Shehab Surname

3,185th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 177,291 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iraq
Highest density in:
Iraq

Shehab Surname User-submission:

The Shehab surname means 'enlightening thing', 'bright planet', 'bright flame of fire'.

Shehab Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iraq66,4681:52786
Egypt52,2601:1,759241
Saudi Arabia12,2431:2,520310
Bangladesh7,4801:21,3041,501
Jordan7,1661:1,234184
Syria6,9451:2,779330
Lebanon6,8431:824152
Yemen6,5521:4,033600
Libya3,8321:1,629473
Kuwait2,1791:1,744209
Bahrain1,8371:73477
Palestine1,8031:2,523523
United Arab Emirates5321:17,2222,054
United States3771:961,43071,554
Qatar1191:19,8152,139
Pakistan911:1,963,12019,042
South Africa831:652,74348,091
Canada691:533,99444,923
Oman491:75,2652,933
Thailand441:1,605,417210,847
England421:1,326,62059,571
India321:23,970,793327,222
Sweden311:317,63722,171
Germany241:3,354,394150,996
Australia211:1,285,51068,491
Netherlands171:993,36365,241
Ethiopia161:6,096,64111,907
Sudan161:2,344,3874,438
Mexico141:8,866,15837,743
Israel121:713,13647,700
Malaysia91:3,277,136121,952
Nicaragua71:860,1564,655
Wales71:442,07621,198
Denmark61:940,78647,603
Djibouti41:228,733966
Austria41:2,128,85991,203
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Sierra Leone41:1,772,408958
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Belize11:355,4743,977
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Eritrea11:4,751,901911
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
France11:66,422,722504,397
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372

Shehab (92,848) may also be a first name.

Shehab Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Shehab surname means 'enlightening thing', 'bright planet', 'bright flame of fire'.

- nahla

Shehab Last Name Facts

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

The last name Shehab (Arabic: الشهاب, Hindi: शेहाब, Marathi: शेहब) is most common in Iraq. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Shehab? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,185th most commonly occurring family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 41,105 people. Shehab is mostly found in Asia, where 68 percent of Shehab reside; 64 percent reside in West Asia and 50 percent reside in Levant. Shehab is also the 10,899th most frequently held first name globally. It is borne by 92,848 people.

Shehab is most frequently occurring in Iraq, where it is borne by 66,468 people, or 1 in 527. Apart from Iraq it exists in 69 countries. It is also found in Egypt, where 29 percent live and Saudi Arabia, where 7 percent live.

Shehab Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is principally Sunni (45%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those holding the Shehab surname are 4.11% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50.88% registered with the political party.

The amount Shehab earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 83.27% more than the national average, earning R 435,528 per year; in United States they earn 31.67% more than the national average, earning $56,814 USD per year and in Canada they earn 27.42% more than the national average, earning $63,307 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sheahab922/
Shehaib922/
Sheihab922/
Shehabz921/
Sehab913,088/
Sheab91370/
Shihab8344,167/
Shehap832,220/
Sheyab8321/
Shyhab8315/
Shejab8313/
Shhaib835/
Sheaab834/
Sheayb834/
Sheabs832/
Sheiab831/
Sehaub831/
Sheeab831/
Sehhab831/
Sehaib831/
Siheab831/
Shhaeb831/
Seab8090/
Chehaib7728/
Shohiab7726/
Shihaab7721/
Shahaib7719/
Sheyyab7716/
Shahjab7710/
Shihaib777/
Chehhab776/
Shohyab775/
Sheeyab774/
Shaihab774/
Chehahb774/
Schihab773/
Shehoub772/
Shihabs771/
Shihabt771/
Sheeaib771/
Shahiab771/
Cheihab771/
Shoeb7312,211/
Shaib735,622/
Sihab734,306/
Shueb733,691/
Shaub731,738/
Seyab73322/
Shajb73188/
Sheeb73170/
Sheib73119/
Shaeb7382/
Cheab7378/
Sejab7347/
Sehob7347/
Sheap7334/
Shiab7324/
Shayb7323/
Sehap7316/
Shyab7315/
Shieb7313/
Sheyb738/
Syhab737/
Cehab736/
Sheub734/
Shyeb733/
Seiab732/
Shjab731/
Sieab731/
Saehb731/
Seeab731/
Sehav731/
Seabs730/
Sheav730/
Shahajeb71149/
Shahajab713/
Shshoyab711/
Shaaihab711/
Shahajub711/
Schaub6725,871/
Shajib6712,753/
Chihab6712,085/
Scheib675,380/
Shoyeb672,922/
Shoieb672,339/
Shoiab671,621/
Shejav671,523/
Shoyab671,343/
Shayeb671,291/
Chejab671,226/
Shuiab671,216/
Shayab671,077/
Schieb67930/
Sahaib67577/
Schoeb67514/
Shojeb67452/
Chhaib67351/
Syahab67312/
Shoueb67293/
Shaieb67284/
Shiyab67246/
Scheub67138/
Shaiub67122/
Shajeb6797/
Shuyeb6793/
Shaaib6787/
Shaueb6752/
Sohiab6732/
Sjihab6723/
Saheib6718/
Chéhab6718/
Schaeb6717/
Shaiab6717/
Shayib6716/
Shuieb6716/
Shahub6715/
Suhiab6714/
Saihab6713/
Shuyab6712/
Sheapp6711/
Shayub6711/
Shahyb6710/
Showeb6710/
Shihap679/
Sheyav678/
Sahjeb678/
Sheyeb678/
Shajab677/
Sahiab676/
Schueb675/
Shaiob675/
Scheeb675/
Shioab675/
Soihab674/
Shojab674/
Seeyab674/
Sahjab673/
Seaaib673/
Shijab673/
Sheaps673/
Schaib673/
Shauyb672/
Sayhab672/
Shajob672/
Sihaib672/
Shheeb672/
Sohyab671/
Sahyeb671/
Sahueb671/
Sahweb671/
Saiheb671/
Sahayb671/
S'Haib671/
Cheatb671/
Sohyeb671/
Shihav671/
Shiaab671/
Shceib671/
Shaeph671/
Sxhaub671/
Cheiab671/
Cheaab671/
Suihab671/
Hsuehb671/
Shaitb671/
Seyyab671/
Shhoib671/
Shiyeb671/
Shoebh671/
Shyyab671/
Shzaib671/
Sahyab671/
Scheap671/
Seeasb671/
Sehyeb671/
Sehapt671/
Syhaib671/
Chèhab671/
Shiahb671/
Chyhab671/
Cihhab671/
Sehoub671/
Seaeab671/
Shyhabova671/
Shuhyb671/
Sheebh671/
Shohyb671/
Shaibt671/
Cheyab671/
Shoeph670/
Sheasp670/
Sheape670/
Shiabs670/
Shaubs670/
Schiab670/

Shehab Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shehab in the Hindi language
शेहाबsehaba80
शेहावsehava20
Shehab in the Marathi language
शेहबsehaba66.67
शेहाबsehaba33.33
Shehab in the Arabic language
الشهابalshhab-
شهابshhab-

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