Galib Surname

21,839th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24,901 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bangladesh
Highest density in:
Bangladesh

Galib Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Galib Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bangladesh19,0151:8,381734
India2,5141:305,11717,124
Indonesia1,2971:101,96510,491
Philippines5451:185,75829,754
Pakistan4621:386,6757,372
Bulgaria2771:25,1952,132
Saudi Arabia2391:129,10417,726
Djibouti1001:9,149584
United States891:4,072,572219,877
Niger541:355,40810,225
Nigeria441:4,025,972113,480
Brazil361:5,946,509145,792
Ethiopia361:2,709,6188,935
United Arab Emirates361:254,50817,423
Malaysia241:1,228,92653,021
Iraq211:1,667,69816,789
Russia171:8,477,827301,506
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Wales81:386,81619,671
England71:7,959,723202,100
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Azerbaijan41:2,412,28025,948
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Puerto Rico21:1,775,0706,602
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
Maldives21:202,0864,973
Nepal21:14,240,47817,812
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

Galib (26,850) may also be a first name.

Galib Last Name Facts

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

The surname Galib (Georgian: გალიბ, Hindi: गालिब, Marathi: गालीब, Oriya: ଗାଲିବ, Russian: Галиб) occurs most in Bangladesh. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Galib click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Galib? popularity and diffusion

The surname Galib is the 21,839th most commonly held surname globally, held by around 1 in 292,661 people. The surname Galib occurs mostly in Asia, where 97 percent of Galib reside; 88 percent reside in South Asia and 78 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Galib is also the 30,326th most frequently held first name in the world, held by 26,850 people.

The surname is most frequently held in Bangladesh, where it is carried by 19,015 people, or 1 in 8,381. Aside from Bangladesh this surname is found in 49 countries. It is also found in India, where 10 percent live and Indonesia, where 5 percent live.

Galib Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Galib last name are 1.61% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 54.84% being registered with the political party.

Galib earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 21.3% more than the national average, earning $52,338 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ghalib9115,708/
Gaalib9149/
Galibh918/
Galaib916/
Gallib915/
Galieb913/
Gaslib912/
Gailib911/
Galitb911/
Galiob911/
Gahlib911/
Alib893,380/
Ghaalib832,613/
Gauleib8317/
Gautlib831/
Gatlibs831/
Ghalaib831/
Ghaleib831/
Gahalib831/
Gghalib831/
Ghallib831/
Galip801,566/
Halib801,218/
Galeb801,207/
Galiv80293/
Golib80176/
Aslib80138/
Ajlib80110/
Galif8068/
Allib8064/
Alhib8060/
Alaib8038/
Galiw8036/
Alibs8025/
Aalib8018/
Alibd807/
Alieb807/
Alibh804/
Aliob802/
Gelib802/
Alitb801/
Aleib801/
Atlib801/
Alibp801/
Galibova77128/
Ghalibsh771/
Ghaleb73214,840/
Galiev7338,692/
Gotlib731,481/
Gholib731,009/
Allaib73305/
Golieb73181/
Galipp73108/
Galeeb7347/
Ghalip7343/
Haleib7334/
Ngalip7322/
Galaif7321/
Ghalif7321/
Galife7320/
Gallip7318/
Halaib7314/
Galiew7314/
Galleb739/
Alhaib739/
Galipe739/
Galiph737/
Galeiv734/
Hallib734/
Goulib734/
Gatlif733/
Halieb732/
Galaip732/
Galliw732/
Gaaleb731/
Ghaliv731/
Galiov731/
Golibh731/
Kgalif731/
Galiop731/
Gallif731/
Ahliob731/
Attlib731/
Alheib731/
Alhibs731/
Gahleb731/
Algaib731/
Galips730/
Aleb6715,503/
Alip676,686/
Gatliff67715/
Ghalleb67265/
Aliv67158/
Olib6798/
Gottlib6756/
Gotleib6737/
Galliev6728/
Alibova6728/
Halleib6728/
Galippe6715/
Galiffe6714/
Gotloib6712/
Hallaib679/
Galiova675/
Galiphe675/
Alyb675/
Gotlibs674/
Gohlieb673/
Allhaib673/
Ghaleeb672/
Galispe671/
Ghalebs671/
Ghaliow671/
Aljb671/
Ghaleiw671/
Gallaip671/
Galliff670/
Golleib670/
Gallips670/
Gatlipp670/
Goeleib670/
Attleib670/
Galliow670/

Galib Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Galib in the Georgian language
გალიბgalib-
Galib in the Hindi language
गालिबgaliba87.55
गालीबgaliba6.61
ग़़्ालीबgaaliba3.31
गलिबgaliba1.29
गलीबgaliba0.21
ग़ालिबgaliba0.17
ग्ालीबgaliba0.17
गा़लिबgaliba0.04
गालिवgaliva0.04
़गालीबgaliba0.04
गुलिबguliba0.04
गालिबाgaliba0.04
ग़्ालीबgaliba0.04
Galib in the Oriya language
ଗାଲିବgaliba83.78
ଗାଲିବ୍galib10.81
ଗଲିବgaliba5.41
Galib in the Marathi language
गालीबgaliba58.98
गािलबgailaba33.4
गलीबgaliba2.92
तालीबtaliba0.42
गाळीवgaliva0.1
गणीgani0.1
गाळीबgaliba0.1
गालीवgaliva0.1
अलीसalisa0.1
गालीgali0.1
गालीमाgalima0.1
Galib in the Russian language
Галибgalib-

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