Shabazz

English edit

Etymology edit

From Arabic شَعْب (šaʕb, “a people”) and Arabic عَزّ (ʕazz, “to be mighty or glorious”). Also possibly from Persian (šahbâz, “royal falcon”), from شاه (shāh, “king”), + باز (bāz, “hawk, falcon”).

Proper noun edit

Shabazz (plural Shabazzes)

A surname.
(religion) According to Nation of Islam doctrine, an old prophet from Mecca who led his people into Africa.

Statistics edit

According to the 2010 United States Census, Shabazz is the 8353^rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3963 individuals. Shabazz is most common among Black/African American (88.44%) individuals.