Robab Surname

985,740th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 261 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Iran

Robab Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Robab Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan1181:1,513,93116,403
Iran851:903,32443,256
India551:13,946,643236,652
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Robab (64,643) may also be a first name.

Robab Last Name Facts

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

The last name Robab (Arabic: روباب, Hindi: रोबाब, Marathi: रूबाब) has its highest incidence in Pakistan. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Robab? popularity and diffusion

It is the 985,740th most numerous surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 27,921,632 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 99 percent of Robab reside; 99 percent reside in South Asia and 78 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 14,869th most widespread given name at a global level, held by 64,643 people.

This last name is most numerous in Pakistan, where it is held by 118 people, or 1 in 1,513,931. In Pakistan Robab is primarily concentrated in: Punjab, where 59 percent are found, Sindh, where 18 percent are found and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 15 percent are found. Beside Pakistan this last name occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Iran, where 33 percent are found and India, where 21 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Roobab9111/
Robabh911/
Robaab911/
Roubab911/
Robaib911/
Robhab911/
Roibab911/
Roobaeb832/
Rubab809,406/
Rabab804,114/
Rebab808/
Robav808/
Rovab808/
Rowab803/
Robeb803/
Robaw801/
Robova73397/
Rahbab73128/
Robavs7339/
Rubaab7321/
Hrabab7312/
Rabaab739/
Roybob735/
Rubaib734/
Raubab733/
Rabaib732/
Rubhab731/
Rabaeb731/
Rababh731/
Rabahb731/
Robeav731/
Roovab731/
Hrobova67136/
Roibova6711/
Roybova677/
Roobova672/
Rabab'h671/
Robeibs671/

Robab Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Robab in the Hindi language
रोबाबrobaba97.04
रबाबrababa2.22
रूबाबrubaba0.74
Robab in the Marathi language
रूबाबrubaba66.67
रोबाबrobaba33.33
Robab in the Arabic language
روبابrwbab-

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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 Robab
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