Saïb Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritius
Highest density in:
Mauritius

Saïb Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Saïb Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritius21:646,70813,517
France11:66,422,722504,397
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

The alternate forms: Saib (18,402), Şaib (11) & Šaib (1) are calculated separately.

Saïb Last Name Facts

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

The surname Saïb is more frequently found in Mauritius than any other country or territory. It can appear as: Saib, Şaib or Šaib. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Saïb? popularity and diffusion

It is the 8,968,613th most commonly held surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 50 percent of Saïb live; 50 percent live in Southern Africa and 50 percent live in Southern African Indian Ocean.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Mauritius, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 646,708. Beside Mauritius Saïb exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in France, where 25 percent live and Switzerland, where 25 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Saib9218,402/
Sab8635,403/
Şaib8311/
Šaib831/
Saab7538,373/
Sabz7514,152/
Sabh757,225/
Shab757,021/
Saeb754,877/
Siab754,382/
Sabt752,060/
Sahb75736/
Saub75281/
Sabd75172/
Scab75127/
Sayb75122/
Seab7590/
Sajb7558/
Sabs7523/
Sasb7512/
Szab7512/
Hsab757/
Ssab754/
Jsab754/
Sabp753/
Saãb752/
Saàb752/
Saïf752/
Satb752/
Sgab752/
Sabï751/
Sahab6742,764/
Shaib675,622/
Schab674,034/
Shabd672,494/
Chaïb672,145/
Shaub671,738/
Shhab671,433/
Shaab671,395/
Shabt671,091/
Sheab67370/
Sahub67320/
Shabh67263/
Shajb67188/
Saaib67163/
Shahb67136/
Shaeb6782/
S'Hab6773/
Shsab6769/
Szaub6750/
Saibt6740/
Szajb6737/
Shabs6737/
Shabz6726/
Shayb6723/
Saahb6720/
Saibh6711/
Sabdh6710/
Sajbt678/
Saibs678/
Sa'ab678/
Saubø677/
Saabh677/
Ssaeb675/
Saubh674/
Sabhh674/
Saabs674/
Szabs673/
Scaub672/
Shzab672/
Sabhs672/
Hssab671/
Saihb671/
Shjab671/
Sasbz671/
Siabh671/
Sjabt671/
Hsabh671/
Saehb671/
Szabő671/
Sabhd671/
Saabz671/
Saaab671/
Sgahb671/
Scaab671/
Sashb671/
Sauyb671/
Saitb671/
Sabht671/
Seabs670/
Saubs670/

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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 Saïb
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