Sabbath Surname
Approximately 1,133 people bear this surname
Sabbath Surname Definition:
(Hebrew) Descendant of Sabath or Sabbatai, names given to boys born on the Sabbath; dweller near, or worker at, a Saturday market.
Sabbath Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 655 | 1:270,447 | 15,411 |
| United States | 385 | 1:941,452 | 70,347 |
| Papua New Guinea | 20 | 1:407,686 | 53,132 |
| Afghanistan | 8 | 1:4,019,148 | 21,487 |
| Israel | 8 | 1:1,069,704 | 62,476 |
| Brazil | 5 | 1:42,814,866 | 547,158 |
| Canada | 5 | 1:7,369,118 | 289,406 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Peru | 3 | 1:10,594,708 | 45,902 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Laos | 1 | 1:6,588,323 | 1,961 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Sabbath (3,407) may also be a first name.
Sabbath Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Hebrew) Descendant of Sabath or Sabbatai, names given to boys born on the Sabbath; dweller near, or worker at, a Saturday market.
Sabbath Demographics
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Sabbath Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sabbath Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sabbath (Arabic: سبث) occurs most in Nigeria. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sabbath? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 327,639th most common family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 6,432,079 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 59 percent of Sabbath reside; 58 percent reside in West Africa and 58 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 121,983rd most common first name in the world, held by 3,407 people.
The last name is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 655 people, or 1 in 270,447. In Nigeria Sabbath is primarily found in: Akwa Ibom, where 35 percent are found, Rivers, where 19 percent are found and Cross River, where 15 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria this surname exists in 38 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 34 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 2 percent are found.
Sabbath Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Sabbath has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Sabbath last name expanded 38,500 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Sabbath Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Sabbath last name are 35.14% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 88.37% registered with the political party.
The amount Sabbath earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 3.18% more than the national average, earning $44,521 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.64% more than the national average, earning $51,490 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shabbath | 93 | 4 | / |
| Scabbath | 93 | 1 | / |
| Sabbat | 92 | 1,167 | / |
| Sabbatsch | 88 | 1 | / |
| Shabbat | 86 | 50 | / |
| Sabboth | 86 | 7 | / |
| Sabbatt | 86 | 7 | / |
| Sabbate | 86 | 7 | / |
| Jabbath | 86 | 1 | / |
| Sabbatte | 80 | 0 | / |
| Cabbat | 77 | 407 | / |
| Sebbat | 77 | 277 | / |
| Sabvat | 77 | 31 | / |
| Sabbad | 77 | 22 | / |
| Zabbat | 77 | 9 | / |
| Jabbat | 77 | 9 | / |
| Sabbot | 77 | 7 | / |
| Chabbat | 71 | 360 | / |
| Shabbot | 71 | 18 | / |
| Sabhvat | 71 | 5 | / |
| Shabbad | 71 | 1 | / |
| Cobbath | 71 | 0 | / |
| Jabboth | 71 | 0 | / |
| Sabbott | 71 | 0 | / |
| Shabbott | 67 | 27 | / |
| Shabbout | 67 | 1 | / |
Sabbath Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sabbath in the Arabic language | ||
| سبث | sbth | - |
| سبتيه | sbtyh | - |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sabbath
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