Sabb Surname

248,464th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,599 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Saudi Arabia

Sabb Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Sabin,' from the nick. Sab and pet Sabey; v. Sabin.

Alicia uxor Sabson (i.e. Alice, the wife of the son of Sab), 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

1583. Thomas Coles and Audrey Sabb: Marriage Lic.

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Sabb Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,1391:318,22629,051
Saudi Arabia3181:97,03114,320
India601:12,784,423224,716
Brazil141:15,291,024280,658
Afghanistan131:2,473,32216,278
Iran101:7,678,252153,484
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
Lebanon41:1,409,27119,641
Pakistan41:44,660,971115,884
England41:13,929,515290,718
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1241:404,98929,999

Sabb (58) may also be a first name.

Sabb Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Sabin,' from the nick. Sab and pet Sabey; v. Sabin.

Alicia uxor Sabson (i.e. Alice, the wife of the son of Sab), 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

1583. Thomas Coles and Audrey Sabb: Marriage Lic. (London).

1716. Married — Robert Saxby and Lydia Sabb, of Maidstone: St. Mary Aldermary.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

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.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Sabb Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Sabb Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Sabb (Hindi: सब्ब, Russian: Сабб) has its highest incidence in The United States. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sabb? popularity and diffusion

It is the 248,464th most frequent family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 4,557,565 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 72 percent of Sabb live; 71 percent live in North America and 71 percent live in Anglo-North America. Sabb is also the 1,295,729th most frequent first name in the world, held by 58 people.

It is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 1,139 people, or 1 in 318,226. In The United States Sabb is primarily found in: South Carolina, where 21 percent live, Maryland, where 16 percent live and New York, where 11 percent live. Outside of The United States this last name is found in 25 countries. It is also found in Saudi Arabia, where 20 percent live and India, where 4 percent live.

Sabb Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Sabb has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Sabb last name expanded 919 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sabb Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Sabb surname are 1.21% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 54.44% registered with the party.

Sabb earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 17.11% less than the national average, earning $35,768 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shabb89488/
Sabbs89124/
Saabb8912/
Sabhb892/
Sabbh891/
Scabb891/
Sabbd891/
Schabb8061/
S'Habb8022/
Shabbs805/
Saibeb805/
Saabbs804/
Jabb75390/
Cabb75191/
Zabb75188/
Sobb75120/
Sebb7535/
Sabv755/
Savb752/
Sawb751/
Schaibb731/
Schaubb730/
Jabbs6747/
Chabb6735/
Sobbs6710/
Jhabb676/
Sgobb675/
Scobb673/
Szöbb672/
Zaibb672/
Zaabb672/
Sabvz671/
Siebb671/
Shawb671/
Shebb671/
Suibb671/
Jabbh671/
Zeabb671/
Sehbb671/
Zabbs671/
Siavb671/
Caibb670/
Shobb670/

Sabb Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sabb in the Hindi language
सब्बsabba50
सब्बीरsabbira50
Sabb in the Russian language
Саббsabb-

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