Al Shaaban Surname

98,766th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,799 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Syria
Highest density in:
Syria

Al Shaaban Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Al Shaaban Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Syria4,0541:4,761540
Kuwait2411:15,7712,101
Lebanon2311:24,4032,755
Jordan1131:78,2526,306
Tunisia551:11,1021,834
Palestine421:108,3067,200
United Arab Emirates391:234,93015,673
Yemen131:2,032,71513,240
Iran71:10,968,932186,522
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047

Al Shaaban Last Name Facts

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

The surname Al Shaaban occurs more in Syria more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Al Shaaban? popularity and diffusion

The surname Al Shaaban is the 98,766th most commonly used last name globally, held by around 1 in 1,518,555 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Al Shaaban reside; 99 percent reside in West Asia and 93 percent reside in Levant.

It is most widely held in Syria, where it is carried by 4,054 people, or 1 in 4,761. In Syria Al Shaaban is most numerous in: Homs Governorate, where 51 percent reside, Aleppo Governorate, where 49 percent reside and Hama Governorate, where 0 percent reside. Outside of Syria Al Shaaban exists in 11 countries. It is also common in Kuwait, where 5 percent reside and Lebanon, where 5 percent reside.

Al Shaaban Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Al Shaaban last name is predominantly Sunni (85%) in Lebanon.

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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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  • 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 Shaaban
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