Shababa Surname

1,163,787th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 205 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Shababa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shababa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1281:413,60629,126
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
Afghanistan121:2,679,43217,028
Iran91:8,531,392160,212
India81:95,883,173728,828
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

Shababa (748) may also be a first name.

Shababa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Shababa (Hindi: शबाबा, Marathi: शबाबा) is more commonly found in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Shababa.

How Common Is The Last Name Shababa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,163,787th most prevalent last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 35,549,004 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 80 percent of Shababa live; 62 percent live in East Africa and 62 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Shababa is also the 300,583rd most numerous first name internationally. It is borne by 748 people.

The surname Shababa is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 128 people, or 1 in 413,606. In Tanzania it is primarily found in: Mbeya Region, where 100 percent reside. Barring Tanzania it exists in 11 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 17 percent reside and Afghanistan, where 6 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shababah9319/
Shahbaba939/
Shabaiba931/
Shabhaba931/
Shababai931/
Sababa921,155/
Shahbabai887/
Shahababa884/
Shabhabai884/
Sahababaj882/
Shababazz881/
Sahababad881/
Saibaba861,077/
Siababa86560/
Shababi86553/
Chababa86341/
Shababy86146/
Shababo86117/
Shababe8665/
Shabeba8637/
Shaboba8634/
Sababat8611/
Sababha868/
Sababai866/
Sababay864/
Sababas863/
Shobaba862/
Sabaiba861/
Shabava861/
Saubaba861/
Sababah861/
Saababa861/
Shahababad82715/
Sahababhai825/
Shahababai824/
Sabaybay801,274/
Shabeeba8051/
Shobabai8050/
Shaabavi8033/
Shababeh8032/
Shabooba8018/
Shabavat8013/
Sababhai8012/
Sababatt801/
Saibabau801/
Saaibaba801/
Chababai801/
Jsaibaba801/
Schababo801/
Shababoo801/
Shabhabi801/
Shawabai801/
Shaababy801/
Shahbabe801/
Sababaha801/
Sabahbai801/
Sabaybau801/
Shahbabi801/
Shaibabi801/
Sababi77323/
Sabawa77243/
Sababe77158/
Sababo7768/
Sebaba7744/
Sabeba7737/
Sabava7721/
Sobaba7718/
Saboba776/
Zababa773/
Sababy771/
Shahababi7541/
Chababhai7520/
Shebabhai759/
Shabhavat755/
Shahabova752/
Chhababay751/
Shawabash751/
Chabaibai751/
Shahbawas751/
Sabavat713,678/
Chababi711,599/
Sababou71304/
Sababih71254/
Sabaway71225/
Sabouba71201/
Chababe71155/
Chababo71141/
Sababeh71125/
Sababei7138/
Shebabo7134/
Shabova7126/
Chaboba7126/
Sabeeba7124/
Sobabai7112/
Shabavy7111/
Siobaba719/
Sabobai718/
Shabavi716/
Shobabo716/
Shabhavath714/
Sabavai714/
Chababy714/
Sabawas714/
Chabawa713/
Shabobo713/
Sabaibi713/
Sahabhavad713/
Sabavas713/
Sabavad712/
Sebabaa712/
Sabooba711/
Shavava711/
Siaboba711/
Shabowa711/
Zaababa711/
Shobabi711/
Shobawa711/
Sobabaz711/
Soubaba711/
Soibaba711/
Shababoosh711/
Shabobi711/
Ssababi711/
Soybaba711/
Sahababije711/
Sahavabhai711/
Sahbabi711/
Sahbaby711/
Sabampa711/
Sabasua711/
Sabaabi711/
Sabaawa711/
Sababer711/
Sababio711/
Sabobah711/
Satbabi711/
Saubabi711/
Szaboba711/
Chobaba711/
Seebaba711/
Sabobaz711/
Sabawai711/
Sababes710/
Chabaibi6789/
Saubaber6781/
Shaibova6775/
Sahabova6756/
Sobhabai6748/
Chabaiwa6723/
Sabaavat6715/
Schebabo6711/
Chaababi6711/
Shaybova677/
Saibaboo677/
Shawaway677/
Shaboubi675/
Sabavatt674/
Sabavaai674/
Sabeebaa673/
Shabhavi672/
Chabavad672/
Chababou672/
Sababher671/
Sabavhat671/
Sahuabai671/
Saibhaba671/
Saabavat671/
Chabahwa671/
Shobabyi671/
Shawawaj671/
Siabooba671/
Shaboowa671/
Zahababi671/
Shabavyi671/
Sabahavi671/
Sabavais671/
Chababis671/
Chabatbi671/
Sabaawey671/

Shababa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shababa in the Hindi language
शबाबाsababa87.5
शाबाबाsababa12.5
Shababa in the Marathi language
शबाबाsababa60.71
शबानाsabana28.57
शबवाsabava3.57
हबीबhabiba3.57
शबाबsababa3.57

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