Alshehab Surname
Approximately 1,580 people bear this surname
Alshehab Surname User-submission:
Shehab, in Arabic, means 'falling star' and al is the article, 'the'. In Arabic the name, Alshshab, means 'the falling star'.
Alshehab Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saudi Arabia | 1,272 | 1:24,258 | 3,358 |
| Kuwait | 125 | 1:30,406 | 3,898 |
| Bahrain | 118 | 1:11,429 | 2,102 |
| Qatar | 22 | 1:107,182 | 11,536 |
| United States | 9 | 1:40,273,215 | 872,126 |
| Malaysia | 8 | 1:3,686,778 | 134,908 |
| Yemen | 5 | 1:5,285,059 | 21,214 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
Alshehab Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Shehab, in Arabic, means 'falling star' and al is the article, 'the'. In Arabic the name, Alshshab, means 'the falling star'.
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Where Does The Last Name Alshehab Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Alshehab is held by more people in Saudi Arabia than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Alshehab? popularity and diffusion
The last name Alshehab is the 250,894th most widely held last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 4,612,371 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Alshehab live; 98 percent live in West Asia and 98 percent live in Arabian Peninsula.
This last name is most common in Saudi Arabia, where it is carried by 1,272 people, or 1 in 24,258. Outside of Saudi Arabia this surname exists in 18 countries. It is also common in Kuwait, where 8 percent live and Bahrain, where 7 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alshihab | 88 | 211 | / |
| Alsheyab | 88 | 33 | / |
| Alchehab | 88 | 2 | / |
| Alsehaib | 88 | 1 | / |
| Alsheiab | 88 | 1 | / |
| Alsheyyab | 82 | 8 | / |
| Alsheiyab | 82 | 1 | / |
| Alshihayb | 82 | 1 | / |
| Alshaib | 80 | 687 | / |
| Alsheeb | 80 | 189 | / |
| Alshaeb | 80 | 118 | / |
| Alshayb | 80 | 6 | / |
| Alshiab | 80 | 2 | / |
| Alshyab | 80 | 2 | / |
| Alshieb | 80 | 2 | / |
| Alshoeb | 80 | 1 | / |
| Alshaub | 80 | 1 | / |
| Alshayeb | 75 | 2,161 | / |
| Alshayib | 75 | 26 | / |
| Alshiyab | 75 | 8 | / |
| Alshyyab | 75 | 7 | / |
| Alshaieb | 75 | 5 | / |
| Alshahyb | 75 | 1 | / |
| Allshaib | 75 | 1 | / |
| Elshihab | 75 | 1 | / |
| Alsaib | 71 | 5 | / |
| Alsaeb | 71 | 5 | / |
| Algeab | 71 | 4 | / |
| Alsayb | 71 | 4 | / |
| Alseeb | 71 | 2 | / |
| Aljeab | 71 | 2 | / |
| Alshowieb | 71 | 1 | / |
| Alsyab | 71 | 1 | / |
| Elshaib | 67 | 435 | / |
| Elshayb | 67 | 315 | / |
| Alsayab | 67 | 28 | / |
| Alshoub | 67 | 4 | / |
| Alsayeb | 67 | 4 | / |
| Alchaib | 67 | 3 | / |
| Alezaib | 67 | 1 | / |
| Alsoiab | 67 | 1 | / |
| Alsheep | 67 | 1 | / |
| Alzeyab | 67 | 1 | / |
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