Saghbini (Al-Saghbini): 870 members

This family is named after Saghbine, a town located in the Western Beqa’a Qada’a, 70 km from Beirut, at an altitude of 1150 m above the sea level. Saghbine hosts around 6000 people, the majority of which are Maronite (60%). Other members of its population belong to the Greek Catholic community (35%), with a minority of Greek Orthodox and evangelicals (5%).

The Saghbinis are distributed by sect and region as follows:

Maronite

• Tibeh, Baalbeck: 108 members
• Ashrafieh: 65
• Terbel, Zahle: 380
• Deir el-Qamar: 8
• Hazmieh: 17
• Saifi, Beirut: 4
• Hadath: 15
• Jdita: 15
• Mansourieh: 8

Greek Catholic

• Jensneya, Jezzine: 35
• Al-Mieh w Mieh, Saida: 25

Druze

• Breeh, Chouf: 35
• Kfarnabrakh, Chouf: 10
• Mhaydtheh, Rashaya: 20

Yashou’i (Al-Yashou’i): 321 members

This family name is inspired from the town of Mazraat Yashouh in the Mayn Qada’a, which is situated 15 km from Beirut, at an altitude of 350 m above the sea level, with a predominantly Maronite population (90%) and Armenian and Greek Catholic minorities. Mazraat Yashouh is home to 2300 people.

The Yashou’is are distributed by sect and region as follows:

Syrian Orthodox

• Hawsh al-Oumara, Hay el-Sayde, Sayidat al-Najat (Zahle): 123
• Msaytbeh: 48
• Antelias: 10
• Sidd el-Boauchrieh: 11
• Dar el-Mreisseh: 15

Syrian Catholic

• Ashrafieh: 4
• Maronite
• Mazraat Yashouh: 12
• Jal el-Dib: 21

Shikhani (Al-Shikhani): 833 members

This family name is derived from the town of Shikhan, which is situated in the Qada’a of Jbeil, 45 km from Beirut, at an altitude of 250 m above the sea level, with a Greek Orthodox majority and a Maronite minority. Shikhan is home to 380 people.

The Shikhanis are distributed by sect and region as follows:

Maronite

• Abrin, Batroun: 35 members
• Batroun: 40
• Ashrafieh: 18
• Bqesmaya: 30

Greek Catholic

• Amshit: 10
• Ashrafieh: 5
• Burj Hammoud: 30
• Bekfaya: 110
• Naqash: 8
• Amarat Shalhoub: 25
• Rasiyat at-Tahta/al-Fawqa, Zahle: 40

Greek Orthodox

• Batroumin, Koura: 52 members
• Shikhan: 65
• Qalhat, Koura: 26
• Bechmezzine: 40
• Bdebba, Koura: 66
• Deddeh: 47
• Latin Catholic
• Batroun: 18

Sunni

• Saadnayel, Zahle: 15
• Majdal Anjar: 20