Dib Surname
Approximately 50,095 people bear this surname
Dib Surname User-submission:
Dib means "wolf", the word comes from Arabic.
Dib Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 32,172 | 1:1,201 | 85 |
| Morocco | 4,464 | 1:7,723 | 1,000 |
| Brazil | 2,810 | 1:76,183 | 2,852 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1,829 | 1:16,870 | 2,323 |
| Egypt | 1,464 | 1:62,798 | 5,897 |
| Argentina | 1,311 | 1:32,604 | 2,711 |
| France | 1,059 | 1:62,722 | 8,580 |
| United States | 906 | 1:400,065 | 35,011 |
| Australia | 524 | 1:51,519 | 6,372 |
| Canada | 393 | 1:93,755 | 10,242 |
| Spain | 379 | 1:123,356 | 9,548 |
| Venezuela | 291 | 1:103,794 | 3,760 |
| Kuwait | 231 | 1:16,453 | 2,197 |
| Mexico | 223 | 1:556,620 | 9,555 |
| United Arab Emirates | 184 | 1:49,795 | 4,996 |
| Bahrain | 147 | 1:9,174 | 1,687 |
| Qatar | 144 | 1:16,375 | 1,767 |
| Sweden | 127 | 1:77,534 | 5,797 |
| Romania | 121 | 1:165,933 | 17,222 |
| Chile | 109 | 1:161,619 | 5,406 |
| Cuba | 106 | 1:108,705 | 3,127 |
| England | 97 | 1:574,413 | 34,909 |
| Nigeria | 96 | 1:1,845,237 | 66,383 |
| Germany | 90 | 1:894,505 | 63,669 |
| Iran | 81 | 1:947,932 | 44,636 |
| Belgium | 64 | 1:179,635 | 24,162 |
| Syria | 57 | 1:338,614 | 4,638 |
| Russia | 47 | 1:3,066,448 | 164,949 |
| Cambodia | 39 | 1:397,106 | 3,882 |
| Dominican Republic | 39 | 1:267,511 | 9,432 |
| French Polynesia | 31 | 1:9,058 | 1,949 |
| Benin | 27 | 1:382,800 | 28,543 |
| India | 27 | 1:28,409,829 | 361,298 |
| Switzerland | 24 | 1:342,205 | 26,446 |
| Austria | 23 | 1:370,236 | 39,193 |
| Malaysia | 22 | 1:1,340,647 | 57,034 |
| Taiwan | 22 | 1:1,065,670 | 7,365 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Lebanon | 19 | 1:296,689 | 10,035 |
| Papua New Guinea | 16 | 1:509,607 | 63,542 |
| Greece | 15 | 1:738,653 | 80,079 |
| Thailand | 15 | 1:4,709,223 | 352,754 |
| Turkey | 14 | 1:5,558,673 | 112,907 |
| Colombia | 13 | 1:3,674,929 | 15,922 |
| Norway | 13 | 1:395,560 | 35,657 |
| Jordan | 12 | 1:736,870 | 14,651 |
| Pakistan | 12 | 1:14,886,990 | 61,272 |
| Italy | 11 | 1:5,559,699 | 110,230 |
| Bulgaria | 10 | 1:697,890 | 27,590 |
| Czechia | 10 | 1:1,063,347 | 80,937 |
| Netherlands | 10 | 1:1,688,718 | 81,846 |
| Ivory Coast | 9 | 1:2,563,470 | 41,100 |
| Belize | 5 | 1:71,095 | 2,977 |
| Scotland | 5 | 1:1,070,763 | 31,189 |
| Uruguay | 5 | 1:686,352 | 29,886 |
| Djibouti | 4 | 1:228,733 | 966 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 4 | 1:283,918 | 487 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Honduras | 4 | 1:2,204,110 | 6,397 |
| New Caledonia | 4 | 1:69,056 | 6,678 |
| Senegal | 4 | 1:3,644,836 | 6,064 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 4 | 1:340,994 | 12,383 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Congo | 3 | 1:1,663,032 | 27,638 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1:1,881,572 | 67,227 |
| Ecuador | 3 | 1:5,301,949 | 30,184 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Liberia | 3 | 1:1,469,512 | 38,766 |
| Mauritania | 3 | 1:1,364,954 | 27,355 |
| New Zealand | 3 | 1:1,509,441 | 47,971 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Panama | 2 | 1:1,956,129 | 15,285 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Central African Republic | 1 | 1:4,515,390 | 1,196 |
| Comoros | 1 | 1:749,524 | 685 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Dominica | 1 | 1:75,891 | 912 |
| Gambia | 1 | 1:1,923,451 | 1,043 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Laos | 1 | 1:6,588,323 | 1,961 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Saint Lucia | 1 | 1:178,781 | 3,800 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Dib (4,661) may also be a first name.
Dib Surname Meaning
Dib Demographics
Average Dib Salary in
United States
$49,724 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Dib Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dib Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Dib (Arabic: ديـب, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺬﻳﺐ, Hindi: दिब, Oriya: ଦିବ, Russian: Диб) is held by more people in Algeria than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Dib? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 11,204th most widely held last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 145,475 people. The last name Dib is predominantly found in Africa, where 76 percent of Dib live; 76 percent live in North Africa and 73 percent live in Mahgreb. It is also the 100,407th most commonly used forename in the world, borne by 4,661 people.
The surname is most widely held in Algeria, where it is held by 32,172 people, or 1 in 1,201. In Algeria Dib is primarily found in: Tlemcen Province, where 17 percent are found, Algiers Province, where 8 percent are found and Mila Province, where 7 percent are found. Apart from Algeria this last name exists in 110 countries. It also occurs in Morocco, where 9 percent are found and Brazil, where 6 percent are found.
Dib Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those holding the Dib surname are 10.97% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 64.2% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Dib earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 23.03% less than the national average, earning 266,374 kr per year; in United States they earn 15.24% more than the national average, earning $49,724 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.82% less than the national average, earning $48,281 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dhib | 86 | 3,157 | / |
| Daib | 86 | 1,438 | / |
| Dieb | 86 | 1,047 | / |
| Dibs | 86 | 636 | / |
| Dibt | 86 | 376 | / |
| Deib | 86 | 352 | / |
| Doib | 86 | 166 | / |
| Diob | 86 | 52 | / |
| Dibh | 86 | 5 | / |
| Ditb | 86 | 2 | / |
| Duib | 86 | 2 | / |
| Dibì | 86 | 2 | / |
| Dibp | 86 | 1 | / |
| Dibz | 86 | 1 | / |
| Hdib | 86 | 1 | / |
| Disb | 86 | 1 | / |
| Hdaib | 75 | 1,058 | / |
| Daibh | 75 | 486 | / |
| Dhaib | 75 | 335 | / |
| Dhieb | 75 | 82 | / |
| Daibs | 75 | 60 | / |
| Dhoib | 75 | 23 | / |
| Hdeib | 75 | 12 | / |
| Dheib | 75 | 5 | / |
| Dhuib | 75 | 5 | / |
| Dibss | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hdieb | 75 | 1 | / |
| Dhibd | 75 | 1 | / |
| Dibch | 75 | 1 | / |
| Deb | 67 | 239,503 | / |
| Dip | 67 | 85,491 | / |
| Dif | 67 | 32,331 | / |
| Dyb | 67 | 2,562 | / |
| Div | 67 | 2,543 | / |
| Diw | 67 | 94 | / |
| Dibová | 67 | 14 | / |
| Dibova | 67 | 8 | / |
| Djb | 67 | 3 | / |
| Dibowa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Deibth | 67 | 1 | / |
| Déb | 67 | 1 | / |
| H'Deib | 67 | 1 | / |
Dib Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Dib in the Oriya language | ||
| ଦିବ | diba | 88.57 |
| ଡିବ | diba | 5.71 |
| ଦୀବ | diba | 2.86 |
| ଡ଼ିବ | riba | 2.86 |
| Dib in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﺬﻳﺐ | aldhyb | 66.67 |
| ﺍﻟﺪﻳﺐ | aldyb | 33.33 |
| Dib in the Hindi language | ||
| दिब | diba | 20 |
| डिब्बी | dibbi | 20 |
| अदीब | adiba | 20 |
| दीब | diba | 20 |
| दिब्या | dibya | 20 |
| Dib in the Russian language | ||
| Диб | dib | - |
| Dib in the Arabic language | ||
| ديـب | dyb | - |
| ديب | dyb | - |
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