Chahba Surname
Approximately 994 people bear this surname
Chahba Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 599 | 1:64,493 | 10,625 |
| Morocco | 375 | 1:91,936 | 15,801 |
| Spain | 19 | 1:2,460,633 | 58,585 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
Chahba (319) may also be a first name.
Chahba Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chahba Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chahba (Arabic: شهباء) is held by more people in Algeria than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Chahba? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 363,374th most common surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 7,331,535 people. Chahba is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Chahba reside; 98 percent reside in North Africa and 98 percent reside in Mahgreb. It is also the 491,536th most frequently held first name on earth, borne by 319 people.
The last name is most frequent in Algeria, where it is held by 599 people, or 1 in 64,493. In Algeria Chahba is most numerous in: Relizane Province, where 65 percent are found, Biskra Province, where 13 percent are found and Khenchela Province, where 12 percent are found. Apart from Algeria this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Morocco, where 38 percent are found and Spain, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Chahba Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chahba in the Arabic language | ||
| شهباء | shhba | - |
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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 Chahba
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