Saab is used as a family name or surname in Lebanon. It is 4 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Saab
No. of characters: 4
Origin: Lebanon
Meaning: Arabic personal name which appears to correspond to the Sa`b adjective (= difficult). It was popularized by one of the companions of the prophet Mohammed ben Sa`b Jaththâma.

How popular is Saab?

Saab is common in Lebanon.

Saab is ranked 10078 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Saabs grew by 32.49749 per cent to 1321 since 2000 and ranked 20183 after elevating 3515 spots. The last name was found in around 4 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 82.21 77.13
Hispanic or Latino 10.45 7.32
Others 3.26 10.83
Black 2.35 2.81
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 1.74 1.91
Saab is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in Lebanon which signifies that it is originated from Lebanon. Around 53273 people have been found who wears Saab as their family name. Saab is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
9,568 Thailand8
98,953 Belarus7
46,707 New Zealand5
812 Monaco5
718 Liberia4
67,494 South Africa3
32,695 Nigeria3
30,723 Georgia3
8,993 Tunisia3
3,340 Jamaica3
4,881 Oman3
7,993 Jordan3
4,899 Ivory Coast3
20,186 Kenya2
14,521 Portugal2
14,004 Hungary2
12,172 Ghana2
21,929 Algeria2
1,313 United States Virgin Islands2
28,232 Morocco2
24,766 Scotland2
5,726 Puerto Rico2
4,999 Papua New Guinea1
746 Dominica1
7,191 Afghanistan1
29,595 Iran1
36,814 Romania1
16,640 Hong Kong1
123,175 Tanzania1
58,885 Poland1
11,486 Estonia1
15,705 Cameroon1
6,820 Angola1
11,831 Tajikistan1
3,071 Jersey1
2,613 The Bahamas1
4,435 Togo1
8,268 Mauritius1
53,505 Turkey1
12,745 Luxembourg1
16,283 Lithuania1
8,430 Northern Ireland1
7,895 South Korea1
18,969 Wales1
24,460 Armenia1
36,678 Singapore1
48,575 Azerbaijan1
7,847 Albania1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
15,525 Norway46
4,169 Cyprus26
24,570 Moldova16
71,084 Czech Republic11
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
10,581 Sweden87
13,957 Switzerland81
29,959 Netherlands80
4,790 Ireland71
24,466 Belgium67
4,057 Panama65
73,831 Ukraine62
37,652 Spain59
43,380 Kazakhstan52
Countries with hundreds of Saab:
9,740 France931
419 Kuwait784
7,498 Canada556
25,252 Philippines516
11,777 Argentina463
641 Qatar360
7,966 Australia358
18,862 England285
4,337 Ecuador207
50,182 Germany202
74,399 Russia172
73,983 Indonesia114
10,102 Israel106
62,979 Italy101
Countries with thousands of Saab:
1,579 Pakistan6,789
10,647 India4,497
818 Saudi Arabia4,425
725 Syria4,409
4,376 Brazil3,228
1,890 Iraq2,279
1,475 Venezuela1,831
18,962 United States1,708
3,959 Mexico1,701
5,035 Egypt1,328
800 United Arab Emirates1,277
2,537 Colombia1,048
Countries with ten thousands of Saab:
40 Lebanon12,778
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Saab Namesakes

  • Elie Saab, Fashion Designer
  • Amrit Saab, Musical Artist
  • Bada Saab, Costume designer
  • Lars Saabye Christensen, Author
  • Elie Saab, Fashion Designer
  • Jocelyne Saab, Film director
  • Jamila Saab, Actress
  • Jocelyne Saab, Film director
  • Krista Saab, Actress
  • Lars Saabye Christensen, Author

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