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
Shaba (Arabic: شبعا, Bengali: শৈবা, Georgian: შაბა, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﺳﺤﺎﺑﻪ, Hindi: शबा, Marathi: शाबा, Oriya: ଶବା, Russian: Шаба, Tibetan: ཤ་བ།) is carried by more people in Malawi than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Shaba click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shaba? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 8,821st most prevalent surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 113,526 people. Shaba occurs mostly 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 frequent first name in the world, borne by 23,254 people.
The last name Shaba is most prevalent in Malawi, where it is carried by 29,931 people, or 1 in 572. Excluding Malawi Shaba occurs in 82 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 24 percent live and Zambia, where 6 percent live.
Shaba Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Shaba has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 4,080 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Shaba Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the surname is chiefly 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 US average, with 53.03% being registered with the political 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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