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Surname חבש (Habash , חבש ) , all over the world, is a common cognomen. The last name חבש is habitual in Western Asia, particularly Syria, where it is quite a common surname, Lebanon, and Jordan, where it is quite a rare surname. In absolute terms, it is the most numerous in Syria, Egypt, and Saudi Arabia. Very seldom, חבש is the forename as well as the last name.