Ghaalib Surname

165,734th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,613 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Pakistan

Ghaalib Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ghaalib Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan2,6051:68,5772,490
India51:153,413,076951,030
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Maldives11:404,1727,269
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

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 carried by more people in Pakistan than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ghaalib? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 165,734th most frequently held surname in the world, held by around 1 in 2,788,957 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Ghaalib live; 100 percent live in South Asia and 100 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Ghaalib is also the 147,895th most commonly occurring given name worldwide It is held by 2,492 people.

It is most prevalent in Pakistan, where it is borne by 2,605 people, or 1 in 68,577. In Pakistan it is primarily found in: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 48 percent are found, Punjab, where 26 percent are found and Sindh, where 14 percent are found. Other than Pakistan it exists in 4 countries. It is also found in India, where 0 percent are found and Afghanistan, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ghalib9215,708/
Gaalib9249/
Ghallib861/
Gghalib861/
Gahalib861/
Ghaleib861/
Ghalaib861/
Galib8324,901/
Ghalibsh801/
Ghaleb77214,840/
Gholib771,009/
Ghalip7743/
Ghalif7721/
Galibh778/
Galaib776/
Gallib775/
Galieb773/
Gaslib772/
Gahlib771/
Galiob771/
Galitb771/
Gailib771/
Gaaleb771/
Ghaliv771/
Ghalleb71265/
Gauleib7117/
Gohlieb713/
Ghaleeb712/
Ghalebs711/
Gautlib711/
Ghaleiw711/
Ghaliow711/
Gatlibs711/
Galip671,566/
Galeb671,207/
Galiv67293/
Golib67176/
Galibova67128/
Galif6768/
Galiw6736/
Ghaislip674/
Gahalaiv673/
Gelib672/
Gothleib670/

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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 Ghaalib
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