Sabrina Surname

36,466th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,462 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bangladesh
Highest density in:
Bangladesh

Sabrina Surname User-submission:

Is it thought to come from the river Sabren, now called Severn in UK, named after Locrinus' daughter Sabrina, a legendary princess drowned in the river whose soul still controls the water. In Arabic, it comes from the word sabr, which means 'patience'.

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Sabrina Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bangladesh6,7591:23,5771,624
Indonesia4,8581:27,2233,227
Morocco5111:67,46811,380
Algeria3671:105,26315,384
United States2631:1,378,17195,481
Brazil2451:873,77331,471
Malaysia1771:166,63410,180
France1771:375,27055,761
Italy1671:366,20842,634
Russia1021:1,412,97198,464
Pakistan681:2,627,11622,516
Portugal661:157,8526,835
Thailand581:1,217,902177,118
Dominican Republic541:193,2027,170
DR Congo481:1,539,15886,567
China471:29,091,9481,546
Singapore431:128,0865,748
India421:18,263,461278,402
Germany351:2,300,156119,987
United Arab Emirates301:305,40920,323
England291:1,921,31276,208
Kazakhstan251:707,30046,975
Israel241:356,56829,419
Belgium231:499,85448,667
Canada181:2,046,977128,463
Australia161:1,687,23181,699
Madagascar161:1,478,1152,908
New Zealand121:377,36028,765
Netherlands111:1,535,19878,311
Switzerland101:821,29253,588
Tunisia101:61,0637,682
Uganda101:3,903,92893,934
Sri Lanka91:2,312,0629,186
Chad91:1,510,2445,402
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Belarus61:1,583,51089,472
Kenya61:7,696,65052,907
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
Romania51:4,015,57458,306
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
Uruguay51:686,35229,886
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Wales41:773,63329,106
Tajikistan41:2,096,6737,416
Iran41:19,195,631219,601
South Korea31:17,080,0852,793
Armenia31:976,72713,552
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Azerbaijan31:3,216,37432,290
Peru31:10,594,70845,902
Trinidad and Tobago21:681,98817,017
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Haiti21:5,341,95421,336
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Palestine11:4,548,84918,388
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243

Sabrina (963,835) may also be a first name.

Sabrina Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Is it thought to come from the river Sabren, now called Severn in UK, named after Locrinus' daughter Sabrina, a legendary princess drowned in the river whose soul still controls the water. In Arabic, it comes from the word sabr, which means 'patience'.

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Sabrina Last Name Facts

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

Sabrina (Arabic: سبرينا, Georgian: საბრინა, Hindi: सबरीना, Marathi: सबरीना, Oriya: ସାବିନା, Russian: Сабрина) is held by more people in Bangladesh than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Sabrina? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 36,466th most widely held last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 503,910 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 84 percent of Sabrina reside; 48 percent reside in South Asia and 47 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Sabrina is also the 937th most frequent first name globally It is held by 963,835 people.

It is most frequently used in Bangladesh, where it is held by 6,759 people, or 1 in 23,577. Besides Bangladesh this last name is found in 88 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 34 percent live and Morocco, where 4 percent live.

Sabrina Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Sabrina surname is predominantly Muslim (100%) in Russia, Muslim (100%) in Kazakhstan and Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Sabrina last name are 13.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 66.67% registered with the political party.

The amount Sabrina earn in different countries varies greatly. In Colombia they earn 132.62% more than the national average, earning $52,810,000 COP per year; in United States they earn 26.74% less than the national average, earning $31,610 USD per year and in Canada they earn 22.42% more than the national average, earning $60,821 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Sabrina Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sabrina in the Georgian language
საბრინაsabrina-
Sabrina in the Marathi language
सबरीनाsabarina70.09
सबिरनाsabirana20.56
साबरीनाsabarina1.87
सबीनाsabina1.87
साबीरsabira0.93
शाबीरsabira0.93
शबरीनाsabarina0.93
अिनसainasa0.93
सॅबीनाsebina0.93
Sabrina in the Hindi language
सबरीनाsabarina69.57
साबरीनाsabarina17.39
सब्रीनाsabrina4.35
सबरिनाsabarina2.9
सब्रिनाsabrina2.9
साब्रिनाsabrina1.45
साब्रीनाsabrina1.45
Sabrina in the Oriya language
ସାବିନାsabina40
ସାବରିନାsabarina20
ସବୀନାsabina20
ସବିନାsabina20
Sabrina in the Russian language
Сабринаsabrina-
Sabrina in the Arabic language
سبريناsbryna-
سابريناsabryna-
صابريناsabryna-
سابرينsabryn-

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