Sabbath Surname

327,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,133 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria6551:270,44715,411
United States3851:941,45270,347
Papua New Guinea201:407,68653,132
Afghanistan81:4,019,14821,487
Israel81:1,069,70462,476
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Peru31:10,594,70845,902
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
England21:27,859,030389,889
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
France11:66,422,722504,397
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

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.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shabbath934/
Scabbath931/
Sabbat921,167/
Sabbatsch881/
Shabbat8650/
Sabboth867/
Sabbatt867/
Sabbate867/
Jabbath861/
Sabbatte800/
Cabbat77407/
Sebbat77277/
Sabvat7731/
Sabbad7722/
Zabbat779/
Jabbat779/
Sabbot777/
Chabbat71360/
Shabbot7118/
Sabhvat715/
Shabbad711/
Cobbath710/
Jabboth710/
Sabbott710/
Shabbott6727/
Shabbout671/

Sabbath Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sabbath in the Arabic language
سبثsbth-
سبتيهsbtyh-

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