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'.
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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 borne by more people in Iraq than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Shehab? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,185th most widespread last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 41,105 people. The surname Shehab occurs predominantly in Asia, where 68 percent of Shehab are found; 64 percent are found in West Asia and 50 percent are found in Levant. It is also the 10,899th most frequently occurring first name in the world. It is borne by 92,848 people.
The surname is most frequently occurring in Iraq, where it is borne by 66,468 people, or 1 in 527. Excluding Iraq it is found in 69 countries. It also occurs 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 Shehab surname is primarily Sunni (45%) in Lebanon.
In The United States Shehab are 4.11% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50.88% registered to vote for the 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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