Saheb Surname

15,213th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 36,620 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Fiji

Saheb Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Saheb Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India26,8841:28,5322,123
Algeria2,6371:14,6502,634
Saudi Arabia1,7491:17,6422,451
Iran1,2161:63,1446,735
Bangladesh7211:221,0227,250
United Arab Emirates6631:13,8191,700
Morocco5111:67,46811,380
Egypt3661:251,19117,305
Qatar3341:7,060755
Kuwait2601:14,6181,974
France1971:337,17150,874
Fiji1891:4,732899
United States1501:2,416,393148,665
Iraq1261:277,9505,710
Canada781:472,37940,609
Bahrain731:18,4743,432
England531:1,051,28451,324
South Africa491:1,105,66765,349
Indonesia421:3,148,790173,812
Mauritania371:110,6726,692
Brazil351:6,116,409148,801
Sweden261:378,72126,697
New Zealand261:174,16618,836
Pakistan251:7,145,75540,003
Jordan181:491,24612,976
Oman171:216,9393,845
Spain151:3,116,80265,296
Australia151:1,799,71385,184
Germany151:5,367,031196,901
Nepal141:2,034,3548,267
Finland111:499,70030,478
Netherlands101:1,688,71881,846
Tunisia71:87,23213,677
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Lebanon41:1,409,27119,641
Syria41:4,825,25612,827
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828

Saheb (123,717) may also be a first name.

Saheb Last Name Facts

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

The last name Saheb (Arabic: الصاحب, Bengali: সাহেব, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺼﺎﺣﺐ, Hindi: साहेब, Marathi: साहेब, Oriya: ସାେହବ) is found in India more than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Saheb? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 15,213th most widely held surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 199,005 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 88 percent of Saheb are found; 79 percent are found in South Asia and 73 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 8,369th most widespread first name throughout the world, borne by 123,717 people.

This last name is most commonly held in India, where it is carried by 26,884 people, or 1 in 28,532. In India it is mostly found in: Andhra Pradesh, where 71 percent reside, Telangana, where 9 percent reside and Bihar, where 8 percent reside. Besides India it occurs in 61 countries. It is also found in Algeria, where 7 percent reside and Saudi Arabia, where 5 percent reside.

Saheb Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Saheb last name are 18.09% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 64.86% registered with the party.

The amount Saheb earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 146.4% more than the national average, earning R 585,540 per year; in United States they earn 0.05% more than the national average, earning $43,171 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.51% less than the national average, earning $46,448 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shaheb911,030/
Saaheb91116/
Sahheb9116/
Sahebb916/
Sahebp913/
Sajheb911/
Sauheb911/
Ssaheb911/
Saeb894,877/
Shauheb832/
Sahjheb831/
Sahaheb831/
Saaiheb831/
Shahebh831/
Saheetb831/
Soaheeb831/
Sahieeb831/
Sahib8089,419/
Shoeb8012,211/
Soheb801,188/
Saeib80381/
Saeeb80110/
Shaeb8082/
Sahep8033/
Saaeb806/
Ssaeb805/
Sheub804/
Seheb803/
Sa'eb803/
Saïeb802/
Saehb801/
Saebt800/
Sahajheb774/
Sahebová771/
Shaaiheb771/
Shoahieb771/
Shahib738,388/
Shoeib735,495/
Shaeeb73985/
Shoeeb73883/
Schoeb73514/
Shoheb73180/
Scheub73138/
Saeieb7352/
Sheaib7335/
Saahib7324/
Sahibb7322/
Sheheb7322/
Saeeab7322/
Schaeb7317/
Shuieb7316/
Sayyeb7311/
Sahuib7310/
Saeaib736/
Saayeb735/
Shoeyb734/
Shaeib734/
Sheayb734/
Saiyeb733/
Sheaeb733/
Shooeb733/
Sauhib733/
Saephe733/
Soheib732/
Soheyb732/
Shehib732/
Shoebs732/
Sahoib731/
Sahibs731/
Sahitb731/
Sohieb731/
Shuoeb731/
Shoebh731/
Sahhib731/
Seaeab731/
Shhaeb731/
Sheeib731/
Ssahib731/
Soeb672,076/
Saep67535/
Jaeb67431/
Shohieb67409/
Zaeb6748/
Schaebs6739/
Shaheev6730/
Seub6718/
Shoheib6714/
Shshoeb675/
Saebsch673/
Shaeaib673/
Suiheeb673/
Scheaib673/
Schoeib672/
Saihiev671/
Sauhaib671/
Sheeaib671/
Sohheib671/
Shsaeeb671/
Saihyev671/
Shouieb671/
Shaeebh671/
Soahaib671/
Zaheebh671/

Saheb Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Saheb in the Bengali language
সাহেবsaheba99.4
সহেবsaheba0.6
Saheb in the Hindi language
साहेबsaheba98.3
सहेबsaheba1.04
साहबsahaba0.25
साहिबsahiba0.08
साहेब्saheb0.03
सहिबsahiba0.03
साहब्sahab0.02
सहबेsahabe0.02
साहेगsahega0.02
सोहेबsoheba0.02
साहबेsahabe0.02
शाहेबsaheba0.02
साहे्बsaheba0.02
शहबेsahabe0.02
साहॆबsaheba0.02
साहेबेsahebe0.02
Saheb in the Oriya language
ସାେହବsaehaba97.26
ସାେହବ୍saehab0.16
ମହmaha0.05
ସାହାsaha0.05
ସାଏବsa'eba0.03
Saheb in the Marathi language
साहेबsaheba94.04
सहेबsaheba0.15
साहबsahaba0.08
साहेबाsaheba0.06
शाहsaha0.06
शडेsade0.05
ससेsase0.03
बाहेbahe0.03
साठेsathe0.03
आहेरahera0.03
शाहुsahu0.03
सोहेबsoheba0.03
साहेsahe0.03
शहाsaha0.03
आढेadhe0.02
शाहूsahu0.02
साहूबsahuba0.02
सहाबsahaba0.02
साहुsahu0.02
शामेsame0.02
शहाबsahaba0.01
सालेबsaleba0.01
साहूsahu0.01
शोहेबsoheba0.01
शाहबsahaba0.01
सहबेsahabe0.01
आनेबाaneba0.01
शाहेबsaheba0.01
साहॆबsaheba0.01
Saheb in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﺼﺎﺣﺐalsahb75
ﺻﺎﺣﺐsahb25
Saheb in the Arabic language
الصاحبalsahb-

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