Shihab Surname

12,702nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 44,167 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bangladesh
Highest density in:
Maldives

Shihab Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shihab Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bangladesh35,1461:4,534415
Saudi Arabia1,9481:15,8402,206
India1,8791:408,23121,512
Egypt1,6171:56,8565,426
United Arab Emirates9151:10,0131,258
Indonesia5261:251,42422,929
Sri Lanka5121:40,6424,863
Maldives3321:1,217135
Kuwait1931:19,6932,634
Qatar1591:14,8301,610
Iraq1471:238,2435,207
United States1441:2,517,076153,460
Bahrain1031:13,0932,472
Oman1001:36,8802,528
Israel691:124,02413,566
England571:977,51048,999
Sweden431:228,99415,912
Canada401:921,14070,350
Nicaragua391:154,3872,244
Malaysia341:867,47739,690
Yemen211:1,258,34711,865
Thailand181:3,924,352328,346
Australia141:1,928,26488,951
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Norway131:395,56035,657
Lebanon111:512,46212,816
Syria81:2,412,62810,757
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
France41:16,605,680368,153
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Belarus41:2,375,265105,497
Bulgaria31:2,326,30254,089
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Japan11:127,844,29373,547

Shihab (94,889) may also be a first name.

Shihab Last Name Facts

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

The surname Shihab (Bengali: সিহাব, Hindi: शिहाब, Marathi: िशहब) is most common in Bangladesh. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shihab? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 12,702nd most widespread family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 165,000 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 95 percent of Shihab reside; 86 percent reside in South Asia and 80 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Shihab is also the 10,675th most frequently occurring first name globally It is held by 94,889 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Bangladesh, where it is carried by 35,146 people, or 1 in 4,534. Other than Bangladesh Shihab occurs in 58 countries. It also occurs in Saudi Arabia, where 4 percent live and India, where 4 percent live.

Shihab Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Shihab last name are 12.32% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 59.09% being registered with the political party.

The amount Shihab earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 33.22% less than the national average, earning 231,101 kr per year; in United States they earn 42.94% more than the national average, earning $61,679 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.9% more than the national average, earning $52,616 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shihaab9221/
Shihaib927/
Schihab923/
Shihabs921/
Shihabt921/
Sihab914,306/
Shiab9124/
Shaaihab861/
Shehab83177,291/
Chihab8312,085/
Shuhab83162/
Sjihab8323/
Shyhab8315/
Shihap839/
Shioab835/
Shijab833/
Shihaf832/
Sihaib832/
Shihav831/
Shiaab831/
Sehhab831/
Shiahb831/
Siheab831/
Shiabs830/
Schiab830/
Siab804,382/
Shuhaib771,246/
Shihova7735/
Shihoub7716/
Chihaib779/
Shihowa776/
Shaiyab775/
Schiabd775/
Chhihab774/
Shaijab772/
Sheahab772/
Shuhaab772/
Shehaib772/
Shihgav771/
Shehabz771/
Shoiyab771/
Shihayp771/
Sehab733,088/
Chiab73621/
Sheab73370/
Sihap73118/
Shiap73116/
Suhab7384/
Shiaw7381/
Shyab7315/
Syhab737/
Shiav737/
Sihaf736/
Sihav736/
Shiob735/
Zihab734/
Shiaf732/
Shjab731/
Siabh731/
Sihob731/
Sieab731/
Siabt731/
Şihab731/
Shiabova712/
Schihova711/
Shuhaibp711/
Shihhova711/
Shaaiyab711/
Suhaib675,110/
Shehap672,220/
Shihov67504/
Syahab67312/
Shijap67198/
Sihova6774/
Suhaeb6763/
Saiyab6756/
Chéhab6718/
Shueab6713/
Schiav677/
Suheib676/
Sihowa676/
Zihaib675/
Shaiob675/
Sheaab674/
Sheayb674/
Soiyab673/
Shajob672/
Suahab672/
Shijob671/
Shiaaf671/
Shehav671/
Sehaub671/
Sheeab671/
Suhiap671/
Suiyab671/
Shehaw671/
Shiaff671/
Sihoub671/
Suyiab671/
Shiafe671/
Shehaf671/
Syhaib671/
Chèhab671/
Chihaw671/
Shiaph671/
Chyhab671/
Chihav671/
Cihhab671/
Sehaib671/
Shyhabova671/

Shihab Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shihab in the Hindi language
शिहाबsihaba87.5
शीहाबsihaba12.5
Shihab in the Bengali language
সিহাবsihaba50
শিহাবsihaba50
Shihab in the Marathi language
िशहबisahaba50
िशहाबisahaba33.33
शीहाबsihaba16.67

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Shihab
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