Abu Shehab Surname
Approximately 749 people bear this surname
Abu Shehab Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Israel | 742 | 1:11,533 | 1,767 |
| Nicaragua | 6 | 1:1,003,515 | 4,885 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
Abu Shehab (154) may also be a first name.
Abu Shehab Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Abu Shehab Come From? nationality or country of origin
Abu Shehab occurs most in Israel. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Abu Shehab? popularity and diffusion
Abu Shehab is the 452,985th most widespread last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 9,729,701 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 99 percent of Abu Shehab reside; 99 percent reside in West Asia and 99 percent reside in Judeo-West Asia. It is also the 740,891st most prevalent first name world-wide. It is borne by 154 people.
It is most prevalent in Israel, where it is borne by 742 people, or 1 in 11,533. In Israel it is most numerous in: Haifa District, where 37 percent live, Southern District, where 25 percent live and Central District, where 24 percent live. Excluding Israel this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Nicaragua, where 1 percent live and Afghanistan, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abu Shihab | 90 | 2,476 | / |
| Abu-Shehab | 90 | 5 | / |
| Abou Shihab | 86 | 3 | / |
| Abu Shaib | 84 | 93 | / |
| Abu Sihab | 84 | 9 | / |
| Abu Saib | 78 | 1 | / |
| Abu Siab | 78 | 1 | / |
| Abu Soeb | 78 | 1 | / |
| Abu Shuib | 74 | 5 | / |
| Abu Soyeb | 74 | 2 | / |
| Abou Saeb | 74 | 1 | / |
| Abou Shoub | 70 | 1 | / |
| Abu Shoyib | 70 | 1 | / |
| Abu-Shayeb | 70 | 1 | / |
| Abu Zaib | 67 | 3 | / |
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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 Shehab
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