Chehab Surname

84,659th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,705 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Saudi Arabia
Highest density in:
Bahrain

Chehab Surname User-submission:

The Chehab surname means 'meteor' in Arabic.

Chehab Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Saudi Arabia1,9481:15,8402,206
Morocco1,1591:29,7464,740
United States5611:646,09451,847
Algeria2771:139,46418,843
Egypt2751:334,31221,412
France2341:283,85843,588
Bahrain1621:8,3251,494
United Arab Emirates1491:61,4925,896
Brazil1161:1,845,46859,486
Ecuador1131:140,7606,932
Canada1081:341,16330,982
Kuwait1061:35,8564,508
Qatar811:29,1113,031
England601:928,63447,428
Germany411:1,963,548108,338
Australia401:674,89346,030
Spain391:1,198,77041,125
Iraq311:1,129,73113,630
Sweden301:328,22522,987
Romania281:717,06748,956
Argentina131:3,287,955132,850
Finland111:499,70030,478
Poland101:3,800,875132,137
Lebanon101:563,70813,499
Italy91:6,795,188113,457
Tunisia91:67,8478,246
Syria81:2,412,62810,757
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Yemen51:5,285,05921,214
Venezuela51:6,040,81547,898
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Jordan31:2,947,47921,051
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
China21:683,660,78330,601
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Malta11:430,2723,380
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Greece11:11,079,790145,225

The alternate forms: Chéhab (18) & Chèhab (1) are calculated separately.

Chehab (212) may also be a first name.

Chehab Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Chehab surname means 'meteor' in Arabic.

- roxannechehab

Chehab Last Name Facts

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

The last name Chehab is carried by more people in Saudi Arabia than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Chéhab or Chèhab. For other potential spellings of Chehab click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chehab? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 84,659th most widespread last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,277,396 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 44 percent of Chehab reside; 44 percent reside in West Asia and 43 percent reside in Arabian Peninsula. It is also the 620,917th most commonly occurring given name worldwide, borne by 212 people.

This surname is most frequently held in Saudi Arabia, where it is borne by 1,948 people, or 1 in 15,840. Barring Saudi Arabia it exists in 57 countries. It is also common in Morocco, where 20 percent live and The United States, where 10 percent live.

Chehab Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Chehab last name are 12.19% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 65.42% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Chehab earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 39.29% more than the national average, earning $60,101 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.04% more than the national average, earning $51,688 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chéhab9418/
Chèhab941/
Chehaib9228/
Chehhab926/
Chehahb924/
Cheihab921/
Cheab9178/
Chihab8312,085/
Chejab831,226/
Chhaib83351/
Cheyab831/
Chyhab831/
Cheaab831/
Cheiab831/
Cheatb831/
Heab804/
Chaihab77317/
Cheiheb7710/
Chihaib779/
Chehoub777/
Chehieb774/
Cheheib774/
Chhihab774/
Chhayeb771/
Chayhab771/
Cheyheb771/
Cheihib771/
Chehape771/
Chaib7363,095/
Chieb731,638/
Chyab73769/
Hejab73680/
Chiab73621/
Cheap73311/
Heyab73170/
Chaub73154/
Cheav73143/
Cheib7381/
Choeb7368/
Chayb7327/
Chaeb7322/
Chueb731/
Heiab731/
Chyeb731/
Cheub731/
Heatb731/
Chehhoub711/
Chaieb675,239/
Chayeb67930/
Choueb67689/
Chaaib67488/
Chayab67349/
Cheape67305/
Chehov67112/
Chheav67100/
Chijeb6766/
Heejab6743/
Chaiab6729/
Cheaps6714/
Chhoub6712/
Chheap677/
Cheoub676/
Choyab675/
Cheyeb675/
Chuieb674/
Choyeb674/
Chaiib673/
Cheyap673/
Chhauv673/
Cheieb673/
Chajub672/
Jehaib672/
Chhiap672/
Chhaiv671/
Chaueb671/
Gehjab671/
Chaubt671/
Hehoub671/
Chayib671/
Chahyb671/
Cheyob671/
Chaiob671/
Chihav671/

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