Abu Shab Surname
Approximately 193 people bear this surname
Abu Shab Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Israel | 184 | 1:46,509 | 6,196 |
| Egypt | 9 | 1:10,215,084 | 48,153 |
Abu Shab Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Abu Shab Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Abu Shab is more commonly found in Israel than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Abu Shab.
How Common Is The Last Name Abu Shab? popularity and diffusion
Abu Shab is the 1,214,709th most commonly occurring family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 37,759,305 people. The surname Abu Shab occurs mostly in Asia, where 95 percent of Abu Shab reside; 95 percent reside in West Asia and 95 percent reside in Judeo-West Asia.
The last name Abu Shab is most widely held in Israel, where it is carried by 184 people, or 1 in 46,509. In Israel Abu Shab is primarily concentrated in: Haifa District, where 95 percent are found and Northern District, where 5 percent are found. Without taking into account Israel this surname is found in one country. It is also common in Egypt, where 5 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abu Shaib | 94 | 93 | / |
| Abu Sahab | 94 | 55 | / |
| Abu Shaab | 94 | 1 | / |
| Abu Sab | 93 | 10 | / |
| Abu Shahab | 89 | 3 | / |
| Abu Shaw | 88 | 27 | / |
| Abu Saab | 88 | 16 | / |
| Abu Sabt | 88 | 4 | / |
| Abu Hsab | 88 | 1 | / |
| Abu-Shab | 88 | 1 | / |
| Abu Siab | 88 | 1 | / |
| Abu Saib | 88 | 1 | / |
| Abou Saab | 82 | 59 | / |
| Abu Zahab | 82 | 22 | / |
| Abu-Sahab | 82 | 8 | / |
| Abu Shuib | 82 | 5 | / |
| Abou Hsab | 82 | 1 | / |
| Abou Saeb | 82 | 1 | / |
| Abu Sav | 80 | 1 | / |
| Abu Shobsh | 78 | 1 | / |
| Abou Shoub | 78 | 1 | / |
| Abu Saif | 75 | 9,754 | / |
| Abu Sobh | 75 | 489 | / |
| Abu Saft | 75 | 151 | / |
| Abu Zaib | 75 | 3 | / |
| Abu Soeb | 75 | 1 | / |
| Abu Sayf | 75 | 1 | / |
| Abu Siaf | 75 | 1 | / |
| Abu-Saab | 75 | 1 | / |
| Abou-Saab | 71 | 16 | / |
| Abou Saif | 71 | 5 | / |
| Abu Saife | 71 | 1 | / |
| Abou-Hsab | 71 | 1 | / |
| Abu Sop | 67 | 2 | / |
| Abou-Zahab | 67 | 2 | / |
| Abu Seif | 63 | 1,374 | / |
| Abu-Saif | 63 | 213 | / |
| Abu Zaif | 63 | 3 | / |
| Abu Soof | 63 | 1 | / |
| Abu-Safe | 63 | 1 | / |
| Abou Seif | 59 | 344 | / |
| Abou-Sayf | 59 | 12 | / |
| Abou-Saif | 59 | 4 | / |
| Abou Seyf | 59 | 2 | / |
| Abou Souf | 59 | 1 | / |
| Abu-Seif | 50 | 10 | / |
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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 Abu Shab
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