Al Gharab Surname
Approximately 836 people bear this surname
Al Gharab Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yemen | 376 | 1:70,280 | 4,948 |
| United Arab Emirates | 188 | 1:48,735 | 4,882 |
| Syria | 109 | 1:177,074 | 3,878 |
| Lebanon | 78 | 1:72,270 | 5,094 |
| Kuwait | 48 | 1:79,181 | 9,331 |
| Tunisia | 35 | 1:17,446 | 2,801 |
| Palestine | 2 | 1:2,274,424 | 17,661 |
Al Gharab Demographics
Al Gharab Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Al Gharab Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Al Gharab Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Al Gharab is more commonly found in Yemen than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Al Gharab? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 416,195th most widespread surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 8,717,160 people. The surname Al Gharab occurs predominantly in Asia, where 96 percent of Al Gharab reside; 96 percent reside in West Asia and 73 percent reside in Arabian Peninsula.
Al Gharab is most frequent in Yemen, where it is borne by 376 people, or 1 in 70,280. In Yemen it is mostly found in: Ibb Governorate, where 94 percent are found, Sana'a Governorate, where 3 percent are found and Aden Governorate, where 1 percent are found. Without taking into account Yemen it is found in 6 countries. It is also common in The United Arab Emirates, where 22 percent are found and Syria, where 13 percent are found.
Al Gharab Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Al Gharab surname is primarily Sunni (95%) in Lebanon.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Al Gharaf | 89 | 507 | / |
| Al-Gharab | 89 | 1 | / |
| Al Ghareeb | 84 | 588 | / |
| Al Gharoub | 84 | 4 | / |
| Al Gharraf | 84 | 1 | / |
| Al-Ghorab | 78 | 4 | / |
| Al-Ghareeb | 74 | 694 | / |
| Al-Ghareib | 74 | 2 | / |
| Al Gharouf | 74 | 1 | / |
| Al-Gareeb | 67 | 31 | / |
| Al-Goraab | 67 | 1 | / |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Al Gharab
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