Ghalb Surname

466,730th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 721 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Saudi Arabia

Ghalb Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ghalb Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran3241:236,98318,221
Saudi Arabia1991:155,05422,057
Egypt1531:600,88732,813
Iraq371:946,53112,381
Pakistan41:44,660,971115,884
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Ghalb (687) may also be a first name.

Ghalb Last Name Facts

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

Ghalb is more frequently found in Iran than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ghalb? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 466,730th most widely held family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 10,107,553 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 78 percent of Ghalb reside; 45 percent reside in South Asia and 45 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Ghalb is also the 315,600th most frequently occurring first name globally, held by 687 people.

Ghalb is most frequently held in Iran, where it is borne by 324 people, or 1 in 236,983. In Iran it is primarily concentrated in: East Azerbaijan Province, where 23 percent are found, North Khorasan Province, where 15 percent are found and Khuzestan Province, where 13 percent are found. Without taking into account Iran this surname is found in 8 countries. It is also found in Saudi Arabia, where 28 percent are found and Egypt, where 21 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ghaelb911/
Ghallb911/
Galb8969/
Gholb807/
Galhb804/
Gailb803/
Ghalf803/
Ghalw802/
Gaalb801/
Ghalp801/
Galbs801/
Ghalpe735/
Gholbh731/
Ghalfh731/
Gaulbs730/
Galbová67274/
Ghalwsh67122/
Galp6749/
Galv6748/
Golb6740/
Galbova6725/
Galf676/

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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 Ghalb
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