Sorab Surname

605,571st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 512 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Qatar

Sorab Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sorab Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India3271:2,345,76676,423
Niger431:446,32612,119
Afghanistan371:869,0058,756
Pakistan351:5,104,11132,876
United Arab Emirates301:305,40920,323
Qatar91:262,00030,726
England91:6,190,895170,599
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Guyana11:762,22114,420
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077

Sorab (4,695) may also be a first name.

Sorab Last Name Facts

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

Sorab (Bengali: সোরাব, Hindi: सोराब, Marathi: सोराब, Oriya: େସାରାବ, Russian: Сораб) occurs in India more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Sorab.

How Common Is The Last Name Sorab? popularity and diffusion

It is the 605,571st most commonly held last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 14,233,488 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 87 percent of Sorab reside; 79 percent reside in South Asia and 61 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 99,980th most prevalent forename at a global level. It is borne by 4,695 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in India, where it is borne by 327 people, or 1 in 2,345,766. In India Sorab is most numerous in: Karnataka, where 45 percent are found, Bihar, where 15 percent are found and Uttar Pradesh, where 10 percent are found. Outside of India Sorab occurs in 17 countries. It also occurs in Niger, where 8 percent are found and Afghanistan, where 7 percent are found.

Sorab Last Name Statistics demography

Sorab earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 62.52% more than the national average, earning $70,125 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sohrab9127,064/
Sourab911,904/
Shorab911,820/
Sorabh91308/
Sorhab9126/
Soraib913/
Suorab911/
Soraab911/
Sorahb911/
Sourabh831,078/
Shohrab831,056/
Shorrab83534/
Shourab83491/
Shoorab8383/
Shorabh8356/
Sohraab8330/
Soorabh834/
Shoraab834/
Sorahab832/
Soirabh831/
Souhrab831/
Sohrrab831/
Shorhab831/
Sourrab831/
Sarab804,415/
Surab80221/
Zorab80219/
Sorav80196/
Sorap80117/
Serab8077/
Soraf8049/
Jorab8015/
Soreb8010/
Sorob808/
Corab806/
Soraw805/
Shourrab77122/
Shourabh7742/
Shohraab771/
Shoorabh771/
Shouhrab771/
Sourahab771/
Shouraab771/
Sourav7323,004/
Sharab736,584/
Sahrab731,029/
Sourob73811/
Saurab73679/
Sherab73627/
Suhrab73441/
Serrab73429/
Chorab73400/
Sorova73208/
Sohrav73115/
Sorowa73106/
Sareab73100/
Sehrab7395/
Sorape7357/
Shurab7349/
Surabh7348/
Sorauf7340/
Shorav7338/
Sarabh7338/
Saraab7338/
Soraph7333/
Saraeb7325/
Saraib7322/
Sohraw7318/
Soraff7317/
Zourab7316/
Suraib7315/
Surhab7312/
Djorab7311/
Shorap739/
Sarrab738/
Saraub737/
Saarab736/
Sohraf735/
Shoreb735/
Shoraf734/
Jorabh734/
Sohrap734/
Soravh733/
Shoraw733/
Surrab733/
Seraub733/
Sarhab732/
Zoorab732/
Sorebh732/
Zhorab732/
Zoraab732/
Sorhaf731/
Saerab731/
Jourab731/
Soirav731/
Soorap731/
Suraab731/
Sourap731/
Souraw731/
Siarab731/
Sooraf731/
Soroub731/
Shérab731/
Sarabz731/
Sargab731/
Sarahb731/
Ssarab731/
Sorgob731/
Sarzab731/
Sujrab731/
Scerab730/
Soreib730/
Saurabh6713,991/
Shurrab677,980/
Sahraab677,174/
Shourav676,084/
Sharaab67841/
Djourab67578/
Shorova67398/
Chourab67339/
Sharrab67243/
Shahrab67126/
Saharab67123/
Soorova6736/
Shaurab6728/
Shohrav6727/
Shharab6720/
Sarahab6711/
Shorraw6711/
Suorafe6710/
Shurabh678/
Sourova678/
Sherhab677/
Sharabh676/
Shoraff676/
Shehrab676/
Saraubh676/
Suhraab676/
Shar'ab674/
Sauhrab674/
Shuraib674/
Shohraf674/
Chhorab673/
Suorova673/
Shoravh673/
Sehraab673/
Siorova672/
Sarzaib672/
Shourob672/
Zouraib672/
Sahrabt671/
Sahurab671/
Sohraav671/
Sohrawz671/
Sorahwt671/
Shohraw671/
Shoorav671/
Shorebh671/
Shoroob671/
Shorowa671/
Shorreb671/
Shouraw671/
Sherabh671/
Sharhab671/
Shaerab671/
Sourafs671/
Zohraab671/
Zourhab671/
Zourrab671/
Sorahap671/
Soraupe671/
Sohrova671/
Suhraib671/
Shereab671/
Shorobz671/
Scherab671/
Szorova671/
Surahab671/
Surzaib671/
Djasrab671/
Sharabs671/
Sheerab671/
Shouraf671/

Sorab Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sorab in the Oriya language
େସାରାବesaraba79.31
େସାରାବ୍esarab10.34
େସାରବesaraba10.34
Sorab in the Hindi language
सोराबsoraba71.29
सोरबsoraba24.1
शोराबsoraba0.2
सोरवsorava0.2
Sorab in the Marathi language
सोराबsoraba67.55
सोरबsoraba8.61
सोहराबsoharaba5.96
सौरभsaurabha5.96
सोयबsoyaba0.66
सोरानsorana0.66
शोरबsoraba0.66
Sorab in the Bengali language
সোরাবsoraba63.64
সোরবsoraba27.27
সরবsaraba9.09
Sorab in the Russian language
Сорабsorab-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sorab
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