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
Average Sahabi Salary in
United States
$68,664 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Sahabi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sahabi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sahabi (Arabic: عشبي, Bengali: সাহাবী, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺻﺤﺎﺑﻲ, Hindi: साहबी, Marathi: साहबी, Oriya: ସାହାବି) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as: Şahabi. For other possible spellings of Sahabi click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sahabi? popularity and diffusion
It is the 6,462nd most frequently occurring surname globally, borne by around 1 in 83,384 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 93 percent of Sahabi reside; 91 percent reside in West Africa and 66 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Sahabi is also the 14,789th most frequently held forename on earth, held by 65,108 people.
The surname is most prevalent 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. Not including Nigeria Sahabi is found in 34 countries. It is also common in Niger, where 25 percent are found and Iran, where 6 percent are found.
Sahabi Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Sahabi last name is chiefly Muslim (98%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those holding the Sahabi last name are 7.78% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 54.55% registered to vote for the political 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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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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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