Al Sahab Surname
Approximately 75 people bear this surname
Al Sahab Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lebanon | 31 | 1:181,841 | 8,070 |
| Syria | 14 | 1:1,378,644 | 7,647 |
| Yemen | 11 | 1:2,402,299 | 14,089 |
| England | 7 | 1:7,959,723 | 202,100 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
Al Sahab (12) may also be a first name.
Al Sahab Demographics
Al Sahab Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Al Sahab Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Al Sahab Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Al Sahab is held by more people in Lebanon than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Al Sahab click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Al Sahab? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,185,341st most frequently occurring family name in the world, held by around 1 in 97,167,279 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 88 percent of Al Sahab reside; 88 percent reside in West Asia and 61 percent reside in Levant. It is also the 3,306,491st most frequently held first name world-wide. It is borne by 12 people.
The last name Al Sahab is most commonly occurring in Lebanon, where it is carried by 31 people, or 1 in 181,841. In Lebanon Al Sahab is most frequent in: Akkar Governorate, where 90 percent reside, Beirut Governorate, where 6 percent reside and Baalbek-Hermel Governorate, where 3 percent reside. Aside from Lebanon this surname exists in 9 countries. It is also common in Syria, where 19 percent reside and Yemen, where 15 percent reside.
Al Sahab Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is principally Greek Orthodox (90%) in Lebanon.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Al Shahab | 94 | 21 | / |
| Al Saab | 93 | 514 | / |
| Al Shab | 93 | 9 | / |
| Al Sahb | 93 | 1 | / |
| Al Shahaab | 89 | 2 | / |
| Al Shaab | 88 | 259 | / |
| Al Shaib | 88 | 179 | / |
| Al Saaib | 88 | 14 | / |
| Al-Sahab | 88 | 8 | / |
| Al Shayb | 88 | 1 | / |
| Al Sab | 86 | 1 | / |
| Al-Shahab | 82 | 11 | / |
| Al-Saab | 80 | 521 | / |
| Al Chab | 80 | 7 | / |
| Al-Shab | 80 | 4 | / |
| Al Sabt | 80 | 4 | / |
| Al Hjab | 80 | 3 | / |
| Al Saib | 80 | 2 | / |
| Al Sabz | 80 | 1 | / |
| Al Shaheib | 78 | 8 | / |
| Al-Jahab | 75 | 368 | / |
| Al-Shaab | 75 | 101 | / |
| Al-Shaib | 75 | 13 | / |
| Al-Shabh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Al-Zahab | 75 | 1 | / |
| Al Sob | 71 | 2 | / |
| Al Jab | 71 | 2 | / |
| Al-Sab | 71 | 2 | / |
| Al Zab | 71 | 1 | / |
| Al Sobh | 67 | 625 | / |
| Al-Sabt | 67 | 241 | / |
| Al Ziab | 67 | 29 | / |
| Al Zaib | 67 | 12 | / |
| Al Soub | 67 | 6 | / |
| Al-Saib | 67 | 4 | / |
| Al-Chab | 67 | 2 | / |
| Al-Shaheeb | 67 | 1 | / |
| Al Siap | 67 | 1 | / |
| Al-Jab | 57 | 1 | / |
| Al-Soub | 53 | 8 | / |
| Al-Zabt | 53 | 2 | / |
| Al-Soob | 53 | 1 | / |
| Al Zeib | 53 | 1 | / |
| Al-Ziab | 53 | 1 | / |
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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 Al Sahab
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