Gharb Surname
Approximately 52 people bear this surname
Gharb Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 24 | 1:1,339,716 | 11,412 |
| Algeria | 5 | 1:7,726,310 | 57,379 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| Yemen | 5 | 1:5,285,059 | 21,214 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
Gharb (139) may also be a first name.
Gharb Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gharb Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gharb has its highest incidence in Afghanistan. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Gharb? popularity and diffusion
The surname Gharb is the 2,689,253rd most frequently held surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 140,145,114 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 63 percent of Gharb are found; 48 percent are found in South Asia and 48 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 784,558th most widespread given name at a global level It is held by 139 people.
It is most widespread in Afghanistan, where it is held by 24 people, or 1 in 1,339,716. In Afghanistan it is mostly concentrated in: Daykundi, where 50 percent are found, Kabul, where 8 percent are found and Nangarhar, where 8 percent are found. Outside of Afghanistan this surname is found in 9 countries. It is also found in Algeria, where 10 percent are found and Sweden, where 10 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Garb | 89 | 1,263 | / |
| Ghaireb | 83 | 1 | / |
| Garbs | 80 | 401 | / |
| Gherb | 80 | 102 | / |
| Garbh | 80 | 24 | / |
| Ghorb | 80 | 23 | / |
| Gaarb | 80 | 8 | / |
| Gharf | 80 | 3 | / |
| Gaurb | 80 | 2 | / |
| Gharp | 80 | 2 | / |
| Garbd | 80 | 1 | / |
| Garbz | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gaurbh | 73 | 9 | / |
| Ghourb | 73 | 2 | / |
| Gharpe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gorb | 67 | 2,093 | / |
| Gerb | 67 | 707 | / |
| Garf | 67 | 413 | / |
| Garp | 67 | 210 | / |
| Garbsch | 67 | 192 | / |
| Garbová | 67 | 115 | / |
| Garbova | 67 | 82 | / |
| Garv | 67 | 26 | / |
| Garw | 67 | 9 | / |
| Ghárềềb | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Gharb
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