Galb Surname

2,293,424th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 69 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Taiwan

Galb Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Galb Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan211:8,506,85244,204
Philippines171:5,955,190180,670
Taiwan151:1,562,98310,375
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Galb (16) may also be a first name.

Galb Last Name Facts

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

Galb (Russian: Гальб) is more commonly found in Pakistan than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Galb? popularity and diffusion

The last name Galb is the 2,293,424th most common last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 105,616,607 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 84 percent of Galb live; 30 percent live in South Asia and 30 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 2,786,762nd most frequently used first name worldwide, borne by 16 people.

This last name is most frequently held in Pakistan, where it is held by 21 people, or 1 in 8,506,852. In Pakistan it is mostly concentrated in: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 76 percent reside, Punjab, where 10 percent reside and Sindh, where 10 percent reside. Aside from Pakistan this last name occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 25 percent reside and Taiwan, where 22 percent reside.

Galb Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Galb has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Galb surname expanded 150 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Galb Last Name Statistics demography

Galb earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 51.4% less than the national average, earning $20,969 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ghalb89721/
Galhb894/
Gailb893/
Galbs891/
Gaalb891/
Alb865,437/
Ghaelb801/
Ghallb801/
Gaulbs800/
Halb75354/
Albs7570/
Alhb7559/
Galp7549/
Galv7548/
Golb7540/
Ailb7520/
Allb7511/
Galf756/
Albd752/
Aulb752/
Albh751/
Ahlb751/
Aylb751/
Galbová73274/
Galbova7325/
Golbs67363/
Galfe67116/
Aglib6775/
Galpe6764/
Atleb6734/
Gaulf6711/
Galvz679/
Gaulp678/
Gholb677/
Halbs674/
Goulb674/
Ghalf673/
Goilb673/
Alhbz672/
Ghalw672/
Galvd672/
Hailb671/
Healb671/
Ghalp671/
Galwt671/
Gollb671/
Allbs671/
Golbß671/
Albdh671/
Aajlb671/
Ailbt671/
Aslbd671/
Goylb671/
Gallp670/

Galb Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Galb in the Russian language
Гальбgalb-

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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 Galb
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