Sahib Surname

6,319th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 89,419 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Afghanistan
Highest density in:
Afghanistan

Sahib Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sahib Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Afghanistan53,6791:59979
Pakistan18,6981:9,554718
India3,1801:241,21614,078
Iran2,9891:25,6883,203
Morocco2,2491:15,3302,288
Saudi Arabia1,2321:25,0453,507
United Arab Emirates9591:9,5541,206
Indonesia7801:169,55016,448
Iraq7651:45,7801,889
Sri Lanka7311:28,4663,639
Fiji4711:1,899282
South Africa4651:116,51113,897
Malaysia3921:75,2405,389
Bangladesh3601:442,65811,259
Yemen2831:93,3765,818
England2461:226,49618,955
Algeria2281:169,43721,229
Qatar2151:10,9671,206
Kuwait1931:19,6932,634
United States1861:1,948,704125,871
Canada1711:215,47120,813
Australia1341:201,46019,724
New Zealand1091:41,5446,955
Bahrain1031:13,0932,472
Nigeria881:2,012,98670,656
Philippines811:1,249,85596,172
Singapore561:98,3524,171
Brazil421:5,097,008130,362
Sweden361:273,52118,976
Guyana301:25,4072,928
Spain291:1,612,13947,760
Azerbaijan281:344,6127,537
Thailand221:3,210,834301,565
Belgium221:522,57550,051
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Niger131:1,476,30930,154
Oman111:335,2704,992
Netherlands101:1,688,71881,846
France101:6,642,272293,169
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
American Samoa81:6,9701,431
Denmark71:806,38843,211
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Mauritius51:258,6838,939
Somalia41:3,363,0155,093
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Nepal21:14,240,47817,812
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
China21:683,660,78330,601
Cambodia21:7,743,57311,959
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Austria11:8,515,435118,036

Sahib (207,221) may also be a first name.

Sahib Last Name Facts

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

Sahib (Bengali: সাহিব, Georgian: საჰიბ, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺼﺎﺣﺐ, Hindi: साहिब, Marathi: सािहब, Oriya: ସାହିବ, Tibetan: ས་ཧིབ་) is more commonly found in Afghanistan than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sahib? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 6,319th most frequent last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 81,499 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 95 percent of Sahib reside; 89 percent reside in South Asia and 85 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Sahib is also the 5,035th most commonly used forename in the world. It is borne by 207,221 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Afghanistan, where it is carried by 53,679 people, or 1 in 599. In Afghanistan Sahib is most common 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 surname occurs in 87 countries. It also occurs 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% being 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shahib918,388/
Saahib9124/
Sahibb9122/
Sahuib9110/
Sauhib913/
Sahoib911/
Sahibs911/
Sahitb911/
Sahhib911/
Ssahib911/
Sauhaib831/
Sahieeb831/
Soahaib831/
Saheb8036,620/
Sohib802,553/
Soaib802,542/
Sahip80802/
Saeib80381/
Sehib80194/
Saoib808/
Sauib807/
Seaib803/
Siaib801/
Saehb801/
Sahibova77307/
Shoahieb771/
Shoaib73173,064/
Sohaib738,128/
Shoeib735,495/
Shohib731,736/
Shaheb731,030/
Shouib73825/
Shaoib73273/
Shauib73167/
Saaheb73116/
Souaib73107/
Saeieb7352/
Sheaib7335/
Soeaib7324/
Sahyip7317/
Sahheb7316/
Shuieb7316/
Sahebb736/
Shuoib736/
Saeaib736/
Shooib735/
Sooaib734/
Sauaib734/
Sahuip734/
Shaeib734/
Seïhib734/
Saiyeb733/
Sahebp733/
Seaaib733/
Shahip733/
Soheib732/
Shehib732/
So'aib732/
Sajheb731/
Sahiph731/
Sauheb731/
Sohieb731/
Shuiyb731/
Sho'ib731/
Hsauib731/
Soaaib731/
Sgoaib731/
Ssaheb731/
Sheeib731/
Sha'ib731/
Zhahib731/
Sahajhaib711/
Saeb674,877/
Shouaib67768/
Shohaib67608/
Shohieb67409/
Shauaib6740/
Shoeaib6722/
Shooaib6717/
Shoheib6714/
Shuiaib676/
Shuoaib675/
Shioaib675/
Shaeaib673/
Schauib673/
Scheaib673/
Shauheb672/
Shhoaib672/
Schoeib672/
Zoahaib672/
Sahjheb671/
Saihiev671/
Sahaheb671/
Saaiheb671/
Shjoaib671/
Sheeaib671/
Shahebh671/
Shahiph671/
Sohheib671/
Saheetb671/
Sohaaib671/
Sojhaib671/
Soaheeb671/
Souhhib671/
Shouieb671/
Sho'aib671/
Shoaaib671/
Syohaib671/

Sahib Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sahib in the Georgian language
საჰიბsahib-
Sahib in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﺼﺎﺣﺐalsahb-
Sahib in the Hindi language
साहिबsahiba91.22
साहीबsahiba2.69
सहिबsahiba2.61
सहीबsahiba2.48
शाहिबsahiba0.28
साहबsahaba0.16
साहिवsahiva0.08
साहिबाsahiba0.08
साहेबsaheba0.08
साहिबेsahibe0.04
शाहीबsahiba0.04
साईबsa'iba0.04
साहिब़sahiba0.04
शहिबाsahiba0.04
Sahib in the Oriya language
ସାହିବsahiba84.72
ସହିବsahiba6.94
ସାହିବ୍sahib4.17
ସହିବ୍sahib1.39
ସାହୀବsahiba1.39
Sahib in the Bengali language
সাহিবsahiba75
সাহেবsaheba25
Sahib in the Marathi language
सािहबsaihaba50.88
साहीबsahiba31.86
सहीबsahiba7.52
साहेबsaheba2.21
शहीबsahiba0.88
शफीsaphi0.88
शाहsaha0.88
शाहुsahu0.44
शाहीबsahiba0.44
Sahib in the Tibetan language
ས་ཧིབ་sahib50
ས་ཨིཏ་saita50

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