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).
- deleted-173293Shaaban Demographics
Shaaban Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
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 more frequently found in Egypt than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Shaaban click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shaaban? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,509th most common family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 33,047 people. Shaaban occurs mostly 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 commonly used given name at a global level. It is borne by 66,319 people.
The surname is most widely held in Egypt, where it is borne by 128,620 people, or 1 in 715. Besides Egypt this last name occurs in 77 countries. It also occurs in Syria, where 10 percent live and Saudi Arabia, where 5 percent live.
Shaaban Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Shaaban last name is principally 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 national average, with 58.93% being registered to vote for the 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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