Sholb Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Sholb Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sholb Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Sholb (3) may also be a first name.

Sholb Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sholb is most common in Malaysia. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Sholb? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 10,311,814th most widespread surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 67 percent of Sholb reside; 67 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 67 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 7,463,778th most commonly used forename internationally, held by 3 people.

The last name Sholb is most commonly used in Malaysia, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 14,747,112. In Malaysia Sholb is most numerous in: Negeri Sembilan, where 50 percent are found and Selangor, where 50 percent are found. Barring Malaysia this surname exists in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 33 percent are found.

Sholb Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Sholb has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Sholb surname fell 92 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shoulb91137/
Sholbs911/
Shoelb911/
Shollb910/
Scholb910/
Solb89362/
Solbø8027/
Soulb806/
Shelb805/
Sahlb804/
Shalb802/
Soilb802/
Shulb802/
Sholf801/
Sholw800/
Sholp800/
Scholp7395/
Schalb736/
Scholv733/
Shalbh732/
Shaalb732/
Schulb732/
Scholf730/
Shoelp730/
Shoulp730/
Sholpe730/
Schosielb711/
Schoselbt710/
Solf671,152/
Salb67691/
Scholpp67425/
Shoylev6748/
Solv6714/
Sulb673/
Scholff672/
Solw672/
Shoolpz671/
Schalbs671/
Zolb671/
Scholpf670/

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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 Sholb
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis