Sab Surname
Approximately 35,403 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 20,689 | 1:37,076 | 2,647 |
| Cambodia | 3,874 | 1:3,998 | 639 |
| Philippines | 1,674 | 1:60,477 | 10,194 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1,232 | 1:25,045 | 3,507 |
| Egypt | 1,098 | 1:83,730 | 7,421 |
| Morocco | 920 | 1:37,474 | 6,047 |
| Bangladesh | 721 | 1:221,022 | 7,250 |
| Malaysia | 720 | 1:40,964 | 3,318 |
| Ghana | 416 | 1:64,954 | 6,785 |
| United Arab Emirates | 396 | 1:23,137 | 2,641 |
| Pakistan | 384 | 1:465,218 | 8,251 |
| Iran | 333 | 1:230,578 | 17,861 |
| Sri Lanka | 292 | 1:71,262 | 7,441 |
| Kuwait | 280 | 1:13,574 | 1,857 |
| Indonesia | 255 | 1:518,624 | 42,226 |
| Nigeria | 238 | 1:744,297 | 33,840 |
| France | 212 | 1:313,315 | 47,708 |
| Cameroon | 210 | 1:98,900 | 11,715 |
| Turkey | 199 | 1:391,062 | 23,923 |
| Qatar | 172 | 1:13,709 | 1,501 |
| United States | 143 | 1:2,534,678 | 154,329 |
| Taiwan | 138 | 1:169,889 | 1,487 |
| Afghanistan | 75 | 1:428,709 | 5,819 |
| Canada | 75 | 1:491,275 | 42,011 |
| Hong Kong | 70 | 1:104,793 | 1,905 |
| Brazil | 64 | 1:3,344,911 | 95,290 |
| Algeria | 58 | 1:666,061 | 40,070 |
| DR Congo | 55 | 1:1,343,265 | 79,223 |
| England | 53 | 1:1,051,284 | 51,324 |
| Iraq | 31 | 1:1,129,731 | 13,630 |
| Papua New Guinea | 26 | 1:313,604 | 42,091 |
| Benin | 26 | 1:397,523 | 29,143 |
| Argentina | 22 | 1:1,942,882 | 97,983 |
| Australia | 16 | 1:1,687,231 | 81,699 |
| South Africa | 15 | 1:3,611,847 | 123,156 |
| Belgium | 14 | 1:821,189 | 66,436 |
| Venezuela | 14 | 1:2,157,434 | 25,468 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Syria | 12 | 1:1,608,418 | 8,291 |
| Germany | 11 | 1:7,318,678 | 235,042 |
| Tunisia | 9 | 1:67,847 | 8,246 |
| Thailand | 9 | 1:7,848,705 | 447,191 |
| Spain | 8 | 1:5,844,004 | 86,878 |
| Netherlands | 8 | 1:2,110,897 | 88,902 |
| Niger | 6 | 1:3,198,670 | 54,540 |
| Romania | 6 | 1:3,346,312 | 56,696 |
| Israel | 6 | 1:1,426,272 | 75,466 |
| China | 6 | 1:227,886,928 | 11,701 |
| Italy | 6 | 1:10,192,781 | 121,657 |
| Kenya | 6 | 1:7,696,650 | 52,907 |
| Lebanon | 5 | 1:1,127,417 | 17,983 |
| Jordan | 5 | 1:1,768,487 | 19,843 |
| Mexico | 5 | 1:24,825,241 | 58,251 |
| Lithuania | 5 | 1:606,918 | 21,375 |
| Switzerland | 5 | 1:1,642,583 | 87,307 |
| Madagascar | 4 | 1:5,912,459 | 5,394 |
| Colombia | 4 | 1:11,943,518 | 26,735 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 1:337,152 | 6,054 |
| Peru | 3 | 1:10,594,708 | 45,902 |
| Austria | 3 | 1:2,838,478 | 93,604 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Yemen | 2 | 1:13,212,647 | 40,633 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 1:8,841,248 | 174,813 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 2 | 1:2,986,327 | 84,533 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Cape Verde | 1 | 1:529,642 | 6,792 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Laos | 1 | 1:6,588,323 | 1,961 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
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.
Sab Demographics
Sab Religious Adherence
in Russia
Religious Adherence
in Russia
Sab Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sab Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sab (Arabic: عصب, Bengali: সাব, Hindi: साब, Marathi: साब, Oriya: ସାବ) is found in India more than any other country/territory. It may occur as: Sáb. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sab? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 15,733rd most commonly held last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 205,845 people. The last name Sab is predominantly found in Asia, where 89 percent of Sab live; 64 percent live in South Asia and 59 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Sab is also the 44,094th most widespread first name throughout the world. It is borne by 16,178 people.
The last name Sab is most commonly occurring in India, where it is borne by 20,689 people, or 1 in 37,076. In India Sab is most common in: Andhra Pradesh, where 52 percent are found, Telangana, where 24 percent are found and Jharkhand, where 8 percent are found. Beside India this last name is found in 96 countries. It is also common in Cambodia, where 11 percent are found and The Philippines, where 5 percent are found.
Sab Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Sab last name is chiefly Orthodox (57%) in Russia and Muslim (87%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those holding the Sab last name are 13.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national 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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sáb | 89 | 1 | / |
| Saab | 86 | 38,373 | / |
| Saib | 86 | 18,402 | / |
| Sabz | 86 | 14,152 | / |
| Sabh | 86 | 7,225 | / |
| Shab | 86 | 7,021 | / |
| Saeb | 86 | 4,877 | / |
| Siab | 86 | 4,382 | / |
| Sabt | 86 | 2,060 | / |
| Sahb | 86 | 736 | / |
| Saub | 86 | 281 | / |
| Sabd | 86 | 172 | / |
| Scab | 86 | 127 | / |
| Sayb | 86 | 122 | / |
| Seab | 86 | 90 | / |
| Sajb | 86 | 58 | / |
| Sabs | 86 | 23 | / |
| Sasb | 86 | 12 | / |
| Szab | 86 | 12 | / |
| Hsab | 86 | 7 | / |
| Ssab | 86 | 4 | / |
| Saïb | 86 | 4 | / |
| Jsab | 86 | 4 | / |
| Sabp | 86 | 3 | / |
| Saãb | 86 | 2 | / |
| Saàb | 86 | 2 | / |
| Satb | 86 | 2 | / |
| Sgab | 86 | 2 | / |
| Sabï | 86 | 1 | / |
| Sahab | 75 | 42,764 | / |
| Shaib | 75 | 5,622 | / |
| Schab | 75 | 4,034 | / |
| Shabd | 75 | 2,494 | / |
| Shaub | 75 | 1,738 | / |
| Shhab | 75 | 1,433 | / |
| Shaab | 75 | 1,395 | / |
| Shabt | 75 | 1,091 | / |
| Sheab | 75 | 370 | / |
| Sahub | 75 | 320 | / |
| Shabh | 75 | 263 | / |
| Shajb | 75 | 188 | / |
| Saaib | 75 | 163 | / |
| Shahb | 75 | 136 | / |
| Shaeb | 75 | 82 | / |
| S'Hab | 75 | 73 | / |
| Shsab | 75 | 69 | / |
| Szaub | 75 | 50 | / |
| Saibt | 75 | 40 | / |
| Shabs | 75 | 37 | / |
| Szajb | 75 | 37 | / |
| Shabz | 75 | 26 | / |
| Shayb | 75 | 23 | / |
| Saahb | 75 | 20 | / |
| Saibh | 75 | 11 | / |
| Sabdh | 75 | 10 | / |
| Sajbt | 75 | 8 | / |
| Sa'ab | 75 | 8 | / |
| Saibs | 75 | 8 | / |
| Saabh | 75 | 7 | / |
| Saubø | 75 | 7 | / |
| Ssaeb | 75 | 5 | / |
| Saubh | 75 | 4 | / |
| Sabhh | 75 | 4 | / |
| Saabs | 75 | 4 | / |
| Szabs | 75 | 3 | / |
| Sabhs | 75 | 2 | / |
| Scaub | 75 | 2 | / |
| Shzab | 75 | 2 | / |
| Sabhd | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sabht | 75 | 1 | / |
| Saitb | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sauyb | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sashb | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hssab | 75 | 1 | / |
| Scaab | 75 | 1 | / |
| Shjab | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sasbz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Siabh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sjabt | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hsabh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Saehb | 75 | 1 | / |
| Szabő | 75 | 1 | / |
| Saihb | 75 | 1 | / |
| Saabz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Saaab | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sgahb | 75 | 1 | / |
| Saubs | 75 | 0 | / |
| Seabs | 75 | 0 | / |
| Saw | 67 | 963,661 | / |
| Sav | 67 | 120,602 | / |
| Saf | 67 | 50,983 | / |
| Cab | 67 | 44,688 | / |
| Shahab | 67 | 41,436 | / |
| Schaub | 67 | 25,871 | / |
| Sap | 67 | 11,743 | / |
| Schaab | 67 | 5,150 | / |
| Zab | 67 | 3,593 | / |
| Sob | 67 | 2,642 | / |
| Sabová | 67 | 2,326 | / |
| Seb | 67 | 2,307 | / |
| Jab | 67 | 1,972 | / |
| Sabova | 67 | 780 | / |
| Sahaib | 67 | 577 | / |
| Saabth | 67 | 206 | / |
| Sahaab | 67 | 126 | / |
| Shaaib | 67 | 87 | / |
| Sjahab | 67 | 51 | / |
| Saheib | 67 | 18 | / |
| Schaeb | 67 | 17 | / |
| Shahub | 67 | 15 | / |
| Xab | 67 | 15 | / |
| Shaibh | 67 | 11 | / |
| Sabowa | 67 | 11 | / |
| Shahyb | 67 | 10 | / |
| Sabttt | 67 | 9 | / |
| Saahab | 67 | 8 | / |
| Shabzz | 67 | 5 | / |
| Shhaib | 67 | 5 | / |
| Shabdh | 67 | 4 | / |
| Saaibh | 67 | 4 | / |
| Schaib | 67 | 3 | / |
| Sheabs | 67 | 2 | / |
| Shauyb | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sahayb | 67 | 1 | / |
| S'Haib | 67 | 1 | / |
| Schabt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shsabd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shaahb | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shabhd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shahbb | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sxhaub | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shathb | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sahahb | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shaitb | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shzaib | 67 | 1 | / |
| Schabp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Schabs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Schabz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sahabd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sahabz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shhabz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shhaeb | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shaibt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Srzhab | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hsahab | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shaubs | 67 | 0 | / |
| Schasb | 67 | 0 | / |
Sab Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sab in the Bengali language | ||
| সাব | saba | 92.5 |
| সাব্ | sab | 2.5 |
| Sab in the Marathi language | ||
| साब | saba | 84.21 |
| असाब | asaba | 6.58 |
| सब | saba | 5.48 |
| आसाब | asaba | 2.41 |
| Sab in the Oriya language | ||
| ସାବ | saba | 80.03 |
| ଶାବ | saba | 13.04 |
| ସବ | saba | 2.77 |
| ସବ୍ | sab | 1.94 |
| ସାବ୍ | sab | 0.28 |
| Sab in the Hindi language | ||
| साब | saba | 74.56 |
| सब | saba | 22.78 |
| Sab in the Arabic language | ||
| عصب | sb | - |
| سعب | sb | - |
| صيب | syb | - |
| صب | sb | - |
| سيب | syb | - |
| عصاب | sab | - |
| صعاب | sab | - |
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