Abu Shanab Surname
Approximately 12,103 people bear this surname
Abu Shanab Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 5,827 | 1:15,778 | 1,859 |
| Palestine | 2,965 | 1:1,534 | 289 |
| Sudan | 2,240 | 1:16,746 | 2,298 |
| Israel | 335 | 1:25,545 | 3,734 |
| Jordan | 282 | 1:31,356 | 3,907 |
| Yemen | 264 | 1:100,096 | 6,054 |
| Kuwait | 164 | 1:23,175 | 3,064 |
| Sweden | 8 | 1:1,230,845 | 90,587 |
| United Arab Emirates | 7 | 1:1,308,896 | 51,006 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
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
The last name Abu Shanab is carried by more people in Egypt than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Abu Shanab? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 43,012th most prevalent surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 602,127 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 67 percent of Abu Shanab live; 67 percent live in North Africa and 67 percent live in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 504,078th most frequent forename in the world, held by 305 people.
It is most frequently occurring in Egypt, where it is borne by 5,827 people, or 1 in 15,778. Excluding Egypt it exists in 14 countries. It is also common in Palestine, where 24 percent reside and Sudan, where 19 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abou Shanab | 95 | 193 | / |
| Abu Shanaf | 90 | 551 | / |
| Abu-Shanab | 90 | 316 | / |
| Abou-Shanab | 86 | 16 | / |
| Abou Chanab | 86 | 10 | / |
| Abu Zainab | 80 | 57 | / |
| Abu Zaynab | 80 | 11 | / |
| Abou-Chanab | 76 | 6 | / |
| Abu Zeinab | 70 | 224 | / |
| Abu-Zainab | 70 | 1 | / |
| Abou Zeinab | 67 | 2 | / |
| Abou-Zeinab | 57 | 2 | / |
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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 Shanab
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