Shaba Surname

8,821st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 64,193 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Shaba Surname User-submission:

The Shaba surname means 'son of mercy'.

Shaba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi29,9311:57239
Nigeria15,5751:11,3741,187
Zambia4,0831:3,882474
Iraq3,3061:10,593818
India1,7421:440,33622,850
Albania1,7161:1,698265
Syria1,3451:14,3501,137
DR Congo1,1701:63,1457,472
South Africa1,0911:49,6596,298
Bangladesh8111:196,4946,734
Zimbabwe7701:20,0502,982
Yemen6021:43,8963,679
United States4081:888,38067,160
Tanzania2171:243,97119,796
Uganda2021:193,26415,695
Iran1651:465,34928,356
Sweden1591:61,9294,741
England1411:395,16427,358
Botswana1051:20,8284,170
Pakistan741:2,414,10721,426
Canada471:783,94961,790
Lebanon461:122,5456,622
Israel461:186,03618,427
Kosovo401:46,5473,785
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
Russia381:3,792,712188,390
United Arab Emirates331:277,64519,302
Australia331:818,05251,601
Afghanistan301:1,071,7739,936
Greece291:382,06251,720
Brazil191:11,267,070228,483
Ukraine181:2,529,039160,188
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Maldives131:31,0901,777
Denmark121:470,39330,183
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Italy71:8,736,670118,213
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
China41:341,830,39216,990
Tajikistan41:2,096,6737,416
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Iceland31:126,6975,403
Kyrgyzstan31:1,990,88579,765
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Montenegro31:213,1886,121
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Mauritania21:2,047,43230,537
France21:33,211,361423,184
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11:112,6591,704
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Shaba (23,254) may also be a first name.

Shaba Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Shaba surname means 'son of mercy'.

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Shaba Last Name Facts

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

The surname Shaba (Arabic: شبعا, Bengali: শৈবা, Georgian: შაბა, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﺳﺤﺎﺑﻪ, Hindi: शबा, Marathi: शाबा, Oriya: ଶବା, Russian: Шаба, Tibetan: ཤ་བ།) occurs in Malawi more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Shaba.

How Common Is The Last Name Shaba? popularity and diffusion

Shaba is the 8,821st most numerous surname globally, borne by around 1 in 113,526 people. The surname Shaba is mostly found in Africa, where 83 percent of Shaba are found; 56 percent are found in Southern Africa and 56 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 33,778th most frequent first name world-wide, borne by 23,254 people.

Shaba is most commonly held in Malawi, where it is carried by 29,931 people, or 1 in 572. Outside of Malawi Shaba exists in 82 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 24 percent reside and Zambia, where 6 percent reside.

Shaba Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Shaba has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Shaba last name rose 4,080 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Shaba Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is principally Syriac Catholic (75%) in Lebanon and Muslim (63%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those holding the Shaba last name are 6.26% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 53.03% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Shaba earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 17.57% less than the national average, earning R 195,888 per year; in United States they earn 18.81% more than the national average, earning $51,264 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.79% less than the national average, earning $43,826 CAD per year.

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Shahba913,314/
Shaaba911,999/
Shabad911,436/
Shaiba911,192/
Shabaj911,163/
Shabah911,006/
Sahaba91923/
Shabas91498/
Shabai91199/
Shabay91196/
Shabaa91191/
Shayba91126/
Shabha9154/
Shabga9124/
Schaba9111/
S'Haba916/
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Shabau915/
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Shaeba914/
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Saba89188,181/
Shabazz834,561/
Shabash834,128/
Shahbaj831,707/
Sahabah831,686/
Shaibah831,649/
Shaabat83418/
Sahabaj83415/
Shabaya83368/
Shahbah83267/
Shabaat83199/
Shabaha83175/
Shabaaz83131/
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Shabhai83127/
Schabas83116/
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Shaibaz8367/
Shaybah8350/
Shabhaz8341/
Shhabaz8333/
Schabad8326/
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Shaubha8319/
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Shaibat8313/
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Shabhay8310/
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Shaabaz837/
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Shabhas831/
Shabaid831/
Shabais831/
Shaibaa831/
Sshabaz831/
Sabah8083,077/
Sabat8034,144/
Shawa8033,869/
Sabas8015,640/
Shoba8015,177/
Sabau8014,420/
Chaba8012,024/
Shabo8010,807/
Shava8010,735/
Saiba808,986/
Sabai808,941/
Sabaa808,467/
Sheba806,024/
Shabi805,688/
Siaba803,871/
Sabay803,483/
Sabad802,625/
Sabaz802,416/
Sabea801,534/
Sabaj801,259/
Sahba801,205/
Shabe801,156/
Saaba801,138/
Seaba80852/
Sauba80794/
Sayba80626/
Saboa80501/
Sabga80427/
Shaby80267/
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Saeba80101/
Sabaś8043/
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Xhaba8035/
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Sohba8017/
Sjaba8012/
Sabaï809/
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Satba805/
Sxaba804/
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Jsaba801/
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Shabj801/
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Shahabaj771,438/
Sahabajh77142/
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Schabach7793/
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Sahabhai7723/
Shaibaaz7720/
Sahabaat7716/
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Sahabi7387,397/
Shampa7318,101/
Sabbah7314,919/
Sahabo7311,059/
Shawah738,366/
Shabou734,870/
Shabuj733,709/
Sabaya732,950/
Chaaba732,733/
Shaawa732,722/
Szabat732,580/
Sheeba732,189/
Sheiba731,888/
Shaber731,701/
Shaibi731,653/
Sabash731,617/
Shobah731,525/
Chabas731,520/
Sabahy731,509/
Chabat731,216/
Shawwa731,169/
Chabai731,161/
Chaiba73997/
Sağbaş73964/
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Shahabi6726,118/
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Shaba Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shaba in the Georgian language
შაბაshaba-
Shaba in the Tibetan language
ཤ་བ།shawa-
Shaba in the Bengali language
শৈবাsaiba-
Shaba in the Hindi language
शबाsaba95.84
शाबाsaba3.34
सबाsaba0.43
श्ाबाsaba0.05
शबााsabaa0.04
शैबाsaiba0.04
शवाsava0.04
श़बाsaba0.02
साहिबाsahiba0.02
शषाsasa0.02
सवाsava0.02
शेबाseba0.02
शीबाsiba0.02
शब्आsaba0.02
Shaba in the Marathi language
शाबाsaba64.8
शबाsaba32.6
सबाsaba0.8
शंबsamba0.2
सभाsabha0.2
षबाsaba0.2
शाभाsabha0.2
Shaba in the Oriya language
ଶବାsaba56.76
ଶାବାsaba13.51
ସାବାsaba8.11
ଶବରsabara5.41
ସବାsaba5.41
ଧୀବରdhibara2.7
ଶାବsaba2.7
େସାରାବତୀesarabati2.7
ଶବsaba2.7
Shaba in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﺳﺤﺎﺑﻪashabh47.06
ﺃﺳﺤﺎﺑﻪashabh17.65
ﺍﺳﺤﺎﺏashab17.65
ﺍﺳﺤﺎﺑﺔashabt11.76
ﺍﻟﺸﺎﺑﻪalshabh5.88
Shaba in the Russian language
Шабаsaba-
Shaba in the Arabic language
شبعاshba-

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