Saab Surname

14,531st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 38,373 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lebanon
Highest density in:
Lebanon

Saab Surname User-submission:

The Saab surname comes from the Arabic word صعب, which means 'difficult'. People holding this family name are well traced in Lebanon and found in many Lebanese cities and villages.

This family name have many celebrities or famous people like the worldwide fashion designer Elie Saab or the famous plastic surgeon Nader Saab, beside many Lebanese political figures are holding this surname.

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Saab Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lebanon12,0561:46872
Saudi Arabia6,3201:4,882659
Egypt4,4851:20,4982,359
India4,3031:178,26310,923
Iraq1,8861:18,5691,117
United States1,6821:215,49320,989
Syria9071:21,2801,525
Brazil7841:273,05410,507
Kuwait7421:5,122702
Venezuela6361:47,4912,412
Israel5021:17,0472,551
Canada5001:73,6918,350
Algeria4441:87,00813,405
United Arab Emirates3491:26,2532,941
Mexico3251:381,9277,736
Jordan2161:40,9374,530
Argentina1911:223,78818,393
Australia1911:141,33915,185
Morocco1701:202,80134,956
Philippines1641:617,30666,289
Qatar1591:14,8301,610
Colombia1341:356,5236,132
France1341:495,69269,430
Ecuador1131:140,7606,932
Indonesia1121:1,180,79683,720
Liberia951:46,4064,181
England941:592,74535,632
Russia731:1,974,288123,658
Pakistan611:2,928,58824,004
Spain431:1,087,25739,071
Germany351:2,300,156119,987
Sweden341:289,61020,124
Belgium331:348,38338,592
Netherlands331:511,73348,115
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
Afghanistan231:1,397,96411,714
Ireland211:224,2358,707
Moldova211:169,58917,028
Kazakhstan201:884,12554,571
Panama171:230,1336,157
Palestine151:303,25710,878
Jamaica141:204,9965,998
Yemen141:1,887,52112,953
Malaysia131:2,268,78789,138
Switzerland131:631,76343,230
Estonia121:110,15019,471
Norway121:428,52437,411
Czechia111:966,67976,885
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
Hungary91:1,090,69749,203
Nigeria91:19,682,529291,344
Tunisia91:67,8478,246
Taiwan61:3,907,45823,065
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
United States Virgin Islands51:22,0752,767
Belarus41:2,375,265105,497
Oman41:921,9937,313
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Greece31:3,693,263126,191
Monaco31:12,3552,088
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Dominica11:75,891912
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

The alternate forms: Šaab (12), Saãb (2) & Saàb (2) are calculated separately.

Saab (21,523) may also be a first name.

Saab Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Saab surname comes from the Arabic word صعب, which means 'difficult'. People holding this family name are well traced in Lebanon and found in many Lebanese cities and villages.

This family name have many celebrities or famous people like the worldwide fashion designer Elie Saab or the famous plastic surgeon Nader Saab, beside many Lebanese political figures are holding this surname.

- esaab

Saab Last Name Facts

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

The last name Saab (Arabic: ساعب, Hindi: साब, Marathi: साब, Oriya: ସାଆବ, Russian: Сааб) is most common in Lebanon. It may also be rendered as a variant: Šaab, Saãb or Saàb. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Saab? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 14,531st most prevalent surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 189,913 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 73 percent of Saab reside; 60 percent reside in West Asia and 39 percent reside in Levant. It is also the 35,792nd most prevalent first name world-wide, held by 21,523 people.

The surname is most widespread in Lebanon, where it is held by 12,056 people, or 1 in 468. In Lebanon it is mostly found in: Mount Lebanon Governorate, where 59 percent are found, Nabatiye Governorate, where 9 percent are found and Beqaa Governorate, where 9 percent are found. Besides Lebanon this last name is found in 100 countries. It is also found in Saudi Arabia, where 16 percent are found and Egypt, where 12 percent are found.

Saab Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Saab has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 16,820 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Saab Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is principally Orthodox (50%) in Russia and Druze (32%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those bearing the Saab last name are 8.66% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 61.89% being registered with the political party.

The amount Saab earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 36.11% less than the national average, earning 221,094 kr per year; in Colombia they earn 1.99% more than the national average, earning $23,153,200 COP per year; in United States they earn 18.32% more than the national average, earning $51,055 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.57% more than the national average, earning $54,440 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Šaab9212/
Saãb922/
Saàb922/
Sahab8942,764/
Shaab891,395/
Saaib89163/
Saahb8920/
Sa'ab898/
Saabh897/
Saabs894/
Scaab891/
Saabz891/
Saaab891/
Sab8635,403/
Shahab8041,436/
Schaab805,150/
Sahaib80577/
Saabth80206/
Sahaab80126/
Shaaib8087/
Sjahab8051/
Saahab808/
Saaibh804/
Sahayb801/
Shaahb801/
Sahahb801/
Sahabd801/
Sahabz801/
Hsahab801/
Saib7518,402/
Sabz7514,152/
Sabh757,225/
Shab757,021/
Saeb754,877/
Siab754,382/
Saaf752,343/
Sabt752,060/
Saaw751,743/
Saav75810/
Sahb75736/
Saub75281/
Caab75190/
Sabd75172/
Zaab75154/
Scab75127/
Sayb75122/
Saap75111/
Seab7590/
Jaab7579/
Sajb7558/
Sabs7523/
Sasb7512/
Szab7512/
Hsab757/
Ssab754/
Saïb754/
Jsab754/
Sabp753/
Satb752/
Sgab752/
Sabï751/
Shahaab736,170/
Schahab7322/
Shahaib7319/
Saabova7310/
Shahatb731/
Sahahab731/
Schaabs730/
Shaib675,622/
Schab674,034/
Chaab673,608/
Sahap672,570/
Shabd672,494/
Shaub671,738/
Shhab671,433/
Shaaf671,414/
Sahav671,401/
Shabt671,091/
Sahaf671,073/
Sheab67370/
Sahub67320/
Shabh67263/
Saaif67199/
Shajb67188/
Shahb67136/
Sahaw67118/
Shaeb6782/
S'Hab6773/
Saape6771/
Shsab6769/
Sahabova6756/
Szaub6750/
Saibt6740/
Shabs6737/
Szajb6737/
Saaaf6729/
Shaaw6726/
Shaap6726/
Shabz6726/
Shayb6723/
Saafe6712/
Saibh6711/
Jaabs6711/
Sabdh6710/
Sajbt678/
Saibs678/
Saavt677/
Saapt677/
Saubø677/
Ssaeb675/
Siaaf675/
Saahw675/
Zaahb675/
Saubh674/
Sabhh674/
Siaap674/
Saadf674/
Saaiv673/
Shahabsh673/
Şahab673/
Szabs673/
Scaap672/
Sabhs672/
Scaub672/
Shzab672/
Ziaab672/
Sabhd671/
Sabht671/
Saitb671/
Saahv671/
Sauyb671/
Sashb671/
Jaaib671/
Hssab671/
Shjab671/
Shaav671/
Sasbz671/
Siabh671/
Sjabt671/
Hsabh671/
Jaabd671/
Sahaaibh671/
Saahp671/
Saavf671/
Saehb671/
Szabő671/
Zzshahab671/
Saihb671/
Sa'ap671/
Saafh671/
Saaip671/
Sgahb671/
Za'ab671/
Zaaib671/
Saubs670/
Seabs670/

Saab Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Saab in the Marathi language
साबsaba92.31
संाबsamaba7.69
Saab in the Hindi language
साबsaba84.62
सआबsa'aba7.69
सअबsa'aba7.69
Saab in the Oriya language
ସାଆବsa'aba62.5
ଶାଆବsa'aba25
ସାଅବsa'aba12.5
Saab in the Russian language
Саабsaab-
Saab in the Arabic language
ساعبsab-
سابsab-
صعبsb-

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