Sahabi Surname
Approximately 87,397 people bear this surname
Sahabi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 57,040 | 1:3,106 | 418 |
| Niger | 22,063 | 1:870 | 131 |
| Iran | 5,332 | 1:14,400 | 1,893 |
| Morocco | 682 | 1:50,551 | 8,318 |
| Algeria | 547 | 1:70,624 | 11,466 |
| Benin | 400 | 1:25,839 | 3,466 |
| Ghana | 346 | 1:78,094 | 7,799 |
| Indonesia | 302 | 1:437,911 | 36,610 |
| Philippines | 220 | 1:460,174 | 55,940 |
| Pakistan | 133 | 1:1,343,187 | 15,322 |
| India | 129 | 1:5,946,243 | 139,967 |
| United States | 75 | 1:4,832,786 | 249,377 |
| Afghanistan | 18 | 1:1,786,288 | 13,520 |
| Canada | 15 | 1:2,456,373 | 146,130 |
| Germany | 14 | 1:5,750,390 | 205,224 |
| England | 13 | 1:4,286,005 | 132,302 |
| Burkina Faso | 10 | 1:1,835,210 | 14,348 |
| Ivory Coast | 9 | 1:2,563,470 | 41,100 |
| France | 9 | 1:7,380,302 | 306,885 |
| Netherlands | 8 | 1:2,110,897 | 88,902 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 1:1,527,046 | 51,993 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Mauritania | 2 | 1:2,047,432 | 30,537 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
The alternate forms: Şahabi (51) are calculated separately.
Sahabi (65,108) may also be a first name.
Sahabi Demographics
Sahabi Political Affiliation
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Sahabi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sahabi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sahabi (Arabic: عشبي, Bengali: সাহাবী, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺻﺤﺎﺑﻲ, Hindi: साहबी, Marathi: साहबी, Oriya: ସାହାବି) is most common in Nigeria. It can also appear in the variant forms: Şahabi. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Sahabi? popularity and diffusion
It is the 6,462nd most commonly used surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 83,384 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 93 percent of Sahabi live; 91 percent live in West Africa and 66 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 14,789th most numerous forename internationally. It is borne by 65,108 people.
It is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is held by 57,040 people, or 1 in 3,106. In Nigeria it is most common in: Sokoto, where 41 percent are found, Kebbi, where 30 percent are found and Zamfara, where 9 percent are found. Apart from Nigeria Sahabi occurs in 34 countries. It also occurs in Niger, where 25 percent are found and Iran, where 6 percent are found.
Sahabi Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Sahabi last name is predominantly Muslim (98%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those holding the Sahabi last name are 7.78% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 54.55% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Sahabi earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 59.13% more than the national average, earning $68,664 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.57% more than the national average, earning $58,412 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sahabi Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sahabi in the Bengali language | ||
| সাহাবী | sahabi | - |
| Sahabi in the Oriya language | ||
| ସାହାବି | sahabi | - |
| Sahabi in the Marathi language | ||
| साहबी | sahabi | 64.71 |
| सहाबी | sahabi | 23.53 |
| शहा | saha | 5.88 |
| साहाबी | sahabi | 5.88 |
| Sahabi in the Hindi language | ||
| साहबी | sahabi | 59.53 |
| सहाबी | sahabi | 22.29 |
| सहबी | sahabi | 15.84 |
| साहाबी | sahabi | 2.05 |
| साहबि | sahabi | 0.29 |
| Sahabi in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺻﺤﺎﺑﻲ | shaby | 50 |
| ﺻﺤﺎﺏ | shab | 50 |
| Sahabi in the Arabic language | ||
| عشبي | shby | - |
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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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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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 Sahabi
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