Abou Shanab Surname

1,214,709th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 193 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Qatar

Abou Shanab Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Abou Shanab Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt1831:502,38128,715
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Abou Shanab Last Name Facts

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

Abou Shanab occurs more in Egypt more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Abou Shanab click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Abou Shanab? popularity and diffusion

Abou Shanab is the 1,214,709th most commonly held last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 37,759,305 people. The last name Abou Shanab is mostly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Abou Shanab live; 95 percent live in North Africa and 95 percent live in Arabic North Africa.

Abou Shanab is most frequently held in Egypt, where it is carried by 183 people, or 1 in 502,381. Other than Egypt this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Qatar, where 3 percent reside and Sweden, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Abu Shanab9512,103/
Abou-Shanab9116/
Abou Chanab9110/
Abu Shanaf86551/
Abu-Shanab86316/
Abou-Chanab826/
Abu Zainab7657/
Abu Zaynab7611/
Abou Zeinab732/
Abu Zeinab67224/
Abu-Zainab671/
Abou-Zeinab642/

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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
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  • 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 Abou Shanab
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