Sabah Surname

6,808th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 83,077 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iraq
Highest density in:
Palestine

Sabah Surname User-submission:

An Arabic name meaning 'morning'.

Sabah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iraq31,6491:1,107160
Egypt8,5731:10,7241,283
Jordan6,2231:1,421230
Palestine5,7831:78795
Israel4,3381:1,973205
Bangladesh4,0551:39,2992,322
Iran3,4141:22,4902,845
Morocco2,9311:11,7631,702
Turkey2,5451:30,5783,346
Ghana2,1471:12,5851,652
Syria1,6381:11,783996
Lebanon1,4781:3,814709
Saudi Arabia1,3521:22,8223,209
Yemen9851:26,8282,627
Pakistan9191:194,3894,804
Kuwait5591:6,799949
Indonesia4851:272,67924,616
India4681:1,639,02959,956
France4451:149,26523,131
United States3411:1,062,92977,588
Malaysia2921:101,0086,919
Liberia2891:15,2541,595
United Arab Emirates2651:34,5753,693
Nigeria1861:952,38040,741
Bahrain1621:8,3251,494
Germany1291:624,07349,483
England1101:506,52832,143
Mexico1031:1,205,10914,520
Afghanistan1001:321,5324,982
Sweden931:105,8797,628
Maldives901:4,491425
Tanzania871:608,52437,695
Cameroon771:269,72825,950
Argentina721:593,65942,221
Qatar621:38,0323,887
Chile571:309,0618,852
Sudan491:765,5142,614
Uruguay441:77,9948,034
Canada311:1,188,56786,017
Spain281:1,669,71648,608
Australia271:999,84158,390
Netherlands271:625,45153,034
Ethiopia251:3,901,85010,182
Bulgaria241:290,78814,851
Philippines241:4,218,259160,165
Brazil231:9,307,580200,052
Ivory Coast221:1,048,69225,281
Mauritania211:194,9939,876
Austria211:405,49741,758
Algeria171:2,272,44444,120
Thailand151:4,709,223352,754
Costa Rica141:341,4343,425
Tunisia131:46,9716,396
Russia121:12,010,255361,204
Denmark91:627,19136,734
Uganda91:4,337,69899,715
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
Venezuela91:3,356,00933,931
Chad91:1,510,2445,402
Oman91:409,7755,604
Papua New Guinea81:1,019,215101,897
Benin71:1,476,51557,381
Niger71:2,741,71749,802
Cambodia71:2,212,4497,503
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
South Sudan41:2,853,7691,758
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Ukraine31:15,174,232372,501
China31:455,773,85521,925
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

Sabah (464,275) may also be a first name.

Sabah Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

An Arabic name meaning 'morning'.

- theboricua126

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 can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Sabah? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 6,808th most frequently held family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 87,720 people. The last name Sabah occurs mostly in Asia, where 80 percent of Sabah are found; 68 percent are found in West Asia and 56 percent are found in Levant. It is also the 2,183rd most frequently occurring first name world-wide, held by 464,275 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Iraq, where it is carried by 31,649 people, or 1 in 1,107. Apart from Iraq it is found in 93 countries. It is also found in Egypt, where 10 percent reside and Jordan, where 7 percent reside.

Sabah Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Sabah has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Sabah surname expanded 11,000 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sabah Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the 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 with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 63.64% registered to vote for the 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sabbah9114,919/
Sabash911,617/
Sabahy911,509/
Shabah911,006/
Sabaha91814/
Sahbah91691/
Saebah91656/
Saybah91617/
Saibah91441/
Saabah91219/
Sabach91111/
Sabaah9192/
Sabadh9123/
Sabahu9120/
Sabajh9110/
Saubah9110/
Sasbah916/
Sabauh912/
Sabhah912/
Sabahd912/
Sabaih912/
Sabaph911/
Ssabah911/
Saba89188,181/
Shabash834,128/
Sahabah831,686/
Shaibah831,649/
Sabbaha83329/
Shahbah83267/
Shabaha83175/
Saubach8377/
Shaybah8350/
Szabath8315/
Shabbah8310/
Sabaich839/
Sabhash839/
Sabahyi836/
Saibaha835/
Shaubah834/
Shabadh834/
Shabach834/
Shaabah834/
Sabhaih833/
Shabahy833/
Sabahah832/
Sabahai832/
Sabayth831/
Saibash831/
Sahbajh831/
Sahbash831/
Shabaah831/
Saabach831/
Saybaih831/
Saybeah831/
Sabahas831/
Sabhahe831/
Sasbach831/
Szabach831/
Saba'ah831/
Sabahie831/
Seabach830/
Shaba8064,193/
Sabat8034,144/
Sabas8015,640/
Sabau8014,420/
Saiba808,986/
Sabai808,941/
Sabaa808,467/
Sabha804,524/
Siaba803,871/
Sabay803,483/
Sebah803,450/
Sobah803,102/
Sabad802,625/
Sabaz802,416/
Sabea801,534/
Sabaj801,259/
Sahba801,205/
Saaba801,138/
Seaba80852/
Sauba80794/
Sayba80626/
Saboa80501/
Sabga80427/
Saboh80266/
Sabap80140/
Saeba80101/
Scaba8057/
Sabaś8043/
Sabač8037/
Szaba8036/
Sabho8025/
Ssaba8022/
Sjaba8012/
Sabaï809/
Sabaš809/
Sgaba809/
Satba805/
Sxaba804/
Sabaß803/
Sàaba802/
Sasba801/
Jsaba801/
Hsaba801/
Sabóa801/
Sajba801/
Saïba801/
Sa'ba801/
Sahabajh77142/
Sahabaha77123/
Schabach7793/
Shaubach7759/
Schabath7753/
Szajbach7736/
Sabahova7732/
Shabhash775/
Sabhaiph774/
Shaabach773/
Shabaath772/
Seabauth772/
Szaibach772/
Saubahah771/
Sabahaat771/
Sabahová771/
Shaabash771/
Shabahah771/
Shabahay771/
Sadtbach770/
Sabhai7332,049/
Shabat739,687/
Sabhad735,534/
Sabhay735,480/
Shabaz734,910/
Sebbah734,613/
Shahba733,314/
Szabat732,580/
Shaaba731,999/
Shobah731,525/
Shabad731,436/
Shaiba731,192/
Shabaj731,163/
Sağbaş73964/
Sahaba73923/
Sobaih73889/
Sabouh73771/
Shabas73498/
Sobeah73427/
Sabhat73404/
Sahbaj73362/
Satbai73335/
Sebaih73333/
Saybay73330/
Shebah73274/
Sabais73231/
Szajba73231/
Shabai73199/
Shabay73196/
Shabaa73191/
Satbay73139/
Shayba73126/
Sabboh73125/
Sabaut73112/
Saybas73109/
Jaybah73100/
Sgaiba7394/
Sabaat7393/
Soebah7391/
Saabas7383/
Saiboa7373/
Sabaiz7362/
Sabasz7358/
Saubat7356/
Shabha7354/
Sobach7346/
Saiboh7346/
Šabach7345/
Sabaux7345/
Sobash7344/
Saibai7339/
Sahbai7337/
Sabacz7335/
Soibah7332/
Sahuba7331/
Szabau7329/
Sabaud7328/
Giabah7326/
Shabga7324/
Sabatt7322/
Zabach7322/
Saabat7320/
Saibay7319/
Saibad7318/
Saebay7318/
Sobaha7316/
Sabass7316/
Sobaah7314/
Sebaha7314/
Saebea7314/
Saibas7313/
Saibaa7313/
Sobbah7313/
Szabaj7313/
Sobhah7312/
Saibat7312/
Sabatz7312/
Saibha7311/
Schaba7311/
Saybaş7311/
Sabeih7310/
Sebahy7310/
Sxabai7310/
Seabea7310/
Sabait739/
Saybea739/
Saubay738/
Sabaid737/
S'Haba736/
Shauba736/
Saubha736/
Sobahy736/
Sabays736/
Sabhas735/
Sabazz735/
Shabau735/
Sabats735/
Zeabah735/
Sabast735/
Sheaba735/
Saebai735/
Saibaz734/
Szabas734/
Siabai734/
Saibau734/
Sabaai734/
Shaeba734/
Sabohy734/
Ssaaba734/
Sabauy734/
Zabash734/
Sauboa734/
Sabhap733/
Hsabat733/
Sabhaj733/
Jabash733/
Saubas733/
Zaybah733/
Sayvah733/
Šaubah733/
Seabas733/
Saibaj732/
Sabhoo732/
Sahbay732/
Saabha732/
Saubai732/
Saybaa732/
Seaboh732/
Seibah732/
Shabho732/
Saybai732/
Sehbah732/
Saabaa732/
Zabadh732/
Sabaad732/
Sayboh732/
Sebauh732/
Sabaas731/
Sabhaa731/
Sabhau731/
Sabhoi731/
Sabodh731/
Sajvah731/
Sahbau731/
Saubad731/
Satbaa731/
Satbaj731/
Jabach731/
Jabadh731/
Seabat731/
Saabga731/
Saubau731/
Shgaba731/
Shhaba731/
Zabauh731/
Soubah731/
Sohbah731/
Sgabay731/
Shaboa731/
Ssauba731/
Sssaba731/
Sahyba731/
Sahbaï731/
Saabay731/
Saaboh731/
Sabgai731/
Sabhaz731/
Sabohh731/
Sabohj731/
Sabohs731/
Sabosh731/
Sabead731/
Sabeat731/
Satbat731/
Saybad731/
Szauba731/
Szaiba731/
Cabaha731/
Shabea731/
Sebaah731/
Sayboa731/
Satbaz731/
Saabaz731/
Saebau731/
Sabioa731/
Sabaaz731/
Sabiea731/
Schaubach71312/
Shabahova715/
Shahbahai711/
Sabo67214,204/
Xaba6767,456/
Sava6746,221/
Caba6735,594/
Soba6727,316/
Seba6726,731/
Zaba678,464/
Jaba676,727/
Shabazz674,561/
Shahbaj671,707/
Şabahat67746/
Satbhai67733/
Chabach67511/
Shaabat67418/
Sahabaj67415/
Shobash67287/
Sabó67263/
Žaba67225/
Sebbaha67202/
Shabaat67199/
Chabash67195/
Shabaaz67131/
Shahbai67129/
Schabat67128/
Shabhai67127/
Schabas67116/
Saboosh67113/
Seaboch67101/
Shabaad6780/
Shaibaz6767/
Sobhhah6743/
Shabhaz6741/
Jaybash6740/
Sathbai6738/
Shabouh6735/
Shhabaz6733/
Sába6731/
Schabad6726/
Shahaba6725/
Shahuba6725/
Sajboth6722/
Żaba6720/
Shaubha6719/
Shaibaj6719/
Saubeau6718/
Sahbaaj6717/
Sahabai6716/
Sabhaiy6716/
Shobach6715/
Sabouch6715/
Saubaux6714/
Shaibat6713/
Sabá6713/
Sahabay6713/
Shaabas6713/
Shabhay6710/
Sabhaai6710/
Shaaiba6710/
Shabeea6710/
Shoubah679/
Shaibau679/
Sabhais679/
Shabaiz678/
Shaubai677/
Saibhai677/
Sahaiba677/
Shaabaz677/
Saatbay676/
Shoibah676/
Seabass676/
Shabhat676/
Chaubah676/
Sabaitė676/
Sahjbai676/
Shabaaj675/
Shahbau675/
Giahbah675/
Shabass675/
Shahbaa675/
Shaibho674/
Seabhai674/
Shaabay674/
Sha'aba674/
Shobaha674/
Shatbai674/
Šaba674/
Jahbash674/
Sobahah674/
Savahiy674/
Sebhaha674/
Shashba673/
Saubhay673/
Shabacz673/
Shabadz673/
Shabhaj673/
Shaibas673/
Sheabat673/
Shhabaj673/
Shabhad673/
Satbaai673/
Sahbhai673/
Zabaish673/
Cabahay673/
Sabhait673/
Sheibah673/
Saboaia673/
Shaubaz673/
Za'abah673/
Soubash672/
Satbhoi672/
Sabhauj672/
Sobaaha672/
Shaabad672/
Chabaha672/
Shebbah672/
Shobahy672/
Jaabash672/
Sahaaba672/
Szabatt672/
Shabast672/
Hsahbaz672/
Saboojh671/
Sajbaaj671/
Saihbaj671/
Sahbajz671/
Saahbaa671/
Saahbaj671/
Sautbai671/
Satbhay671/
Jaybach671/
Jaybahe671/
Jaybahy671/
Jabaish671/
Jabatch671/
Zabahad671/
Siobhah671/
Sobhahe671/
Soibach671/
Seabaux671/
Shaubaj671/
Shab'at671/
Shabatt671/
Shaybaz671/
Schabau671/
Shaabga671/
Sêba671/
Saihbaz671/
Zabashh671/
Sobhaha671/
Soubaha671/
Soibaha671/
Shasbat671/
Shaabau671/
Shadtba671/
Shahbay671/
Shaybai671/
Shaybat671/
Sheabaz671/
Shobadh671/
Saiba'a671/
Saibhou671/
Sahaboh671/
S'Haiba671/
Sabaová671/
Sabà671/
Sabò671/
Sabhauu671/
Schauba671/
Djabahy671/
Cheabah671/
Chabath671/
Chabeah671/
Chaabah671/
Shhabat671/
Sampayh671/
Saboohy671/
Djabaah671/
Sabohee671/
Sabaist671/
Shebhah671/
Shabhas671/
Shabaid671/
Shabais671/
Shaibaa671/
Sjajbaz671/
Sshabaz671/
Josbash671/
Seibach670/
Seabaus670/
Seabead670/

Sabah Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sabah in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺻﺒﺎﺡsbah99.18
ﺳﺒﺎﺡsbah0.41
ﺍﻟﺴﺒﺎﺡalsbah0.41
Sabah in the Hindi language
सबाहsabaha87.93
साबहsabaha9.48
सबाsaba1.72
सबहsabaha0.86
Sabah in the Marathi language
सबाहsabaha75.56
सबाsaba10.37
सबहsabaha3.7
साबाहsabaha2.96
साबाsaba1.48
शबाsaba0.74
शबहsabaha0.74
सबाहुsabahu0.74
सबनsabana0.74
Sabah in the Oriya language
ସବାହsabaha66.67
ସବାsaba33.33
Sabah in the Arabic language
لصباحlsbah-
صَباحsabah-
صبًاحsbanah-
صّباحsbah-
صبيهsbyh-
صبَّاحsbaah-
صًباحsanbah-
صيبعهsybh-
صبّاحsbah-
صباحsbah-

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