Ghalib Surname

33,776th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15,708 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sudan
Highest density in:
Sudan

Ghalib Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ghalib Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sudan4,4801:8,3731,185
Pakistan2,8821:61,9862,341
Egypt2,4101:38,1483,949
Morocco1,1931:28,8994,618
Saudi Arabia1,1931:25,8643,689
Afghanistan6321:50,8751,763
Bangladesh6311:252,5467,887
Iraq3831:91,4402,854
India3031:2,531,56980,510
England2811:198,28517,371
United Arab Emirates2321:39,4934,114
Indonesia1891:699,73154,319
Malaysia1521:194,04111,492
Tanzania1341:395,08728,090
United States1261:2,876,658169,773
Kenya1101:419,81722,966
Kuwait961:39,5914,718
Qatar471:50,1704,949
Uganda311:1,259,33249,678
Niger251:767,68117,983
Iran211:3,656,311102,225
Sweden211:468,89333,666
Belgium131:884,35769,774
Maldives111:36,7432,003
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
Jordan91:982,49316,126
Philippines91:11,248,691221,039
Djibouti91:101,659734
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
Yemen71:3,775,04217,439
Oman61:614,6626,082
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
Algeria51:7,726,31057,379
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
France11:66,422,722504,397
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372

Ghalib (15,119) may also be a first name.

Ghalib Last Name Facts

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

Ghalib (Arabic: غالب, Hindi: गालिब, Marathi: गालीब, Oriya: ଗାଲିବ) occurs more in Sudan more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ghalib? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 33,776th most frequently used surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 463,938 people. The last name Ghalib occurs mostly in Africa, where 54 percent of Ghalib reside; 51 percent reside in North Africa and 44 percent reside in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 46,139th most widespread given name throughout the world. It is borne by 15,119 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Sudan, where it is held by 4,480 people, or 1 in 8,373. Aside from Sudan Ghalib is found in 57 countries. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 18 percent live and Egypt, where 15 percent live.

Ghalib Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Ghalib surname are 5.4% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 52.17% being registered with the political party.

The amount Ghalib earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 26.56% more than the national average, earning $54,611 USD per year and in Canada they earn 31.79% less than the national average, earning $33,890 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ghaalib922,613/
Ghallib921/
Gghalib921/
Gahalib921/
Ghaleib921/
Ghalaib921/
Galib9124,901/
Ghalibsh861/
Ghaleb83214,840/
Gholib831,009/
Gaalib8349/
Ghalip8343/
Ghalif8321/
Galibh838/
Galaib836/
Gallib835/
Galieb833/
Gaslib832/
Ghaliv831/
Gailib831/
Galitb831/
Galiob831/
Gahlib831/
Ghalleb77265/
Gauleib7717/
Gohlieb773/
Ghaleeb772/
Ghaleiw771/
Ghaliow771/
Ghalebs771/
Gatlibs771/
Gautlib771/
Galip731,566/
Galeb731,207/
Galiv73293/
Golib73176/
Galif7368/
Galiw7336/
Gelib732/
Galibova71128/
Ghaislip714/
Gahalaiv713/
Gothleib710/
Galiev6738,692/
Gotlib671,481/
Golieb67181/
Galipp67108/
Galeeb6747/
Gholip6742/
Ngalip6722/
Galaif6721/
Galife6720/
Gallip6718/
Galiew6714/
Galipe679/
Galleb679/
Ghalep679/
Galiph677/
Gheleb676/
Galeiv674/
Goulib674/
Gatlif673/
Galaip672/
Galliw672/
Gahleb671/
Gallif671/
Gaaleb671/
Galiov671/
Golibh671/
Kgalif671/
Ghalef671/
Galiop671/
Galips670/

Ghalib Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ghalib in the Marathi language
गालीबgaliba71.43
घालीबghaliba28.57
Ghalib in the Oriya language
ଗାଲିବgaliba66.67
ଘଲିବ୍ghalib33.33
Ghalib in the Hindi language
गालिबgaliba61.76
ग़़ालीबgaaliba14.71
ग़ालीबgaliba8.82
ग़ालिबgaliba8.82
गालीबgaliba2.94
ग़़ालिबgaaliba2.94
Ghalib in the Arabic language
غالبghalb-

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Footnotes

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