Shahab Surname
Approximately 41,436 people bear this surname
Shahab Surname User-submission:
The Shahab surname means 'luminous', 'shooting star', 'bright red flame', 'metoer'.
Shahab Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 16,038 | 1:2,005 | 234 |
| Pakistan | 6,565 | 1:27,212 | 1,403 |
| Iran | 4,289 | 1:17,902 | 2,308 |
| Indonesia | 3,557 | 1:37,180 | 4,322 |
| Bangladesh | 2,794 | 1:57,035 | 2,975 |
| India | 2,205 | 1:347,875 | 19,021 |
| Iraq | 1,483 | 1:23,615 | 1,278 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1,312 | 1:23,518 | 3,324 |
| United Arab Emirates | 758 | 1:12,087 | 1,503 |
| Yemen | 497 | 1:53,170 | 4,161 |
| United States | 393 | 1:922,287 | 69,218 |
| Egypt | 305 | 1:301,429 | 19,796 |
| Kuwait | 222 | 1:17,120 | 2,252 |
| Qatar | 172 | 1:13,709 | 1,501 |
| Malaysia | 126 | 1:234,081 | 13,392 |
| England | 126 | 1:442,207 | 29,452 |
| Canada | 100 | 1:368,456 | 33,054 |
| Bahrain | 88 | 1:15,325 | 3,085 |
| Palestine | 53 | 1:85,827 | 6,515 |
| Singapore | 47 | 1:117,185 | 4,783 |
| Sweden | 38 | 1:259,125 | 17,909 |
| Nigeria | 29 | 1:6,108,371 | 148,179 |
| Norway | 22 | 1:233,740 | 25,571 |
| Thailand | 22 | 1:3,210,834 | 301,565 |
| Israel | 21 | 1:407,506 | 32,346 |
| Germany | 21 | 1:3,833,593 | 163,016 |
| Australia | 21 | 1:1,285,510 | 68,491 |
| Tunisia | 20 | 1:30,531 | 4,563 |
| Netherlands | 19 | 1:888,799 | 62,169 |
| Jordan | 15 | 1:589,496 | 13,598 |
| Oman | 12 | 1:307,331 | 4,704 |
| New Zealand | 8 | 1:566,040 | 34,598 |
| Brazil | 7 | 1:30,582,047 | 441,004 |
| Wales | 6 | 1:515,755 | 23,171 |
| Syria | 5 | 1:3,860,204 | 11,832 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| Denmark | 4 | 1:1,411,179 | 60,800 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Lebanon | 2 | 1:2,818,542 | 25,087 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Grenada | 1 | 1:108,535 | 1,793 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
Shahab (127,624) may also be a first name.
Shahab Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The Shahab surname means 'luminous', 'shooting star', 'bright red flame', 'metoer'.
- shahabShahab Demographics
Average Male Shahab Height
175.29 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Shahab Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shahab Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shahab (Bengali: শাহাব, Hindi: शहाब, Marathi: शहाब, Oriya: ସାହାବ) is more commonly found in Afghanistan than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Shahab? popularity and diffusion
It is the 13,477th most widely held last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 175,875 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 97 percent of Shahab are found; 77 percent are found in South Asia and 72 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Shahab is also the 8,150th most numerous forename globally It is held by 127,624 people.
This last name is most frequently occurring in Afghanistan, where it is carried by 16,038 people, or 1 in 2,005. In Afghanistan it is most frequent in: Kabul, where 14 percent are found, Herat, where 12 percent are found and Balkh, where 9 percent are found. Outside of Afghanistan this last name occurs in 56 countries. It is also found in Pakistan, where 16 percent are found and Iran, where 10 percent are found.
Shahab Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the surname is chiefly Sunni (50%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those bearing the Shahab last name are 1.94% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 55.17% being registered with the political party.
The amount Shahab earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 32.75% less than the national average, earning 232,727 kr per year; in United States they earn 18.46% more than the national average, earning $51,113 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.96% less than the national average, earning $48,214 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shahab Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shahab in the Bengali language | ||
| শাহাব | sahaba | - |
| Shahab in the Hindi language | ||
| शहाब | sahaba | 69.61 |
| शाहब | sahaba | 16.14 |
| शाहाब | sahaba | 11.85 |
| शहब | sahaba | 1.32 |
| साहब | sahaba | 0.73 |
| सहाब | sahaba | 0.1 |
| शहाव | sahava | 0.1 |
| शाहव | sahava | 0.07 |
| खान | khana | 0.03 |
| Shahab in the Marathi language | ||
| शहाब | sahaba | 61.63 |
| शाहाब | sahaba | 18.22 |
| शाहब | sahaba | 11.24 |
| वहाब | vahaba | 1.55 |
| अशहाब | asahaba | 1.16 |
| साहब | sahaba | 1.16 |
| शेाहब | seahaba | 1.16 |
| शहब | sahaba | 0.78 |
| सहाब | sahaba | 0.78 |
| अशाहब | asahaba | 0.39 |
| सािकब | saikaba | 0.39 |
| वहब | vahaba | 0.39 |
| शहाबाक | sahabaka | 0.39 |
| मशहाब | masahaba | 0.39 |
| Shahab in the Oriya language | ||
| ସାହାବ | sahaba | 50 |
| ସହବ | sahaba | 25 |
| ଶାହାବ | sahaba | 25 |
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