Surname الشهاب (الشهاب 
) , all over the world, is quite a common cognomen. The cognomen الشهاب is habitual in Western Asia, particularly Jordan, where it is quite a common surname, Syria, where it is quite a rare surname, and Saudi Arabia. Measured by absolute frequency, the name is most common in Western Asia, particularly Saudi Arabia, Syria, and Yemen. Very seldom, الشهاب is the forename as well as the last name.