Shajab Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Shajab Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 6 | 1:127,844,230 | 863,365 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
Shajab (27) may also be a first name.
Shajab Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shajab Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shajab (Hindi: शाहजेब, Marathi: शाजाब) has its highest incidence in India. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Shajab? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 7,117,718th most widely held surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Shajab live; 86 percent live in South Asia and 86 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 2,036,353rd most commonly held forename in the world. It is borne by 27 people.
It is most frequently occurring in India, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 127,844,230. In India Shajab is primarily found in: Uttar Pradesh, where 50 percent reside, Bihar, where 17 percent reside and Delhi, where 17 percent reside. Without taking into account India Shajab is found in one country. It is also found in Yemen, where 14 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shajab Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shajab in the Marathi language | ||
| शाजाब | sajaba | 60 |
| शाजब | sajaba | 20 |
| शोहरब | soharaba | 20 |
| Shajab in the Hindi language | ||
| शाहजेब | sahajeba | 22.22 |
| शाजाब | sajaba | 22.22 |
| शजाब | sajaba | 22.22 |
| शाजब | sajaba | 11.11 |
| साहजेब | sahajeba | 11.11 |
| शाहजेव | sahajeva | 11.11 |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Shajab
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