Shehab Surname
Approximately 177,291 people bear this surname
Shehab Surname User-submission:
The Shehab surname means 'enlightening thing', 'bright planet', 'bright flame of fire'.
Shehab Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iraq | 66,468 | 1:527 | 86 |
| Egypt | 52,260 | 1:1,759 | 241 |
| Saudi Arabia | 12,243 | 1:2,520 | 310 |
| Bangladesh | 7,480 | 1:21,304 | 1,501 |
| Jordan | 7,166 | 1:1,234 | 184 |
| Syria | 6,945 | 1:2,779 | 330 |
| Lebanon | 6,843 | 1:824 | 152 |
| Yemen | 6,552 | 1:4,033 | 600 |
| Libya | 3,832 | 1:1,629 | 473 |
| Kuwait | 2,179 | 1:1,744 | 209 |
| Bahrain | 1,837 | 1:734 | 77 |
| Palestine | 1,803 | 1:2,523 | 523 |
| United Arab Emirates | 532 | 1:17,222 | 2,054 |
| United States | 377 | 1:961,430 | 71,554 |
| Qatar | 119 | 1:19,815 | 2,139 |
| Pakistan | 91 | 1:1,963,120 | 19,042 |
| South Africa | 83 | 1:652,743 | 48,091 |
| Canada | 69 | 1:533,994 | 44,923 |
| Oman | 49 | 1:75,265 | 2,933 |
| Thailand | 44 | 1:1,605,417 | 210,847 |
| England | 42 | 1:1,326,620 | 59,571 |
| India | 32 | 1:23,970,793 | 327,222 |
| Sweden | 31 | 1:317,637 | 22,171 |
| Germany | 24 | 1:3,354,394 | 150,996 |
| Australia | 21 | 1:1,285,510 | 68,491 |
| Netherlands | 17 | 1:993,363 | 65,241 |
| Ethiopia | 16 | 1:6,096,641 | 11,907 |
| Sudan | 16 | 1:2,344,387 | 4,438 |
| Mexico | 14 | 1:8,866,158 | 37,743 |
| Israel | 12 | 1:713,136 | 47,700 |
| Malaysia | 9 | 1:3,277,136 | 121,952 |
| Nicaragua | 7 | 1:860,156 | 4,655 |
| Wales | 7 | 1:442,076 | 21,198 |
| Denmark | 6 | 1:940,786 | 47,603 |
| Djibouti | 4 | 1:228,733 | 966 |
| Austria | 4 | 1:2,128,859 | 91,203 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| Italy | 4 | 1:15,289,172 | 132,955 |
| Sierra Leone | 4 | 1:1,772,408 | 958 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Afghanistan | 3 | 1:10,717,728 | 35,605 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Curaçao | 1 | 1:157,247 | 1,313 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Eritrea | 1 | 1:4,751,901 | 911 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
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'.
- nahlaShehab Demographics
Average Shehab Salary in
United States
$56,814 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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
Shehab Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shehab in the Hindi language | ||
| शेहाब | sehaba | 80 |
| शेहाव | sehava | 20 |
| Shehab in the Marathi language | ||
| शेहब | sehaba | 66.67 |
| शेहाब | sehaba | 33.33 |
| Shehab in the Arabic language | ||
| الشهاب | alshhab | - |
| شهاب | shhab | - |
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