Shab Surname

70,414th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,021 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Shab Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shab Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran4,3191:17,7782,297
India5531:1,387,09853,456
Pakistan5261:339,6276,802
Morocco4091:84,29414,399
Saudi Arabia3581:86,18912,374
Egypt2441:376,78623,402
Afghanistan1271:253,1754,283
Mauritania921:44,5093,346
Malaysia891:331,39617,819
United States621:5,846,112285,490
Iraq581:603,8229,381
Russia521:2,771,597154,559
Jordan141:631,60313,893
Argentina141:3,053,101127,728
England121:4,643,172139,951
Nigeria101:17,714,276277,641
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Belarus71:1,357,29483,128
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Yemen51:5,285,05921,214
Mauritius51:258,6838,939
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Kyrgyzstan31:1,990,88579,765
Syria21:9,650,51117,817
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Armenia21:1,465,09016,492
France21:33,211,361423,184
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Shab (10,063) may also be a first name.

Shab Last Name Facts

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

The last name Shab (Bengali: সাব, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﺳﺤﺎﺏ, Hindi: शब्बीर, Marathi: शब, Oriya: ଶବ, Russian: Шаб, Tibetan: ཤབ་) is more commonly found in Iran than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Shab.

How Common Is The Last Name Shab? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 70,414th most commonly used last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 1,037,964 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 87 percent of Shab are found; 79 percent are found in South Asia and 71 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 60,987th most widespread given name globally It is held by 10,063 people.

This surname is most frequent in Iran, where it is held by 4,319 people, or 1 in 17,778. In Iran it is most frequent in: Hormozgan Province, where 28 percent live, Tehran Province, where 10 percent live and Fars Province, where 9 percent live. Barring Iran this surname occurs in 50 countries. It also occurs in India, where 8 percent live and Pakistan, where 7 percent live.

Shab Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Shab has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Shab surname expanded 620 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Shab Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Shab surname are 2.33% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 55.56% registered with the political party.

Shab earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 8.22% more than the national average, earning $46,697 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sahab8942,764/
Shaib895,622/
Schab894,034/
Shabd892,494/
Shaub891,738/
Shhab891,433/
Shaab891,395/
Shabt891,091/
Sheab89370/
Shabh89263/
Shajb89188/
Shahb89136/
Shaeb8982/
S'Hab8973/
Shsab8969/
Shabs8937/
Shabz8926/
Shayb8923/
Shzab892/
Sab8635,403/
Shahab8041,436/
Schaub8025,871/
Schaab805,150/
Sahaib80577/
Sahaab80126/
Shaaib8087/
Sjahab8051/
Schaeb8017/
Shahub8015/
Shaibh8011/
Shahyb8010/
Saahab808/
Shabzz805/
Shhaib805/
Shabdh804/
Schaib803/
Sheabs802/
Shauyb802/
Sahayb801/
S'Haib801/
Schabt801/
Shsabd801/
Shaahb801/
Shabhd801/
Shahbb801/
Sxhaub801/
Shathb801/
Sahahb801/
Shaitb801/
Shzaib801/
Schabp801/
Schabs801/
Schabz801/
Sahabd801/
Sahabz801/
Shhabz801/
Shhaeb801/
Shaibt801/
Hsahab801/
Shaubs800/
Schasb800/
Shaw75808,364/
Saab7538,373/
Saib7518,402/
Sabz7514,152/
Sabh757,225/
Chab756,940/
Saeb754,877/
Siab754,382/
Sabt752,060/
Shav751,866/
Shaf751,511/
Sahb75736/
Shap75455/
Sheb75437/
Sehb75425/
Saub75281/
Sabd75172/
Sohb75160/
Sayb75122/
Seab7590/
Shob7576/
Sajb7558/
Sabs7523/
Sasb7512/
Szab7512/
Xhab7510/
Hsab757/
Ssab754/
Saïb754/
Jsab754/
Sabp753/
Saãb752/
Saàb752/
Hzab752/
Satb752/
Sgab752/
Sabï751/
Shahaab736,170/
Shabova7326/
Schahab7322/
Shahaib7319/
Schaubt7311/
Schabht731/
Schabzz731/
Shachbh731/
Shahatb731/
Shahbsj731/
Shabowa731/
Sahahab731/
Schaabs730/
Chaib6763,095/
Shova6714,944/
Shoeb6712,211/
Shaif6711,456/
Shoib674,037/
Shafe673,908/
Shobh673,856/
Chaab673,608/
Shuib673,037/
Sahap672,570/
Chaïb672,145/
Shaaf671,414/
Sahav671,401/
Shaff671,322/
Shahp671,147/
Sahaf671,073/
Showa671,006/
Schob67894/
Shape67880/
Schaf67851/
Schöb67847/
Shaft67671/
Sheaf67517/
Shahf67452/
Schap67425/
Shoub67390/
Chhab67381/
Sahub67320/
Shauf67308/
Shoob67250/
Scheb67242/
Schaw67199/
Shaps67188/
Sheeb67170/
Saaib67163/
Chaub67154/
Shapp67126/
Sheib67119/
Sahaw67118/
Shaiv6787/
Cheab6778/
Shaibova6775/
Shavd6771/
Shoyb6770/
Shadf6769/
Shaup6767/
Shaip6757/
Sahabova6756/
Szaub6750/
Shawh6749/
Scháb6748/
Saibt6740/
Szajb6737/
Sheap6734/
Shahw6727/
Chayb6727/
Shaaw6726/
Shaap6726/
Saahb6720/
Chabd6717/
Schäb6715/
Shebh6714/
Chabs6712/
Shahv6712/
Chabh6711/
Sabdh6710/
Sajbt678/
Sa'ab678/
Shawf678/
Saibs678/
Sheyb678/
Shafz678/
Shaybova677/
Shafh677/
Saabh677/
Saubø677/
Chabz675/
Ssaeb675/
Zsheb675/
Shauw674/
Shaww674/
Shauv674/
Sheub674/
Sabhh674/
Saabs674/
Shafs674/
Sshaw674/
Hshap674/
Shaph673/
Shahabsh673/
Schabová673/
Şahab673/
Szabs673/
Shavt672/
Shaep672/
Sabhs672/
Sjhaw672/
Shgaf672/
Shheb672/
Shasw672/
Sheaw672/
Shhaw672/
Shazf672/
Shasf672/
Sabhd671/
Sabht671/
Saitb671/
Sauyb671/
Sashb671/
Hshaw671/
Hssab671/
Schav671/
Sohyb671/
Shsav671/
Shosb671/
Shaav671/
Shapz671/
Shavh671/
Shavp671/
Ssheb671/
Sasbz671/
Shasp671/
Chaãb671/
Siabh671/
Sjabt671/
Hsabh671/
Jshaf671/
Soihb671/
Shatf671/
Shatp671/
Shapt671/
Shohb671/
Sahaaibh671/
Saehb671/
Szabő671/
Shøeb671/
Zzshahab671/
Chasb671/
Chatb671/
Seihb671/
Saihb671/
Saabz671/
Saaab671/
Shhaf671/
Shhap671/
Shayv671/
Shajw671/
Sgahb671/
Saubs670/
Shapf670/
Shayw670/
Ssehb670/
Seabs670/
Sheav670/

Shab Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shab in the Tibetan language
ཤབ་shab-
Shab in the Marathi language
शबsaba94.5
शाबsaba3.67
साबsaba0.46
Shab in the Oriya language
ଶବsaba88.24
ସାବsaba5.88
ଶାବsaba5.88
Shab in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﺳﺤﺎﺏashab80.95
ﺳﺤﺎﺏshab14.29
ﺃﺳﺤﺎﺏashab4.76
Shab in the Bengali language
সাবsaba50
শৈবsaiba40
শাবsaba10
Shab in the Hindi language
शब्बीरsabbira33.75
शबsaba31.67
शाबsaba18.33
शब्बोsabbo3.75
शब्sab3.33
साहबsahaba3.33
शब़्saba0.42
Shab in the Russian language
Шабsab-

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