Chehab Surname
Approximately 5,705 people bear this surname
Chehab Surname User-submission:
The Chehab surname means 'meteor' in Arabic.
Chehab Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saudi Arabia | 1,948 | 1:15,840 | 2,206 |
| Morocco | 1,159 | 1:29,746 | 4,740 |
| United States | 561 | 1:646,094 | 51,847 |
| Algeria | 277 | 1:139,464 | 18,843 |
| Egypt | 275 | 1:334,312 | 21,412 |
| France | 234 | 1:283,858 | 43,588 |
| Bahrain | 162 | 1:8,325 | 1,494 |
| United Arab Emirates | 149 | 1:61,492 | 5,896 |
| Brazil | 116 | 1:1,845,468 | 59,486 |
| Ecuador | 113 | 1:140,760 | 6,932 |
| Canada | 108 | 1:341,163 | 30,982 |
| Kuwait | 106 | 1:35,856 | 4,508 |
| Qatar | 81 | 1:29,111 | 3,031 |
| England | 60 | 1:928,634 | 47,428 |
| Germany | 41 | 1:1,963,548 | 108,338 |
| Australia | 40 | 1:674,893 | 46,030 |
| Spain | 39 | 1:1,198,770 | 41,125 |
| Iraq | 31 | 1:1,129,731 | 13,630 |
| Sweden | 30 | 1:328,225 | 22,987 |
| Romania | 28 | 1:717,067 | 48,956 |
| Argentina | 13 | 1:3,287,955 | 132,850 |
| Finland | 11 | 1:499,700 | 30,478 |
| Poland | 10 | 1:3,800,875 | 132,137 |
| Lebanon | 10 | 1:563,708 | 13,499 |
| Italy | 9 | 1:6,795,188 | 113,457 |
| Tunisia | 9 | 1:67,847 | 8,246 |
| Syria | 8 | 1:2,412,628 | 10,757 |
| Denmark | 5 | 1:1,128,943 | 52,970 |
| Yemen | 5 | 1:5,285,059 | 21,214 |
| Venezuela | 5 | 1:6,040,815 | 47,898 |
| Switzerland | 5 | 1:1,642,583 | 87,307 |
| Norway | 5 | 1:1,028,457 | 61,363 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Belgium | 4 | 1:2,874,161 | 111,046 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Chile | 3 | 1:5,872,158 | 52,204 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Jordan | 3 | 1:2,947,479 | 21,051 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Guinea | 1 | 1:11,833,817 | 3,268 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
The alternate forms: Chéhab (18) & Chèhab (1) are calculated separately.
Chehab (212) may also be a first name.
Chehab Surname Meaning
Chehab Demographics
Chehab Political Affiliation
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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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chéhab | 94 | 18 | / |
| Chèhab | 94 | 1 | / |
| Chehaib | 92 | 28 | / |
| Chehhab | 92 | 6 | / |
| Chehahb | 92 | 4 | / |
| Cheihab | 92 | 1 | / |
| Cheab | 91 | 78 | / |
| Chihab | 83 | 12,085 | / |
| Chejab | 83 | 1,226 | / |
| Chhaib | 83 | 351 | / |
| Cheyab | 83 | 1 | / |
| Chyhab | 83 | 1 | / |
| Cheaab | 83 | 1 | / |
| Cheiab | 83 | 1 | / |
| Cheatb | 83 | 1 | / |
| Heab | 80 | 4 | / |
| Chaihab | 77 | 317 | / |
| Cheiheb | 77 | 10 | / |
| Chihaib | 77 | 9 | / |
| Chehoub | 77 | 7 | / |
| Chehieb | 77 | 4 | / |
| Cheheib | 77 | 4 | / |
| Chhihab | 77 | 4 | / |
| Chhayeb | 77 | 1 | / |
| Chayhab | 77 | 1 | / |
| Cheyheb | 77 | 1 | / |
| Cheihib | 77 | 1 | / |
| Chehape | 77 | 1 | / |
| Chaib | 73 | 63,095 | / |
| Chieb | 73 | 1,638 | / |
| Chyab | 73 | 769 | / |
| Hejab | 73 | 680 | / |
| Chiab | 73 | 621 | / |
| Cheap | 73 | 311 | / |
| Heyab | 73 | 170 | / |
| Chaub | 73 | 154 | / |
| Cheav | 73 | 143 | / |
| Cheib | 73 | 81 | / |
| Choeb | 73 | 68 | / |
| Chayb | 73 | 27 | / |
| Chaeb | 73 | 22 | / |
| Chueb | 73 | 1 | / |
| Heiab | 73 | 1 | / |
| Chyeb | 73 | 1 | / |
| Cheub | 73 | 1 | / |
| Heatb | 73 | 1 | / |
| Chehhoub | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chaieb | 67 | 5,239 | / |
| Chayeb | 67 | 930 | / |
| Choueb | 67 | 689 | / |
| Chaaib | 67 | 488 | / |
| Chayab | 67 | 349 | / |
| Cheape | 67 | 305 | / |
| Chehov | 67 | 112 | / |
| Chheav | 67 | 100 | / |
| Chijeb | 67 | 66 | / |
| Heejab | 67 | 43 | / |
| Chaiab | 67 | 29 | / |
| Cheaps | 67 | 14 | / |
| Chhoub | 67 | 12 | / |
| Chheap | 67 | 7 | / |
| Cheoub | 67 | 6 | / |
| Choyab | 67 | 5 | / |
| Cheyeb | 67 | 5 | / |
| Chuieb | 67 | 4 | / |
| Choyeb | 67 | 4 | / |
| Chaiib | 67 | 3 | / |
| Cheyap | 67 | 3 | / |
| Chhauv | 67 | 3 | / |
| Cheieb | 67 | 3 | / |
| Chajub | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jehaib | 67 | 2 | / |
| Chhiap | 67 | 2 | / |
| Chhaiv | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chaueb | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gehjab | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chaubt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hehoub | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chayib | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chahyb | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cheyob | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chaiob | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chihav | 67 | 1 | / |
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