 Today, the Shapsug are the third-most numerous Circassian tribe in the world, after the most numerous Kabardian and second-most numerous Abzakh tribes.The Shapsug are the most numerous Circassian tribe in Israel, third-most numerous in Turkey where the majority of them live, and the fifth-most numerous one in Russia.In Jordan, after the Abzakh, the Shapsug and Kabardian tribes are the most numerous Adyghe tribes.