Saheeb Surname

486,338th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 683 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Saheeb Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Saheeb Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria4471:396,29320,834
Pakistan1461:1,223,58814,537
India561:13,697,596234,369
England221:2,532,63991,802
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403

Saheeb (890) may also be a first name.

Saheeb Last Name Facts

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

The surname Saheeb (Hindi: सहीब, Marathi: सािहब, Oriya: ସାେହବ) is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Saheeb? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 486,338th most common family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 10,669,906 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 65 percent of Saheeb are found; 65 percent are found in West Africa and 65 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 272,424th most widely held first name worldwide, held by 890 people.

The surname Saheeb is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 447 people, or 1 in 396,293. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Lagos, where 27 percent are found, Ogun, where 20 percent are found and Osun, where 19 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria Saheeb is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Pakistan, where 21 percent are found and India, where 8 percent are found.

Saheeb Last Name Statistics demography

Saheeb earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 51.14% less than the national average, earning $21,083 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shaheeb9276/
Sahieeb921/
Soaheeb921/
Saeeb91110/
Shaeeb83985/
Shoeeb83883/
Saeieb8352/
Soheeb8339/
Saeeab8322/
Saheib8318/
Seheeb832/
Shaaeeb7726/
Sheeiib773/
Saeeaib773/
Shoheeb772/
Shaeebh771/
Shsaeeb771/
Sheheeb771/
Saeiieb771/
Saheaib771/
Saeib73381/
Zaeeb7356/
Soeeb7345/
Saeep739/
Jaeeb733/
Shoeiieb714/
Shoeib675,495/
Saeyib6752/
Saeaib676/
Saeyep674/
Shaeib674/
Soheib672/
Sahiib672/
Saeeap671/
Saeiep671/
Shoeep671/
Zaaeeb671/
Zaeeeb671/
Zaeeib671/

Saheeb Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Saheeb in the Oriya language
ସାେହବsaehaba-
Saheeb in the Marathi language
सािहबsaihaba-
Saheeb in the Hindi language
सहीबsahiba53.85
साहीबsahiba23.08
साहिबsahiba15.38
साहबsahaba7.69

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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
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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 Saheeb
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