Abu-Shanab Surname

860,770th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 316 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Saudi Arabia
Highest density in:
Saudi Arabia

Abu-Shanab Surname User-submission:

Abushanab mean "father's mustache" in Arabic.

Abu-Shanab Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Saudi Arabia2781:110,99214,774
United States141:25,889,924709,614
Jordan111:803,85814,945
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372

Abu-Shanab Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Abushanab mean "father's mustache" in Arabic.

- andi1985

Abu-Shanab Last Name Facts

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

The surname Abu-Shanab is carried by more people in Saudi Arabia than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Abu-Shanab? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 860,770th most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 23,061,854 people. The surname Abu-Shanab occurs predominantly in Asia, where 94 percent of Abu-Shanab are found; 94 percent are found in West Asia and 90 percent are found in Arabian Peninsula.

This surname is most common in Saudi Arabia, where it is carried by 278 people, or 1 in 110,992. Other than Saudi Arabia this last name exists in 11 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 4 percent are found and Jordan, where 3 percent are found.

Abu-Shanab Last Name Statistics demography

Abu-Shanab earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 119.88% more than the national average, earning $94,875 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Abou-Shanab9516/
Abu Shanab9012,103/
Abou Shanab86193/
Abou-Chanab866/
Abu Shanaf80551/
Abu-Zainab801/
Abou Chanab7610/
Abu Zainab7057/
Abu Zaynab7011/
Abou-Zeinab672/
Abu Zeinab60224/
Abou Zeinab572/

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