Al Sahab Surname

2,185,341st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 75 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lebanon
Highest density in:
Lebanon

Al Sahab Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Al Sahab Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lebanon311:181,8418,070
Syria141:1,378,6447,647
Yemen111:2,402,29914,089
England71:7,959,723202,100
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Tunisia11:610,62630,336

Al Sahab (12) may also be a first name.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Al Shahab9421/
Al Saab93514/
Al Shab939/
Al Sahb931/
Al Shahaab892/
Al Shaab88259/
Al Shaib88179/
Al Saaib8814/
Al-Sahab888/
Al Shayb881/
Al Sab861/
Al-Shahab8211/
Al-Saab80521/
Al Chab807/
Al-Shab804/
Al Sabt804/
Al Hjab803/
Al Saib802/
Al Sabz801/
Al Shaheib788/
Al-Jahab75368/
Al-Shaab75101/
Al-Shaib7513/
Al-Shabh751/
Al-Zahab751/
Al Sob712/
Al Jab712/
Al-Sab712/
Al Zab711/
Al Sobh67625/
Al-Sabt67241/
Al Ziab6729/
Al Zaib6712/
Al Soub676/
Al-Saib674/
Al-Chab672/
Al-Shaheeb671/
Al Siap671/
Al-Jab571/
Al-Soub538/
Al-Zabt532/
Al-Soob531/
Al Zeib531/
Al-Ziab531/

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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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