Ghaalib Surname
Approximately 2,613 people bear this surname
Ghaalib Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 2,605 | 1:68,577 | 2,490 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Ghaalib (2,492) may also be a first name.
Ghaalib Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ghaalib Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ghaalib is held by more people in Pakistan than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ghaalib? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 165,734th most frequent family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 2,788,957 people. Ghaalib is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Ghaalib reside; 100 percent reside in South Asia and 100 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 147,895th most frequent first name throughout the world It is held by 2,492 people.
This last name is most frequently used in Pakistan, where it is carried by 2,605 people, or 1 in 68,577. In Pakistan Ghaalib is most prevalent in: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 48 percent live, Punjab, where 26 percent live and Sindh, where 14 percent live. Beside Pakistan this surname occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in India, where 0 percent live and Afghanistan, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghalib | 92 | 15,708 | / |
| Gaalib | 92 | 49 | / |
| Ghallib | 86 | 1 | / |
| Gghalib | 86 | 1 | / |
| Gahalib | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ghaleib | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ghalaib | 86 | 1 | / |
| Galib | 83 | 24,901 | / |
| Ghalibsh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ghaleb | 77 | 214,840 | / |
| Gholib | 77 | 1,009 | / |
| Ghalip | 77 | 43 | / |
| Ghalif | 77 | 21 | / |
| Galibh | 77 | 8 | / |
| Galaib | 77 | 6 | / |
| Gallib | 77 | 5 | / |
| Galieb | 77 | 3 | / |
| Gaslib | 77 | 2 | / |
| Gahlib | 77 | 1 | / |
| Galiob | 77 | 1 | / |
| Galitb | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gailib | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gaaleb | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ghaliv | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ghalleb | 71 | 265 | / |
| Gauleib | 71 | 17 | / |
| Gohlieb | 71 | 3 | / |
| Ghaleeb | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ghalebs | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gautlib | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ghaleiw | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ghaliow | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gatlibs | 71 | 1 | / |
| Galip | 67 | 1,566 | / |
| Galeb | 67 | 1,207 | / |
| Galiv | 67 | 293 | / |
| Golib | 67 | 176 | / |
| Galibova | 67 | 128 | / |
| Galif | 67 | 68 | / |
| Galiw | 67 | 36 | / |
| Ghaislip | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gahalaiv | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gelib | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gothleib | 67 | 0 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Ghaalib
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