Sab Surname

15,733rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 35,403 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Cambodia

Sab Surname Definition:

1 diminutive of Sabin(e, q.v.

2 Bede tells us (‘Hist. Eccl.’ ii. 5.) that the sons of Sǽberht, king of Essex (d. a.d. 616), familiarly called him Saba: v. Sebright.

Sab Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India20,6891:37,0762,647
Cambodia3,8741:3,998639
Philippines1,6741:60,47710,194
Saudi Arabia1,2321:25,0453,507
Egypt1,0981:83,7307,421
Morocco9201:37,4746,047
Bangladesh7211:221,0227,250
Malaysia7201:40,9643,318
Ghana4161:64,9546,785
United Arab Emirates3961:23,1372,641
Pakistan3841:465,2188,251
Iran3331:230,57817,861
Sri Lanka2921:71,2627,441
Kuwait2801:13,5741,857
Indonesia2551:518,62442,226
Nigeria2381:744,29733,840
France2121:313,31547,708
Cameroon2101:98,90011,715
Turkey1991:391,06223,923
Qatar1721:13,7091,501
United States1431:2,534,678154,329
Taiwan1381:169,8891,487
Afghanistan751:428,7095,819
Canada751:491,27542,011
Hong Kong701:104,7931,905
Brazil641:3,344,91195,290
Algeria581:666,06140,070
DR Congo551:1,343,26579,223
England531:1,051,28451,324
Iraq311:1,129,73113,630
Papua New Guinea261:313,60442,091
Benin261:397,52329,143
Argentina221:1,942,88297,983
Australia161:1,687,23181,699
South Africa151:3,611,847123,156
Belgium141:821,18966,436
Venezuela141:2,157,43425,468
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Syria121:1,608,4188,291
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
Tunisia91:67,8478,246
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Spain81:5,844,00486,878
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
Niger61:3,198,67054,540
Romania61:3,346,31256,696
Israel61:1,426,27275,466
China61:227,886,92811,701
Italy61:10,192,781121,657
Kenya61:7,696,65052,907
Lebanon51:1,127,41717,983
Jordan51:1,768,48719,843
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
Lithuania51:606,91821,375
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Madagascar41:5,912,4595,394
Colombia41:11,943,51826,735
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Peru31:10,594,70845,902
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Kyrgyzstan21:2,986,32784,533
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Malta11:430,2723,380
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166

The alternate forms: Sáb (1) are calculated separately.

Sab (16,178) may also be a first name.

Sab Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

1 diminutive of Sabin(e, q.v.

2 Bede tells us (‘Hist. Eccl.’ ii. 5.) that the sons of Sǽberht, king of Essex (d. a.d. 616), familiarly called him Saba: v. Sebright.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Sab Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sab (Arabic: عصب, Bengali: সাব, Hindi: साब, Marathi: साब, Oriya: ସାବ) is carried by more people in India than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant: Sáb. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Sab? popularity and diffusion

Sab is the 15,733rd most numerous last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 205,845 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 89 percent of Sab live; 64 percent live in South Asia and 59 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 44,094th most widely held forename world-wide. It is borne by 16,178 people.

The last name is most prevalent in India, where it is carried by 20,689 people, or 1 in 37,076. In India Sab is most prevalent in: Andhra Pradesh, where 52 percent reside, Telangana, where 24 percent reside and Jharkhand, where 8 percent reside. Other than India this last name exists in 96 countries. It is also found in Cambodia, where 11 percent reside and The Philippines, where 5 percent reside.

Sab Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is predominantly Orthodox (57%) in Russia and Muslim (87%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Sab last name are 13.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 66.67% registered with the party.

The amount Sab earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 20.27% more than the national average, earning $51,897 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.87% less than the national average, earning $49,253 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sáb891/
Saab8638,373/
Saib8618,402/
Sabz8614,152/
Sabh867,225/
Shab867,021/
Saeb864,877/
Siab864,382/
Sabt862,060/
Sahb86736/
Saub86281/
Sabd86172/
Scab86127/
Sayb86122/
Seab8690/
Sajb8658/
Sabs8623/
Sasb8612/
Szab8612/
Hsab867/
Ssab864/
Saïb864/
Jsab864/
Sabp863/
Saãb862/
Saàb862/
Satb862/
Sgab862/
Sabï861/
Sahab7542,764/
Shaib755,622/
Schab754,034/
Shabd752,494/
Shaub751,738/
Shhab751,433/
Shaab751,395/
Shabt751,091/
Sheab75370/
Sahub75320/
Shabh75263/
Shajb75188/
Saaib75163/
Shahb75136/
Shaeb7582/
S'Hab7573/
Shsab7569/
Szaub7550/
Saibt7540/
Shabs7537/
Szajb7537/
Shabz7526/
Shayb7523/
Saahb7520/
Saibh7511/
Sabdh7510/
Sajbt758/
Sa'ab758/
Saibs758/
Saabh757/
Saubø757/
Ssaeb755/
Saubh754/
Sabhh754/
Saabs754/
Szabs753/
Sabhs752/
Scaub752/
Shzab752/
Sabhd751/
Sabht751/
Saitb751/
Sauyb751/
Sashb751/
Hssab751/
Scaab751/
Shjab751/
Sasbz751/
Siabh751/
Sjabt751/
Hsabh751/
Saehb751/
Szabő751/
Saihb751/
Saabz751/
Saaab751/
Sgahb751/
Saubs750/
Seabs750/
Saw67963,661/
Sav67120,602/
Saf6750,983/
Cab6744,688/
Shahab6741,436/
Schaub6725,871/
Sap6711,743/
Schaab675,150/
Zab673,593/
Sob672,642/
Sabová672,326/
Seb672,307/
Jab671,972/
Sabova67780/
Sahaib67577/
Saabth67206/
Sahaab67126/
Shaaib6787/
Sjahab6751/
Saheib6718/
Schaeb6717/
Shahub6715/
Xab6715/
Shaibh6711/
Sabowa6711/
Shahyb6710/
Sabttt679/
Saahab678/
Shabzz675/
Shhaib675/
Shabdh674/
Saaibh674/
Schaib673/
Sheabs672/
Shauyb672/
Sahayb671/
S'Haib671/
Schabt671/
Shsabd671/
Shaahb671/
Shabhd671/
Shahbb671/
Sxhaub671/
Shathb671/
Sahahb671/
Shaitb671/
Shzaib671/
Schabp671/
Schabs671/
Schabz671/
Sahabd671/
Sahabz671/
Shhabz671/
Shhaeb671/
Shaibt671/
Srzhab671/
Hsahab671/
Shaubs670/
Schasb670/

Sab Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sab in the Bengali language
সাবsaba92.5
সাব্sab2.5
Sab in the Marathi language
साबsaba84.21
असाबasaba6.58
सबsaba5.48
आसाबasaba2.41
Sab in the Oriya language
ସାବsaba80.03
ଶାବsaba13.04
ସବsaba2.77
ସବ୍sab1.94
ସାବ୍sab0.28
Sab in the Hindi language
साबsaba74.56
सबsaba22.78
Sab in the Arabic language
عصبsb-
سعبsb-
صيبsyb-
صبsb-
سيبsyb-
عصابsab-
صعابsab-

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