Explore the Family Name Shaban
The meaning of Shaban
1. Muslim: from a personal name based on Arabic shaʿbān, the eighth month of the Muslim year, regarded by Muslims as a sacred month. Muslim parents sometimes name their children Shaʿbān if they are born in this month. 2. Americanized form of Croatian and Serbian Šaban (see Saban), a cognate of 1 above. 3. Albanian: from the Muslim personal name Shaban of ultimately Arabic origin (see 1 above). In North America, this surname is probably also an altered form of the much more common Albanian variant Shabani. Some characteristic forenames: Arabic/Muslim Mohtaram, Ali, Abdul, Abdullah, Ahmad, Aly, Amad, Bassam, Fakhri, Feras, Haifa, Hasan.
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How common is the last name Shaban in the United States?
According to the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Shaban increased in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, Shaban ranked 39,678th in terms of commonality among surnames, but by 2010 it had jumped to the 31,824th spot, a shift of 19.79%. The count of people with the Shaban surname also grew significantly during this period, up 39.16% from 521 in 2000 to 725 in 2010. This rise led to an increase in the proportion of Shabans per 100,000 people by 31.58%, moving from 0.19 to 0.25.
| 2000 | 2010 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | #39,678 | #31,824 | 19.79% |
| Count | 521 | 725 | 39.16% |
| Proportion per 100k | 0.19 | 0.25 | 31.58% |
Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Shaban
The ethnic identity associated with the surname Shaban also saw changes between 2000 and 2010, as reported by the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, a majority of individuals with the Shaban surname identified as White at 72.74%, and this group saw a slight increase to 78.21% by 2010. Those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander also rose from 3.07% to 4.97%. However, there was a significant decrease in those identifying with two or more races, dropping from 15.93% to 5.10%. A new emergence in the data was seen with individuals identifying as Black, appearing in 2010 at 6.62%, while the Hispanic identity dropped completely from the Shaban surname analysis for that year. American Indian and Alaskan Native identities remained absent from the data in both years.
| 2000 | 2010 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| White | 72.74% | 78.21% | 7.52% |
| Black | 0% | 6.62% | 0% |
| Two or More Races | 15.93% | 5.1% | -67.98% |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 3.07% | 4.97% | 61.89% |
| Hispanic | 5.18% | 0% | 0% |
| American Indian and Alaskan Native | 0% | 0% | 0% |