El Ghayeb Surname

1,343,156th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 166 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritania
Highest density in:
Mauritania

El Ghayeb Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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El Ghayeb Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritania1611:25,4342,191
Iran51:15,356,505213,424

El Ghayeb Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name El Ghayeb Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname El Ghayeb (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻐﺎﻳﺐ) is found in Mauritania more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name El Ghayeb? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,343,156th most commonly held family name globally, held by around 1 in 43,900,879 people. The last name El Ghayeb occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of El Ghayeb are found; 97 percent are found in West Africa and 97 percent are found in Senegambia Africa.

The surname El Ghayeb is most frequently used in Mauritania, where it is borne by 161 people, or 1 in 25,434. In Mauritania El Ghayeb is primarily found in: Nouakchott-Nord Region, where 32 percent live, Nouakchott-Sud Region, where 31 percent live and Brakna Region, where 21 percent live. Barring Mauritania El Ghayeb occurs in one country. It is also common in Iran, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

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SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
El Ghayebe951/
Elghayeb944/
Al Ghayeb89326/
El Ghayib8920/
El Guayeb898/
El Ghayba897/
El Ghaieb895/
Elghayeeb894/
El Ghab883,605/
Elghaeb88122/
Elghyeb881/
El Ghayibe841/
El Ghabh82580/
El Ghaib82344/
El Ghuab82214/
El Agheb82173/
Alghayeb8241/
El Ghaba8221/
Elghaieb828/
El Ghabe825/
El Ghwab824/
El Ghabi823/
El Aghab821/
El Ghebe821/
El Kayeb821/
El Ghaïb821/
El Ghaby821/
Al Ghaeb821/
El Ghayoubi80170/
El Ghabah78245/
Al Ghayab7841/
Al Khayeb786/
Al-Ghayeb785/
El Ghwabi784/
El Ghaiba782/
El Ghaibe781/
El Ghaibi781/
El Ghiaby781/
El Ghyabi781/
El Ghabhy781/
El Ghwaby781/
El Gaby751,584/
Elghabi75171/
Elghwab75153/
Elghaib75141/
El Akeb7530/
Alghayb7522/
El Gabi7510/
Algayeb757/
El Agab756/
Alghaeb756/
El Ghba754/
El Ghob752/
Elgheib752/
El Khab751/
Elkayeb751/
El Gabu751/
El Ghub751/
El Ghuyyab74153/
El Ghawaby74124/
El Ghabawi7416/
Elghayoubi744/
El Khayabe744/
El Guayabo741/
Al Hayekby741/
El Achab711,378/
Elghawab71183/
Elugbaye7123/
El Ghoba7111/
Al Ghabi719/
El Agueb716/
Alghayib716/
Elgheaib716/
El Aghib714/
El Akebi714/
Alghiaeb714/
Al Qayeb713/
El Ghoub712/
El Kheba712/
Elgab712/
Al-Ghaeb712/
Alghaieb712/
El Gabby712/
Elh Gabo712/
El Gayov711/
El Akeub711/
El Ougab711/
El Aguab711/
Al Ghaab711/
El Khaby711/
El Ghiba711/
El Gohby711/
Elh Gabe711/
El-Ghabi711/
Al Ghieb711/
Al Ghaba711/
El Gabou711/
Elghaipe711/
Al Gayep711/
El-Ghebi711/
El Kaeeb711/
El Hegab711/
Al Ghubayeh7011/
El Ghabaoui709/
Al Ghabayeh708/
El Khayawab701/
El Ach-Haeb701/
Al Ghuwaybi701/
El Achhab673,033/
Elagab672,559/
Elgaby67857/
El Achabi67444/
El Achheb67413/
Elghawaby67257/
El Qab67214/
El Khabbi67122/
El Aghoub6729/
Alghab6714/
El Khabou6713/
Al Khayba6711/
El Achaby6710/
El Ghoube678/
Elgabi678/
Al Hakeeb677/
Al Ghaibi677/
Al Ghabah676/
El Gaoubi675/
Elugbaiye675/
El Echhab674/
Elakeb673/
El Keb673/
Elgabo672/
El Khabia672/
Elgabu672/
Elogab671/
El Gabawy671/
Al Ghawab671/
El Gba671/
ul Hakeeb671/
El Khajby671/
El Achaab671/
Elh Gaboi671/
Elh Guebe671/
Elh Guebi671/
Al Ghubay671/
Al Khaeib671/
Al Khayab671/
Al Khaybi671/
Al Eghabi671/
Al Ghaabi671/
Al Ghabai671/
El Kab671/
Elach Hab671/
El Hachbi671/
Elguab671/
Elaqeb671/
Elgapy671/
El Ghoutf561/
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El Ghayeb Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
El Ghayeb in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﻐﺎﻳﺐalghayb89.19
ﺍﻟﻐﺎﺋﺐalghayb8.11
ﺍﻟﻘﺎﻳﺐalqayb2.7

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to El Ghayeb
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