Shaba Surname
Approximately 64,193 people bear this surname
Shaba Surname User-submission:
The Shaba surname means 'son of mercy'.
Shaba Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 29,931 | 1:572 | 39 |
| Nigeria | 15,575 | 1:11,374 | 1,187 |
| Zambia | 4,083 | 1:3,882 | 474 |
| Iraq | 3,306 | 1:10,593 | 818 |
| India | 1,742 | 1:440,336 | 22,850 |
| Albania | 1,716 | 1:1,698 | 265 |
| Syria | 1,345 | 1:14,350 | 1,137 |
| DR Congo | 1,170 | 1:63,145 | 7,472 |
| South Africa | 1,091 | 1:49,659 | 6,298 |
| Bangladesh | 811 | 1:196,494 | 6,734 |
| Zimbabwe | 770 | 1:20,050 | 2,982 |
| Yemen | 602 | 1:43,896 | 3,679 |
| United States | 408 | 1:888,380 | 67,160 |
| Tanzania | 217 | 1:243,971 | 19,796 |
| Uganda | 202 | 1:193,264 | 15,695 |
| Iran | 165 | 1:465,349 | 28,356 |
| Sweden | 159 | 1:61,929 | 4,741 |
| England | 141 | 1:395,164 | 27,358 |
| Botswana | 105 | 1:20,828 | 4,170 |
| Pakistan | 74 | 1:2,414,107 | 21,426 |
| Canada | 47 | 1:783,949 | 61,790 |
| Lebanon | 46 | 1:122,545 | 6,622 |
| Israel | 46 | 1:186,036 | 18,427 |
| Kosovo | 40 | 1:46,547 | 3,785 |
| Kuwait | 39 | 1:97,454 | 10,676 |
| Russia | 38 | 1:3,792,712 | 188,390 |
| United Arab Emirates | 33 | 1:277,645 | 19,302 |
| Australia | 33 | 1:818,052 | 51,601 |
| Afghanistan | 30 | 1:1,071,773 | 9,936 |
| Greece | 29 | 1:382,062 | 51,720 |
| Brazil | 19 | 1:11,267,070 | 228,483 |
| Ukraine | 18 | 1:2,529,039 | 160,188 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Maldives | 13 | 1:31,090 | 1,777 |
| Denmark | 12 | 1:470,393 | 30,183 |
| Germany | 9 | 1:8,945,051 | 266,530 |
| Egypt | 9 | 1:10,215,084 | 48,153 |
| Italy | 7 | 1:8,736,670 | 118,213 |
| Netherlands | 6 | 1:2,814,529 | 101,176 |
| New Zealand | 6 | 1:754,720 | 41,661 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Scotland | 5 | 1:1,070,763 | 31,189 |
| Kenya | 5 | 1:9,235,980 | 55,978 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Tajikistan | 4 | 1:2,096,673 | 7,416 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Iceland | 3 | 1:126,697 | 5,403 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 3 | 1:1,990,885 | 79,765 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Montenegro | 3 | 1:213,188 | 6,121 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Mauritania | 2 | 1:2,047,432 | 30,537 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Bhutan | 1 | 1:616,039 | 1,715 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Swaziland | 1 | 1:1,298,199 | 1,718 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1 | 1:112,659 | 1,704 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Djibouti | 1 | 1:914,932 | 1,612 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 10 | 1:5,021,868 | 210,693 |
Shaba (23,254) may also be a first name.
Shaba Surname Meaning
Shaba Demographics
Shaba Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Shaba Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shaba Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name 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/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Shaba click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shaba? popularity and diffusion
It is the 8,821st most frequently occurring family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 113,526 people. The surname Shaba occurs predominantly in Africa, where 83 percent of Shaba live; 56 percent live in Southern Africa and 56 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Shaba is also the 33,778th most frequently used first name throughout the world It is held by 23,254 people.
The last name is most frequent in Malawi, where it is held by 29,931 people, or 1 in 572. Barring Malawi Shaba is found in 82 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 24 percent reside and Zambia, where 6 percent reside.
Shaba Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Shaba has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Shaba surname rose 4,080 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Shaba Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is primarily Syriac Catholic (75%) in Lebanon and Muslim (63%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those bearing the Shaba surname are 6.26% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 53.03% registered with 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.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shaba Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shaba in the Georgian language | ||
| შაბა | shaba | - |
| Shaba in the Tibetan language | ||
| ཤ་བ། | shawa | - |
| Shaba in the Bengali language | ||
| শৈবা | saiba | - |
| Shaba in the Hindi language | ||
| शबा | saba | 95.84 |
| शाबा | saba | 3.34 |
| सबा | saba | 0.43 |
| श्ाबा | saba | 0.05 |
| शबाा | sabaa | 0.04 |
| शैबा | saiba | 0.04 |
| शवा | sava | 0.04 |
| श़बा | saba | 0.02 |
| साहिबा | sahiba | 0.02 |
| शषा | sasa | 0.02 |
| सवा | sava | 0.02 |
| शेबा | seba | 0.02 |
| शीबा | siba | 0.02 |
| शब्आ | saba | 0.02 |
| Shaba in the Marathi language | ||
| शाबा | saba | 64.8 |
| शबा | saba | 32.6 |
| सबा | saba | 0.8 |
| शंब | samba | 0.2 |
| सभा | sabha | 0.2 |
| षबा | saba | 0.2 |
| शाभा | sabha | 0.2 |
| Shaba in the Oriya language | ||
| ଶବା | saba | 56.76 |
| ଶାବା | saba | 13.51 |
| ସାବା | saba | 8.11 |
| ଶବର | sabara | 5.41 |
| ସବା | saba | 5.41 |
| ଧୀବର | dhibara | 2.7 |
| ଶାବ | saba | 2.7 |
| େସାରାବତୀ | esarabati | 2.7 |
| ଶବ | saba | 2.7 |
| Shaba in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﺳﺤﺎﺑﻪ | ashabh | 47.06 |
| ﺃﺳﺤﺎﺑﻪ | ashabh | 17.65 |
| ﺍﺳﺤﺎﺏ | ashab | 17.65 |
| ﺍﺳﺤﺎﺑﺔ | ashabt | 11.76 |
| ﺍﻟﺸﺎﺑﻪ | alshabh | 5.88 |
| Shaba in the Russian language | ||
| Шаба | saba | - |
| Shaba in the Arabic language | ||
| شبعا | shba | - |
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