Sahib Surname
Approximately 89,419 people bear this surname
Sahib Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 53,679 | 1:599 | 79 |
| Pakistan | 18,698 | 1:9,554 | 718 |
| India | 3,180 | 1:241,216 | 14,078 |
| Iran | 2,989 | 1:25,688 | 3,203 |
| Morocco | 2,249 | 1:15,330 | 2,288 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1,232 | 1:25,045 | 3,507 |
| United Arab Emirates | 959 | 1:9,554 | 1,206 |
| Indonesia | 780 | 1:169,550 | 16,448 |
| Iraq | 765 | 1:45,780 | 1,889 |
| Sri Lanka | 731 | 1:28,466 | 3,639 |
| Fiji | 471 | 1:1,899 | 282 |
| South Africa | 465 | 1:116,511 | 13,897 |
| Malaysia | 392 | 1:75,240 | 5,389 |
| Bangladesh | 360 | 1:442,658 | 11,259 |
| Yemen | 283 | 1:93,376 | 5,818 |
| England | 246 | 1:226,496 | 18,955 |
| Algeria | 228 | 1:169,437 | 21,229 |
| Qatar | 215 | 1:10,967 | 1,206 |
| Kuwait | 193 | 1:19,693 | 2,634 |
| United States | 186 | 1:1,948,704 | 125,871 |
| Canada | 171 | 1:215,471 | 20,813 |
| Australia | 134 | 1:201,460 | 19,724 |
| New Zealand | 109 | 1:41,544 | 6,955 |
| Bahrain | 103 | 1:13,093 | 2,472 |
| Nigeria | 88 | 1:2,012,986 | 70,656 |
| Philippines | 81 | 1:1,249,855 | 96,172 |
| Singapore | 56 | 1:98,352 | 4,171 |
| Brazil | 42 | 1:5,097,008 | 130,362 |
| Sweden | 36 | 1:273,521 | 18,976 |
| Guyana | 30 | 1:25,407 | 2,928 |
| Spain | 29 | 1:1,612,139 | 47,760 |
| Azerbaijan | 28 | 1:344,612 | 7,537 |
| Thailand | 22 | 1:3,210,834 | 301,565 |
| Belgium | 22 | 1:522,575 | 50,051 |
| Ireland | 14 | 1:336,353 | 12,021 |
| Niger | 13 | 1:1,476,309 | 30,154 |
| Oman | 11 | 1:335,270 | 4,992 |
| Netherlands | 10 | 1:1,688,718 | 81,846 |
| France | 10 | 1:6,642,272 | 293,169 |
| Germany | 10 | 1:8,050,546 | 248,660 |
| American Samoa | 8 | 1:6,970 | 1,431 |
| Denmark | 7 | 1:806,388 | 43,211 |
| Russia | 6 | 1:24,020,509 | 493,300 |
| Italy | 5 | 1:12,231,338 | 126,430 |
| Mauritius | 5 | 1:258,683 | 8,939 |
| Somalia | 4 | 1:3,363,015 | 5,093 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Greece | 4 | 1:2,769,948 | 101,568 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:1,338,454 | 35,497 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Belarus | 3 | 1:3,167,020 | 121,664 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Nepal | 2 | 1:14,240,478 | 17,812 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Cambodia | 2 | 1:7,743,573 | 11,959 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Swaziland | 1 | 1:1,298,199 | 1,718 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Seychelles | 1 | 1:92,393 | 1,532 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
Sahib (207,221) may also be a first name.
Sahib Demographics
Average Sahib Salary in
United States
$46,143 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Sahib Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sahib Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sahib (Bengali: সাহিব, Georgian: საჰიბ, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺼﺎﺣﺐ, Hindi: साहिब, Marathi: सािहब, Oriya: ସାହିବ, Tibetan: ས་ཧིབ་) occurs in Afghanistan more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sahib? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 6,319th most frequently occurring family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 81,499 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 95 percent of Sahib live; 89 percent live in South Asia and 85 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Sahib is also the 5,035th most widespread first name worldwide, borne by 207,221 people.
This last name is most common in Afghanistan, where it is carried by 53,679 people, or 1 in 599. In Afghanistan it is most numerous in: Kabul, where 14 percent are found, Balkh, where 6 percent are found and Paktika, where 6 percent are found. Without taking into account Afghanistan this last name is found in 87 countries. It is also common in Pakistan, where 21 percent are found and India, where 4 percent are found.
Sahib Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Sahib last name are 24.55% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 77.78% registered with the party.
The amount Sahib earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 43.94% more than the national average, earning R 342,048 per year; in United States they earn 6.94% more than the national average, earning $46,143 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.56% more than the national average, earning $53,936 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sahib Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sahib in the Georgian language | ||
| საჰიბ | sahib | - |
| Sahib in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﺼﺎﺣﺐ | alsahb | - |
| Sahib in the Hindi language | ||
| साहिब | sahiba | 91.22 |
| साहीब | sahiba | 2.69 |
| सहिब | sahiba | 2.61 |
| सहीब | sahiba | 2.48 |
| शाहिब | sahiba | 0.28 |
| साहब | sahaba | 0.16 |
| साहिव | sahiva | 0.08 |
| साहिबा | sahiba | 0.08 |
| साहेब | saheba | 0.08 |
| साहिबे | sahibe | 0.04 |
| शाहीब | sahiba | 0.04 |
| साईब | sa'iba | 0.04 |
| साहिब़ | sahiba | 0.04 |
| शहिबा | sahiba | 0.04 |
| Sahib in the Oriya language | ||
| ସାହିବ | sahiba | 84.72 |
| ସହିବ | sahiba | 6.94 |
| ସାହିବ୍ | sahib | 4.17 |
| ସହିବ୍ | sahib | 1.39 |
| ସାହୀବ | sahiba | 1.39 |
| Sahib in the Bengali language | ||
| সাহিব | sahiba | 75 |
| সাহেব | saheba | 25 |
| Sahib in the Marathi language | ||
| सािहब | saihaba | 50.88 |
| साहीब | sahiba | 31.86 |
| सहीब | sahiba | 7.52 |
| साहेब | saheba | 2.21 |
| शहीब | sahiba | 0.88 |
| शफी | saphi | 0.88 |
| शाह | saha | 0.88 |
| शाहु | sahu | 0.44 |
| शाहीब | sahiba | 0.44 |
| Sahib in the Tibetan language | ||
| ས་ཧིབ་ | sahib | 50 |
| ས་ཨིཏ་ | saita | 50 |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Sahib
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