Elghaib Surname
Approximately 141 people bear this surname
Elghaib Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morocco | 136 | 1:253,501 | 42,794 |
| Mauritania | 2 | 1:2,047,432 | 30,537 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
Elghaib Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Elghaib Come From? nationality or country of origin
Elghaib (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻐﺎﻳﺐ) occurs most in Morocco. It can be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Elghaib? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,491,356th most commonly used last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 51,684,723 people. The last name Elghaib occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Elghaib reside; 98 percent reside in North Africa and 96 percent reside in Mahgreb.
It is most commonly held in Morocco, where it is borne by 136 people, or 1 in 253,501. Barring Morocco Elghaib exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Mauritania, where 1 percent are found and Canada, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elghaieb | 93 | 8 | / |
| Elghaeb | 86 | 122 | / |
| Alghaib | 86 | 5 | / |
| Elgheib | 86 | 2 | / |
| Elgab | 83 | 2 | / |
| Alghayib | 80 | 6 | / |
| Elghayeb | 80 | 4 | / |
| Alghaieb | 80 | 2 | / |
| Elghaipe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Alghab | 77 | 14 | / |
| Elghaf | 77 | 6 | / |
| Helgab | 77 | 1 | / |
| Elgabd | 77 | 1 | / |
| Algaib | 77 | 1 | / |
| Elgeab | 77 | 1 | / |
| Alghaihab | 75 | 199 | / |
| Elghayeeb | 75 | 4 | / |
| Alghaiheb | 75 | 1 | / |
| Alghayb | 71 | 22 | / |
| Helghaf | 71 | 1 | / |
| Elghyeb | 71 | 1 | / |
| Alghayeb | 67 | 41 | / |
| Algab | 67 | 10 | / |
| Ilgab | 67 | 9 | / |
| Elgaw | 67 | 4 | / |
| Elgaf | 67 | 4 | / |
| Elgeb | 67 | 1 | / |
| Algaihab | 67 | 1 | / |
| Olgab | 67 | 1 | / |
| Alghahab | 67 | 1 | / |
Elghaib Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Elghaib in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﻐﺎﻳﺐ | alghayb | - |
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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
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- 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 Elghaib
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