The Habib surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 4,932 people carried this name — #6,836 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 59,900 people counted. That is up 45% from 3,404 in 2000.
What the name means
The meaning of the Habib surname
From Arabic حبيب (“beloved”).
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Habib» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 381 people named Habib.
Most of them — 282 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 22 départements, most often Paris.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 288 people named Habib live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 242 people named Habib live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Brussels-Capital.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
185 people named Habib live in Switzerland.
They live in 14 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Vaud.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In Poland’s population register
35 people named Habib have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 129 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 5 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Masovian.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In the Nordic population registers
875 people named Habib are counted in Sweden and Finland.
Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published. Finland counts its citizens, at home or abroad.
Counted, by country
Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown) · Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV), Finland, surname statistics, August 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In print
Habib in American newspapers,
1901–1938.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 3,397 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Habib,
with a public archive behind them.
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Philip Habib 1920–1992 · diplomat -
Irfan Habib 1931– · historian -
S. Irfan Habib 1931– · historian of science -
Rowley Habib 1933–2016 · screenwriter -
Magdi Yacoub 1935– · surgeon
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 88 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Habib.
- Haberkorn 1,055 · U.S. census
- Habermann 545 · U.S. census
- Habersetzer 107 · U.S. census
- Haberstroh 738 · U.S. census
- Habert 219 · U.S. census
- Habhab 390 · U.S. census
- Habibi 741 · U.S. census
- Haby 366 · U.S. census
- Hache 379 · U.S. census
- Hachem 645 · U.S. census
- Hack 6,468 · U.S. census
- Hacker 13,625 · U.S. census
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