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 Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Sabah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sabah Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sabah (Arabic: لصباح, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺻﺒﺎﺡ, Hindi: सबाह, Marathi: सबाह, Oriya: ସବାହ) is found in Iraq more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sabah? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 6,808th most commonly occurring family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 87,720 people. The last name Sabah occurs predominantly 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 prevalent first name worldwide. It is borne by 464,275 people.
Sabah is most frequently occurring in Iraq, where it is held by 31,649 people, or 1 in 1,107. Without taking into account Iraq it is found in 93 countries. It is also common in Egypt, where 10 percent are found and Jordan, where 7 percent are found.
Sabah Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Sabah has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Sabah last name increased 11,000 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Sabah Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Sabah last name is primarily Shiite (86%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those bearing the Sabah surname are 10.41% more likely to be registered Democrats 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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