Cognomen الاشباح (الاشباح 
) , globally, is quite a rare surname. The last name الاشباح is characteristic of Northern Africa, particularly Egypt, where it is quite a rare surname, Libya, where it is a rare surname, and Sudan. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is commonest in Egypt, Sudan, and Iraq. Very seldom, الاشباح is the forename as well as the last name.