Al Shub Surname

745,450th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 386 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lebanon
Highest density in:
Lebanon

Al Shub Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Al Shub Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lebanon2721:20,7252,492
Jordan731:121,1297,696
Syria201:965,0516,626
Oman181:204,8873,723
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437

Al Shub Last Name Facts

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

The last name Al Shub is more frequently found in Lebanon than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

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

The last name Al Shub is the 745,450th most widespread surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 18,879,653 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Al Shub are found; 100 percent are found in West Asia and 95 percent are found in Levant.

The surname Al Shub is most commonly held in Lebanon, where it is borne by 272 people, or 1 in 20,725. In Lebanon it is mostly concentrated in: South Governorate, where 48 percent reside, Baalbek-Hermel Governorate, where 29 percent reside and Beirut Governorate, where 15 percent reside. Other than Lebanon this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Jordan, where 19 percent reside and Syria, where 5 percent reside.

Al Shub Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is chiefly Shiite (65%) in Lebanon.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Al Soub866/
Al Shoeb802/
Al Suf7738/
Al Sob772/
Al Zub771/
Al Sobh71625/
Al-Soub718/
Al-Zub622/
Al-Suw621/
Al Zouf574/
Al-Siuf571/
Al-Soob571/

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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 Shub
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