Al Gharbi Surname

98,635th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,806 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Syria
Highest density in:
Tunisia

Al Gharbi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Al Gharbi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Syria2,5991:7,426740
Yemen7131:37,0623,283
Tunisia6221:98261
Lebanon5131:10,9881,617
United Arab Emirates2221:41,2724,262
Jordan1001:88,4246,690
Palestine261:174,9568,796
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
England11:55,718,059489,080
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187

Al Gharbi Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Al Gharbi Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Al Gharbi is borne by more people in Syria than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Al Gharbi? popularity and diffusion

Al Gharbi is the 98,635th most frequent family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,516,343 people. The surname Al Gharbi is predominantly found in Asia, where 87 percent of Al Gharbi reside; 87 percent reside in West Asia and 67 percent reside in Levant.

Al Gharbi is most numerous in Syria, where it is carried by 2,599 people, or 1 in 7,426. In Syria it is most common in: Rif Dimashq Governorate, where 84 percent are found, Homs Governorate, where 16 percent are found and Aleppo Governorate, where 0 percent are found. Without taking into account Syria this surname is found in 12 countries. It is also found in Yemen, where 15 percent are found and Tunisia, where 13 percent are found.

Al Gharbi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Al Gharbi surname is chiefly Sunni (66%) in Lebanon.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Al Garbi943/
Al-Gharbi8923/
Al Gharby892/
Al Gharba891/
Al Gharbe891/
Al Gharbaj841/
Al Garba8221/
Al Gerbi822/
Al Gorbi821/
Al-Gharby782/
Al Gharwa781/
Al-Gharwi781/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Gharbi
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis