El Shaab Surname

408,845th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 855 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Yemen
Highest density in:
Yemen

El Shaab Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

El Shaab Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Yemen7761:34,0533,119
Kuwait581:65,5297,566
United Arab Emirates121:763,52325,625
Syria51:3,860,20411,832
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368

El Shaab Last Name Facts

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

The surname El Shaab is most common in Yemen. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name El Shaab? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 408,845th most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 8,523,446 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of El Shaab reside; 100 percent reside in West Asia and 99 percent reside in Arabian Peninsula.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Yemen, where it is borne by 776 people, or 1 in 34,053. In Yemen El Shaab is mostly concentrated in: Dhamar Governorate, where 36 percent are found, Ibb Governorate, where 26 percent are found and Sana'a Governorate, where 25 percent are found. Without taking into account Yemen El Shaab is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Kuwait, where 7 percent are found and The United Arab Emirates, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
El Shahab941/
El Saab93213/
El Shab939/
El Sahab88459/
El Shabh88122/
El Shaib884/
El Shaeb884/
El Shabs884/
El Sab863,906/
El Chahab821/
El Shaaif821/
El Hsab80275/
El Chab8031/
El Sabt8010/
El Saib809/
El Zaab807/
El Hzab804/
El Sabh801/
El Shob801/
El Shaf801/
El Sahaf75605/
El-Shayb759/
El Shafe755/
El-Shaib754/
El Chhab754/
El Shaif752/
El Chaib752/
El Shayp751/
El Shaff751/
El Shadf751/
El Shoub751/
El Zab71155/
El Shafhe711/
El Ch'hab711/
El Saf711/
El Saw711/
El Sawt67310/
El Sayf67183/
El Saif6720/
El Saff6715/
El-Chab674/
El-Sabh671/
El Siaf671/
El Safh671/
El Saiv671/
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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 El Shaab
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