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 most in Iraq. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sabah? popularity and diffusion
The last name Sabah is the 6,808th most numerous last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 87,720 people. The last name Sabah occurs mostly in Asia, where 80 percent of Sabah live; 68 percent live in West Asia and 56 percent live in Levant. It is also the 2,183rd most widely held first name globally It is held by 464,275 people.
The surname is most commonly held in Iraq, where it is carried by 31,649 people, or 1 in 1,107. Beside Iraq this last name occurs in 93 countries. It is also found in Egypt, where 10 percent are found and Jordan, where 7 percent are found.
Sabah Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Sabah has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Sabah last name expanded 11,000 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Sabah Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Sabah surname is chiefly Shiite (86%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those bearing the Sabah last name are 10.41% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 63.64% registered with 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
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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