Shahaab Surname

79,110th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,170 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Pakistan

Shahaab Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shahaab Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan6,1551:29,0241,455
India121:63,922,115578,870
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Shahaab (18,900) may also be a first name.

Shahaab Last Name Facts

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

Shahaab (Hindi: शहाब, Marathi: शाहाब) is borne by more people in Pakistan than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shahaab? popularity and diffusion

Shahaab is the 79,110th most common surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 1,181,126 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Shahaab live; 100 percent live in South Asia and 100 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 39,452nd most frequent first name on earth, borne by 18,900 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Pakistan, where it is held by 6,155 people, or 1 in 29,024. In Pakistan it is primarily concentrated in: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 44 percent are found, Sindh, where 33 percent are found and Punjab, where 20 percent are found. Other than Pakistan this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in India, where 0 percent are found and Afghanistan, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shahab9241,436/
Sahaab92126/
Schahab8622/
Shahaib8619/
Sahahab861/
Shahatb861/
Sahab8342,764/
Shhab831,433/
Shaab831,395/
Shahb83136/
Saaab831/
Shahabsh803/
Sahaaibh801/
Zzshahab801/
Schaab775,150/
Sahaib77577/
Shahap77184/
Shaaib7787/
Sjahab7751/
Sahaap7730/
Shahub7715/
Shahyb7710/
Saahab778/
Shhaib775/
Sahabd771/
Sahayb771/
Shaahb771/
Shahbb771/
Shathb771/
Sahahb771/
Zahaab771/
Sahabz771/
Shhabz771/
Hsahab771/
Shahapova7512/
Shahabova752/
Saab7338,373/
Shab737,021/
Sahb73736/
Shachbh711/
Shahbsj711/
Schaabs710/
Shaib675,622/
Schab674,034/
Chaab673,608/
Sahap672,570/
Shabd672,494/
Shaub671,738/
Shahp671,147/
Shabt671,091/
Sheab67370/
Sahub67320/
Shabh67263/
Shajb67188/
Saaib67163/
S'Hab6773/
Shsab6769/
Sahabova6756/
Shabs6737/
Shabz6726/
Shaap6726/
Sahapova6724/
Shayb6723/
Saahb6720/
Shaapova6715/
Sa'ab678/
Saabh677/
Saabs674/
Shaph673/
Sahahaph673/
Şahab673/
Shzab672/
Sgahb671/
Shhap671/
Shaav671/
Shavh671/
Shohb671/
Saabz671/

Shahaab Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shahaab in the Marathi language
शाहाबsahaba66.67
शहाबsahaba33.33
Shahaab in the Hindi language
शहाबsahaba60
शाहाबsahaba40

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Shahaab
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