Worldwide, ﺷﻬﺎﺏ (ﺷﻬﺎﺏ 
) is a rare masculine given name. The given name ﺷﻬﺎﺏ is habitual in Sudan, where it is a rare masculine name, Egypt, and Syria. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is commonest in Egypt, Sudan, and Iraq. Likewise, ﺷﻬﺎﺏ is the last name as well as the forename.