Malaysia, where 31 percent are found and Afghanistan, where 14 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rawwab911/
Rabab804,114/
Ravab8036/
Rewab805/
Rawob803/
Rowab803/
Rawap802/
Ravabh7319/
Hrabab7312/
Rauvab7311/
Rabaab739/
Rabeab737/
Raubab733/
Rabaib732/
Rawoob731/
Rababh731/
Rabahb731/
Robaab731/
Rahvab731/
Raaboub6763/
Raibaub6723/
Rahabav6719/
Raybaub672/
Rabab'h671/
Rajbhab671/

Rawab Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rawab in the Hindi language
रवाबravaba66.67
रव्वाबravvaba33.33
Rawab in the Marathi language
रवाबravaba50
रावबravaba33.33
रावाबravaba16.67
Rawab in the Arabic language
روابrwab-

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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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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Rawab
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