Reheb Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritania
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Reheb Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Reheb Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritania31:1,364,95427,355
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813

Reheb (23) may also be a first name.

Reheb Last Name Facts

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

The surname Reheb (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺭﺣﺐ) is borne by more people in Mauritania than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Reheb? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 7,117,718th most widespread family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 57 percent of Reheb reside; 43 percent reside in West Africa and 43 percent reside in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 2,239,265th most frequently used first name internationally, borne by 23 people.

This surname is most numerous in Mauritania, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 1,364,954. In Mauritania it is primarily found in: Adrar Region, where 33 percent live, Assaba Region, where 33 percent live and Tagant Region, where 33 percent live. Without taking into account Mauritania this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 29 percent live and Algeria, where 14 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Raheb802,741/
Raeeb8083/
Riheb8019/
Rzeeb802/
Rehib801/
Rjeeb801/
Roheb801/
Roeeb801/
Rhrieb734/
Rejjeb733/
Raheab731/
Raeebh731/
Rieb671,250/
Rjeb67266/
Reub6745/
Reheape677/
Rgeb675/
Ryeb673/
Röeb671/
Raaheeb671/
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Reheb Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Reheb in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺭﺣﺐrhb66.67
ﺭﺣﺒﻪrhbh33.33

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Reheb
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