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 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
| 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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