Gaalib Surname
Approximately 49 people bear this surname
Gaalib Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 43 | 1:17,838,730 | 274,051 |
| Maldives | 3 | 1:134,724 | 4,057 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
Gaalib (242) may also be a first name.
Gaalib Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gaalib Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gaalib (Hindi: गालिब) occurs in India more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gaalib? popularity and diffusion
Gaalib is the 2,776,799th most commonly occurring last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 148,725,427 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 98 percent of Gaalib reside; 94 percent reside in South Asia and 88 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 574,510th most prevalent forename in the world, borne by 242 people.
The surname is most commonly used in India, where it is held by 43 people, or 1 in 17,838,730. In India it is most prevalent in: Telangana, where 49 percent reside, Bihar, where 26 percent reside and Andhra Pradesh, where 21 percent reside. Barring India Gaalib occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in The Maldives, where 6 percent reside and Malaysia, where 4 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gaalib Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gaalib in the Hindi language | ||
| गालिब | galiba | 66.67 |
| गा़़ालीब | gaaliba | 33.33 |
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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 Gaalib
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