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
Al Sahab is found most in Lebanon. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Al Sahab? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,185,341st most widely held family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 97,167,279 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 88 percent of Al Sahab live; 88 percent live in West Asia and 61 percent live in Levant. Al Sahab is also the 3,306,491st most commonly occurring given name throughout the world, borne by 12 people.
This last name is most widespread in Lebanon, where it is borne by 31 people, or 1 in 181,841. In Lebanon it is primarily found in: Akkar Governorate, where 90 percent live, Beirut Governorate, where 6 percent live and Baalbek-Hermel Governorate, where 3 percent live. Without taking into account Lebanon this last name occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in Syria, where 19 percent live and Yemen, where 15 percent live.
Al Sahab Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Al Sahab last name 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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