Al-Sabah Surname

40,811th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,827 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Kuwait

Al-Sabah Surname

For the meaning of this name, see: Al & Sabah.

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Al-Sabah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt11,3791:8,079987
Kuwait6561:5,794793
Saudi Arabia5571:55,3967,891
Bahrain1181:11,4292,102
Switzerland201:410,64630,429
England191:2,932,529101,561
United States141:25,889,924709,614
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Iran91:8,531,392160,212
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Wales51:618,90625,852
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Jordan21:4,421,21822,351
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
France11:66,422,722504,397
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Al-Sabah (1,047) may also be a first name.

Al-Sabah Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Al-Sabah Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Al-Sabah (Arabic: الصبَاح, Marathi: अलासबाह) is found most in Egypt. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Al-Sabah? popularity and diffusion

The last name Al-Sabah is the 40,811th most commonly occurring surname globally It is held by around 1 in 568,141 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 89 percent of Al-Sabah reside; 89 percent reside in North Africa and 89 percent reside in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 247,516th most numerous first name world-wide, held by 1,047 people.

The last name is most common in Egypt, where it is held by 11,379 people, or 1 in 8,079. Excluding Egypt this last name exists in 26 countries. It is also found in Kuwait, where 5 percent reside and Saudi Arabia, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Al-Sabah Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Al-Sabah in the Marathi language
अलासबाहalasabaha-
Al-Sabah in the Arabic language
الصبَاحalsbah-
الصبّاحalsbah-
الصباحalsbah-

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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 Al-Sabah
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