Zurub Surname

316,396th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,185 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Egypt

Zurub Surname User-submission:

The Zurub surname comes from the Arabic word thou arabs (ذو), meaning 'the one that has Arab slaves'. The ancestors of Zurubs used to own Arab slaves, hence thou arabs, which in Arabic resembles the sound of zurob.

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Zurub Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt1,1291:81,4317,252
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
Qatar121:196,50026,891
United States71:51,779,848968,877
United Arab Emirates51:1,832,45558,414
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Jordan41:2,210,60920,372
Ukraine31:15,174,232372,501
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
England11:55,718,059489,080
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028

Zurub Surname Meaning

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The Zurub surname comes from the Arabic word thou arabs (ذو), meaning 'the one that has Arab slaves'. The ancestors of Zurubs used to own Arab slaves, hence thou arabs, which in Arabic resembles the sound of zurob.

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Zurub Last Name Facts

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

Zurub (Arabic: زعرب, Russian: Зуруб) is held by more people in Egypt than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Zurub? popularity and diffusion

It is the 316,396th most widespread family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 6,149,828 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 95 percent of Zurub are found; 95 percent are found in North Africa and 95 percent are found in Arabic North Africa.

This surname is most frequently held in Egypt, where it is carried by 1,129 people, or 1 in 81,431. Besides Egypt it occurs in 14 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 1 percent are found and Qatar, where 1 percent are found.

Zurub Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Zurub earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 107.13% more than the national average, earning $89,375 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.55% more than the national average, earning $60,389 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zourub912/
Zouroub836/
Zorub8065/
Zurob8044/
Zuruf8027/
Surub802/
Jurub801/
Zourob731,359/
Shurub73100/
Surubh7313/
Zoroub7311/
Zaurob736/
Zuhrup735/
Sgurub731/
Suerub731/
Zuruff731/
Zouroup676/
Zouhrob674/
Shhurub674/
Dzhorub671/

Zurub Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zurub in the Russian language
Зурубzurub-
Zurub in the Arabic language
زعربzrb-

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