Shaaban Surname
Approximately 220,518 people bear this surname
Shaaban Surname User-submission:
This is an Arabic given name and surname. It is also the name of the eighth month (sha'ban) of the Islamic Calendar, a word indicating 'separation' or 'dispersion', because the pagan Arabs used to disperse in search of water during this month.
Read More About This SurnameShaaban Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 128,620 | 1:715 | 92 |
| Syria | 21,939 | 1:880 | 110 |
| Saudi Arabia | 11,369 | 1:2,714 | 338 |
| Tanzania | 8,069 | 1:6,561 | 849 |
| Lebanon | 7,706 | 1:732 | 136 |
| Iraq | 7,236 | 1:4,840 | 483 |
| Jordan | 6,056 | 1:1,460 | 238 |
| Yemen | 5,441 | 1:4,857 | 698 |
| Libya | 5,109 | 1:1,222 | 327 |
| Palestine | 4,047 | 1:1,124 | 185 |
| Nigeria | 2,748 | 1:64,462 | 4,738 |
| Sudan | 2,240 | 1:16,746 | 2,298 |
| Israel | 1,821 | 1:4,699 | 692 |
| Kenya | 1,811 | 1:25,500 | 2,864 |
| Iran | 1,650 | 1:46,535 | 5,283 |
| Kuwait | 1,533 | 1:2,479 | 314 |
| United Arab Emirates | 954 | 1:9,604 | 1,214 |
| Tunisia | 410 | 1:1,489 | 130 |
| Ghana | 346 | 1:78,094 | 7,799 |
| United States | 319 | 1:1,136,235 | 81,718 |
| Bahrain | 235 | 1:5,739 | 1,064 |
| Qatar | 184 | 1:12,815 | 1,406 |
| Malaysia | 98 | 1:300,961 | 16,456 |
| Pakistan | 93 | 1:1,920,902 | 18,821 |
| England | 62 | 1:898,678 | 46,462 |
| Sweden | 57 | 1:172,750 | 11,943 |
| Oman | 51 | 1:72,313 | 2,904 |
| Canada | 31 | 1:1,188,567 | 86,017 |
| Germany | 27 | 1:2,981,684 | 140,707 |
| Greece | 25 | 1:443,192 | 58,048 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Russia | 21 | 1:6,863,003 | 268,198 |
| Netherlands | 19 | 1:888,799 | 62,169 |
| Australia | 17 | 1:1,587,982 | 78,599 |
| Denmark | 15 | 1:376,314 | 25,792 |
| Italy | 10 | 1:6,115,669 | 111,715 |
| France | 10 | 1:6,642,272 | 293,169 |
| Rwanda | 9 | 1:1,262,775 | 2,632 |
| Norway | 8 | 1:642,786 | 47,258 |
| New Zealand | 8 | 1:566,040 | 34,598 |
| Austria | 7 | 1:1,216,491 | 80,919 |
| Ukraine | 6 | 1:7,587,116 | 277,111 |
| Switzerland | 6 | 1:1,368,819 | 77,571 |
| Brazil | 5 | 1:42,814,866 | 547,158 |
| Spain | 5 | 1:9,350,407 | 109,555 |
| Algeria | 5 | 1:7,726,310 | 57,379 |
| Uganda | 5 | 1:7,807,856 | 134,263 |
| Czechia | 4 | 1:2,658,367 | 127,801 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Belarus | 3 | 1:3,167,020 | 121,664 |
| Bulgaria | 3 | 1:2,326,302 | 54,089 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Curaçao | 1 | 1:157,247 | 1,313 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Burundi | 1 | 1:9,804,852 | 2,349 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
Shaaban (66,319) may also be a first name.
Shaaban Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
This is an Arabic given name and surname. It is also the name of the eighth month (sha'ban) of the Islamic Calendar, a word indicating 'separation' or 'dispersion', because the pagan Arabs used to disperse in search of water during this month.
- knaibeiShaaban is a Muslim surname, supposedly referring to the 8th month of the year found in the calendar (shaʿbān).
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Shaaban Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shaaban Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shaaban (Arabic: شعبان, Hindi: शाअबान, Russian: Шаабан) is found in Egypt more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Shaaban? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,509th most frequently used family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 33,047 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 68 percent of Shaaban reside; 62 percent reside in North Africa and 62 percent reside in Arabic North Africa. Shaaban is also the 14,542nd most numerous first name worldwide It is held by 66,319 people.
Shaaban is most frequently occurring in Egypt, where it is carried by 128,620 people, or 1 in 715. Beside Egypt it exists in 77 countries. It also occurs in Syria, where 10 percent reside and Saudi Arabia, where 5 percent reside.
Shaaban Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Shaaban surname is primarily Muslim (81%) in Kenya, Sunni (60%) in Lebanon and Muslim (94%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those bearing the Shaaban surname are 5.7% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 58.93% registered with the political party.
The amount Shaaban earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 67.2% less than the national average, earning €9,851 per year; in Norway they earn 128.37% more than the national average, earning 790,348 kr per year; in United States they earn 20.45% more than the national average, earning $51,973 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.86% less than the national average, earning $47,266 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shaaban Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shaaban in the Hindi language | ||
| शाअबान | sa'abana | 50 |
| शअबान | sa'abana | 50 |
| Shaaban in the Russian language | ||
| Шаабан | saaban | - |
| Shaaban in the Arabic language | ||
| شعبان | shban | - |
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