Zarab Surname
Approximately 1,330 people bear this surname
Zarab Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 566 | 1:135,658 | 12,278 |
| Afghanistan | 463 | 1:69,445 | 2,102 |
| Pakistan | 242 | 1:738,198 | 10,838 |
| Iraq | 26 | 1:1,346,987 | 15,017 |
| Bangladesh | 9 | 1:17,706,308 | 13,537 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Algeria | 4 | 1:9,657,888 | 64,782 |
| Yemen | 4 | 1:6,606,324 | 25,896 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Zarab (999) may also be a first name.
Zarab Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zarab Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Zarab (Arabic: ظهراب, Georgian: ზარაბ, Hindi: ज़रब) is more frequently found in Iran than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Zarab? popularity and diffusion
Zarab is the 288,408th most commonly held last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 5,479,358 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Zarab live; 96 percent live in South Asia and 96 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 254,587th most common forename on earth, held by 999 people.
The surname is most frequently occurring in Iran, where it is held by 566 people, or 1 in 135,658. In Iran Zarab is primarily found in: Gilan Province, where 30 percent are found, Sistan and Baluchestan Province, where 15 percent are found and East Azerbaijan Province, where 9 percent are found. Without taking into account Iran this surname is found in 14 countries. It also occurs in Afghanistan, where 35 percent are found and Pakistan, where 18 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Zarab Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Zarab in the Georgian language | ||
| ზარაბ | zarab | - |
| Zarab in the Hindi language | ||
| ज़रब | zaraba | - |
| Zarab in the Arabic language | ||
| ظهراب | zhrab | - |
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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 Zarab
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