Sabah Surname
Approximately 83,077 people bear this surname
Sabah Surname User-submission:
An Arabic name meaning 'morning'.
Sabah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iraq | 31,649 | 1:1,107 | 160 |
| Egypt | 8,573 | 1:10,724 | 1,283 |
| Jordan | 6,223 | 1:1,421 | 230 |
| Palestine | 5,783 | 1:787 | 95 |
| Israel | 4,338 | 1:1,973 | 205 |
| Bangladesh | 4,055 | 1:39,299 | 2,322 |
| Iran | 3,414 | 1:22,490 | 2,845 |
| Morocco | 2,931 | 1:11,763 | 1,702 |
| Turkey | 2,545 | 1:30,578 | 3,346 |
| Ghana | 2,147 | 1:12,585 | 1,652 |
| Syria | 1,638 | 1:11,783 | 996 |
| Lebanon | 1,478 | 1:3,814 | 709 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1,352 | 1:22,822 | 3,209 |
| Yemen | 985 | 1:26,828 | 2,627 |
| Pakistan | 919 | 1:194,389 | 4,804 |
| Kuwait | 559 | 1:6,799 | 949 |
| Indonesia | 485 | 1:272,679 | 24,616 |
| India | 468 | 1:1,639,029 | 59,956 |
| France | 445 | 1:149,265 | 23,131 |
| United States | 341 | 1:1,062,929 | 77,588 |
| Malaysia | 292 | 1:101,008 | 6,919 |
| Liberia | 289 | 1:15,254 | 1,595 |
| United Arab Emirates | 265 | 1:34,575 | 3,693 |
| Nigeria | 186 | 1:952,380 | 40,741 |
| Bahrain | 162 | 1:8,325 | 1,494 |
| Germany | 129 | 1:624,073 | 49,483 |
| England | 110 | 1:506,528 | 32,143 |
| Mexico | 103 | 1:1,205,109 | 14,520 |
| Afghanistan | 100 | 1:321,532 | 4,982 |
| Sweden | 93 | 1:105,879 | 7,628 |
| Maldives | 90 | 1:4,491 | 425 |
| Tanzania | 87 | 1:608,524 | 37,695 |
| Cameroon | 77 | 1:269,728 | 25,950 |
| Argentina | 72 | 1:593,659 | 42,221 |
| Qatar | 62 | 1:38,032 | 3,887 |
| Chile | 57 | 1:309,061 | 8,852 |
| Sudan | 49 | 1:765,514 | 2,614 |
| Uruguay | 44 | 1:77,994 | 8,034 |
| Canada | 31 | 1:1,188,567 | 86,017 |
| Spain | 28 | 1:1,669,716 | 48,608 |
| Australia | 27 | 1:999,841 | 58,390 |
| Netherlands | 27 | 1:625,451 | 53,034 |
| Ethiopia | 25 | 1:3,901,850 | 10,182 |
| Bulgaria | 24 | 1:290,788 | 14,851 |
| Philippines | 24 | 1:4,218,259 | 160,165 |
| Brazil | 23 | 1:9,307,580 | 200,052 |
| Ivory Coast | 22 | 1:1,048,692 | 25,281 |
| Mauritania | 21 | 1:194,993 | 9,876 |
| Austria | 21 | 1:405,497 | 41,758 |
| Algeria | 17 | 1:2,272,444 | 44,120 |
| Thailand | 15 | 1:4,709,223 | 352,754 |
| Costa Rica | 14 | 1:341,434 | 3,425 |
| Tunisia | 13 | 1:46,971 | 6,396 |
| Russia | 12 | 1:12,010,255 | 361,204 |
| Denmark | 9 | 1:627,191 | 36,734 |
| Uganda | 9 | 1:4,337,698 | 99,715 |
| South Africa | 9 | 1:6,019,745 | 157,966 |
| Venezuela | 9 | 1:3,356,009 | 33,931 |
| Chad | 9 | 1:1,510,244 | 5,402 |
| Oman | 9 | 1:409,775 | 5,604 |
| Papua New Guinea | 8 | 1:1,019,215 | 101,897 |
| Benin | 7 | 1:1,476,515 | 57,381 |
| Niger | 7 | 1:2,741,717 | 49,802 |
| Cambodia | 7 | 1:2,212,449 | 7,503 |
| Switzerland | 5 | 1:1,642,583 | 87,307 |
| Norway | 5 | 1:1,028,457 | 61,363 |
| South Sudan | 4 | 1:2,853,769 | 1,758 |
| Belgium | 4 | 1:2,874,161 | 111,046 |
| Ukraine | 3 | 1:15,174,232 | 372,501 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Wales | 3 | 1:1,031,511 | 34,732 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Georgia | 2 | 1:1,872,772 | 35,618 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
Sabah (464,275) may also be a first name.
Sabah Surname Meaning
Sabah Demographics
Sabah Political Affiliation
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Sabah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sabah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sabah (Arabic: لصباح, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺻﺒﺎﺡ, Hindi: सबाह, Marathi: सबाह, Oriya: ସବାହ) occurs in Iraq more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Sabah.
How Common Is The Last Name Sabah? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 6,808th most widespread last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 87,720 people. The surname Sabah occurs mostly in Asia, where 80 percent of Sabah reside; 68 percent reside in West Asia and 56 percent reside in Levant. Sabah is also the 2,183rd most frequently occurring first name on earth, borne by 464,275 people.
The surname is most commonly held in Iraq, where it is borne by 31,649 people, or 1 in 1,107. Other than Iraq it exists in 93 countries. It also occurs in Egypt, where 10 percent live and Jordan, where 7 percent live.
Sabah Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Sabah has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name increased 11,000 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Sabah Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is predominantly Shiite (86%) in Lebanon.
In The United States Sabah are 10.41% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 63.64% being registered with the political party.
The amount Sabah earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 8.11% more than the national average, earning $46,650 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.72% less than the national average, earning $49,325 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sabah Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sabah in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺻﺒﺎﺡ | sbah | 99.18 |
| ﺳﺒﺎﺡ | sbah | 0.41 |
| ﺍﻟﺴﺒﺎﺡ | alsbah | 0.41 |
| Sabah in the Hindi language | ||
| सबाह | sabaha | 87.93 |
| साबह | sabaha | 9.48 |
| सबा | saba | 1.72 |
| सबह | sabaha | 0.86 |
| Sabah in the Marathi language | ||
| सबाह | sabaha | 75.56 |
| सबा | saba | 10.37 |
| सबह | sabaha | 3.7 |
| साबाह | sabaha | 2.96 |
| साबा | saba | 1.48 |
| शबा | saba | 0.74 |
| शबह | sabaha | 0.74 |
| सबाहु | sabahu | 0.74 |
| सबन | sabana | 0.74 |
| Sabah in the Oriya language | ||
| ସବାହ | sabaha | 66.67 |
| ସବା | saba | 33.33 |
| Sabah in the Arabic language | ||
| لصباح | lsbah | - |
| صَباح | sabah | - |
| صبًاح | sbanah | - |
| صّباح | sbah | - |
| صبيه | sbyh | - |
| صبَّاح | sbaah | - |
| صًباح | sanbah | - |
| صيبعه | sybh | - |
| صبّاح | sbah | - |
| صباح | sbah | - |
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