Abu Shanab Surname

43,012th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,103 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Palestine

Abu Shanab Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Abu Shanab Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt5,8271:15,7781,859
Palestine2,9651:1,534289
Sudan2,2401:16,7462,298
Israel3351:25,5453,734
Jordan2821:31,3563,907
Yemen2641:100,0966,054
Kuwait1641:23,1753,064
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
United Arab Emirates71:1,308,89651,006
Qatar61:393,00055,922
England11:55,718,059489,080
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Syria11:19,301,02222,457

Abu Shanab (305) may also be a first name.

Abu Shanab Last Name Facts

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

Abu Shanab is found in Egypt more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Abu Shanab.

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

This last name is the 43,012th most numerous last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 602,127 people. Abu Shanab occurs mostly in Africa, where 67 percent of Abu Shanab are found; 67 percent are found in North Africa and 67 percent are found in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 504,078th most prevalent given name in the world It is held by 305 people.

The surname Abu Shanab is most widespread in Egypt, where it is borne by 5,827 people, or 1 in 15,778. Beside Egypt it is found in 14 countries. It also occurs in Palestine, where 24 percent are found and Sudan, where 19 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Abou Shanab95193/
Abu Shanaf90551/
Abu-Shanab90316/
Abou-Shanab8616/
Abou Chanab8610/
Abu Zainab8057/
Abu Zaynab8011/
Abou-Chanab766/
Abu Zeinab70224/
Abu-Zainab701/
Abou Zeinab672/
Abou-Zeinab572/

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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
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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 Abu Shanab
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