Cognomen El-Orabi (العرابي 
, El-Orabi ) , across the world, is quite a common last name. The last name El-Orabi is characteristic of Libya, where it is quite a rare surname, Jordan, and Egypt. In absolute terms, the name is most common in Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and Yemen. Much less frequently, El-Orabi is the forename as well as the last name. Parts of the name also exists independently as a last name El, and a last name Orabi.