Ghaeb Surname

446,308th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 764 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iraq

Ghaeb Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ghaeb Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran4721:162,67513,980
Iraq2781:125,9773,498
Afghanistan91:3,572,57620,130
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426

Ghaeb Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ghaeb is found most in Iran. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ghaeb? popularity and diffusion

It is the 446,308th most frequently used family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 9,538,673 people. The last name Ghaeb occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Ghaeb reside; 63 percent reside in South Asia and 63 percent reside in Islamic South Asia.

Ghaeb is most prevalent in Iran, where it is borne by 472 people, or 1 in 162,675. In Iran it is mostly found in: Khuzestan Province, where 18 percent live, Tehran Province, where 17 percent live and Ardabil Province, where 17 percent live. Barring Iran it occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Iraq, where 36 percent live and Afghanistan, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ghayeb916,520/
Ghaieb9113/
Gaeb89451/
Ghab8913/
Ghaieeb831,066/
Ghayebh838/
Ghajeeb831/
Ghaib805,464/
Ghayb802,582/
Gheab8096/
Gaieb8031/
Ghabh8031/
Gheib8015/
Goheb8010/
Gayeb806/
Ghaab805/
Gajeb804/
Gaweb804/
Gehab803/
Gheub802/
Ghyeb801/
Gaheb801/
Gaueb801/
Ghahb801/
Ghaïb801/
Gaaeb801/
Ghieb801/
Ghaayeeb7757/
Gab752,802/
Geb752,223/
Ghaayb73278/
Geheeb73100/
Ghayib7329/
Gayyeb7316/
Ghajab7313/
Ghayab737/
Ghajib733/
Ghayub732/
Gaihab731/
Ghajub731/
Gahaab731/
Gahaib731/
Gaayeb731/
Ghoaib731/
Ghaibs731/
Gehjab731/
Gaab674,307/
Gaib671,978/
Gaub671,184/
Goeb67589/
Gieb67487/
Hgab67154/
Gajb6761/
Gebh6732/
Ghob6727/
Gaep6720/
Geyb6715/
Ghayoub6710/
Gheyoub675/
Geab674/
Ghiyabh673/
Gejb672/
Ghayoob672/
Qgeb672/
Hgeb671/
Ghaipeh671/
Ghayyob671/
Gabì671/
Gabė671/
Cgeb671/
Ghaihab671/
Ghaioub671/
Cgab671/
Gebp671/
Gohb671/
Ghayaub671/

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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 Ghaeb
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