Gabr Surname

1,491st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 361,306 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iraq
Highest density in:
Iraq

Gabr Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gabr Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iraq267,5701:13121
Egypt47,5921:1,932267
Jordan14,6331:60470
Palestine8,9711:50745
Syria6,0791:3,175376
Yemen6,0541:4,365645
Saudi Arabia4,8501:6,362883
Lebanon3,5161:1,603305
Kuwait1,0221:3,719493
United Arab Emirates4121:22,2392,548
United States1951:1,858,764121,141
Qatar941:25,0852,628
Taiwan601:390,7463,053
Canada471:783,94961,790
England401:1,392,95161,553
Switzerland211:391,09129,271
South Africa171:3,186,924115,449
Netherlands121:1,407,26575,423
Russia111:13,102,096377,010
Sudan91:4,167,7995,799
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Malaysia91:3,277,136121,952
Denmark81:705,58939,626
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Norway71:734,61250,907
Tunisia61:101,77114,710
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Italy61:10,192,781121,657
France61:11,070,454349,096
Austria41:2,128,85991,203
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Iceland11:380,09011,096

The alternate forms: Gábr (25) are calculated separately.

Gabr (22,423) may also be a first name.

Gabr Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gabr (Arabic: غبر, Hindi: गब्र, Marathi: गब, Russian: Габр) is carried by more people in Iraq than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms: Gábr. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gabr? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,491st most widely held last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 20,170 people. Gabr is predominantly found in Asia, where 87 percent of Gabr live; 87 percent live in West Asia and 83 percent live in Levant. It is also the 34,710th most commonly occurring first name worldwide, held by 22,423 people.

The last name Gabr is most common in Iraq, where it is held by 267,570 people, or 1 in 131. Barring Iraq this surname exists in 54 countries. It is also common in Egypt, where 13 percent are found and Jordan, where 4 percent are found.

Gabr Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is principally Maronite (42%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those holding the Gabr surname are 9.73% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 62.96% being registered with the party.

The amount Gabr earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 655.23% more than the national average, earning R 1,794,710 per year; in United States they earn 19.93% more than the national average, earning $51,750 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.24% more than the national average, earning $54,274 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gábr9225/
Gabre893,944/
Gaabr89153/
Ghabr8912/
Gabrh894/
Gabrt893/
Ngabr891/
Gaubr891/
Abr862,846/
Gaiber8096/
Gaybre8021/
Ghabre806/
Gayber805/
Gaibre804/
Gajbhr801/
Abre752,405/
Habr75616/
Abrh75282/
Gebr75102/
Abrt7565/
Gavr7523/
Ajbr758/
Asbr757/
Abrr756/
Abhr756/
Gawr753/
Aabr752/
Gobr752/
Atbr751/
Aibr751/
Abrp751/
Gajbhre732/
Ghaiber731/
Gobre671,781/
Gavre671,187/
Ayber67700/
Habre67276/
Habhr67102/
Aubre6780/
Abhre6743/
Aabre6731/
Ashbr6715/
Ausbr679/
Aiber679/
Abrhe678/
Gábrt676/
Ghawr675/
Aibhr673/
Asbre673/
Goubr672/
Asbhr672/
Ajbre672/
Gahwr672/
Hatbr671/
Gavrt671/
Gawrh671/
Gawwr671/
Ghebr671/
Habrt671/
Abrre671/
Autbr671/
Haibr671/
Haabr671/
Ghobr671/
Aubrt671/
Habrz671/
Eabre671/
Eaber670/
Gawrd670/
Gavrd670/
Hasbr670/

Gabr Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gabr in the Hindi language
गब्रgabra-
Gabr in the Marathi language
गबgaba-
Gabr in the Russian language
Габрgabr-
Gabr in the Arabic language
غبرghbr-

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