Saaba Surname
Approximately 1,138 people bear this surname
Saaba Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 751 | 1:51,983 | 6,259 |
| Egypt | 122 | 1:753,572 | 38,342 |
| Indonesia | 108 | 1:1,224,530 | 86,214 |
| Nigeria | 60 | 1:2,952,379 | 92,303 |
| Germany | 23 | 1:3,500,237 | 154,763 |
| Burkina Faso | 11 | 1:1,668,373 | 13,584 |
| Lesotho | 8 | 1:254,070 | 15,268 |
| United States | 7 | 1:51,779,848 | 968,877 |
| India | 7 | 1:109,580,769 | 786,157 |
| Brazil | 6 | 1:35,679,055 | 486,536 |
| Benin | 5 | 1:2,067,120 | 68,069 |
| Liberia | 5 | 1:881,707 | 33,815 |
| Chad | 4 | 1:3,398,050 | 7,703 |
| Afghanistan | 3 | 1:10,717,728 | 35,605 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
The alternate forms: Sàaba (2) are calculated separately.
Saaba (761) may also be a first name.
Saaba Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Saaba Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Saaba (Arabic: صيابع, Hindi: सईबा, Marathi: संाबा, Oriya: ସାଏବ) is more frequently found in Uganda than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant: Sàaba. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Saaba? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 326,564th most frequent family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 6,403,819 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 86 percent of Saaba are found; 66 percent are found in East Africa and 66 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 297,690th most common forename world-wide, held by 761 people.
The surname is most numerous in Uganda, where it is held by 751 people, or 1 in 51,983. In Uganda Saaba is primarily concentrated in: Namutumba District, where 25 percent live, Kibuku District, where 14 percent live and Budaka District, where 11 percent live. Beside Uganda Saaba occurs in 29 countries. It is also found in Egypt, where 11 percent live and Indonesia, where 9 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Saaba Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Saaba in the Hindi language | ||
| सईबा | sa'iba | - |
| Saaba in the Oriya language | ||
| ସାଏବ | sa'eba | - |
| Saaba in the Marathi language | ||
| संाबा | samaba | 50 |
| साबा | saba | 25 |
| सबा | saba | 25 |
| Saaba in the Arabic language | ||
| صيابع | syab | - |
| صايبا | sayba | - |
| سيابا | syaba | - |
| صايبي | sayby | - |
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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 Saaba
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