Ghareeb Surname

19,768th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27,714 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Bahrain

Ghareeb Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ghareeb Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt20,5621:4,471593
Saudi Arabia3,6171:8,5311,178
Pakistan1,3691:130,4923,731
Bahrain9111:1,480207
United States3221:1,125,64981,111
Kuwait3091:12,3001,697
Iraq1521:230,4065,073
Syria1241:155,6533,754
United Arab Emirates941:97,4718,690
South Africa541:1,003,29161,925
Qatar531:44,4914,459
Sweden421:234,44716,276
England271:2,063,63279,942
India191:40,371,862445,856
Sudan91:4,167,7995,799
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Lebanon41:1,409,27119,641
Oman41:921,9937,313
Yemen31:8,808,43135,773
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Palestine21:2,274,42417,661
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
France11:66,422,722504,397
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

Ghareeb (11,192) may also be a first name.

Ghareeb Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ghareeb is borne by more people in Egypt than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Ghareeb click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ghareeb? popularity and diffusion

Ghareeb is the 19,768th most widely held last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 262,955 people. Ghareeb is mostly found in Africa, where 74 percent of Ghareeb live; 74 percent live in North Africa and 74 percent live in Arabic North Africa. Ghareeb is also the 56,813th most widely held first name worldwide, borne by 11,192 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Egypt, where it is carried by 20,562 people, or 1 in 4,471. Other than Egypt this surname is found in 38 countries. It is also common in Saudi Arabia, where 13 percent reside and Pakistan, where 5 percent reside.

Ghareeb Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Ghareeb last name is chiefly Druze (50%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those bearing the Ghareeb last name are 3.02% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 56.25% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Ghareeb earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 29.4% less than the national average, earning R 167,772 per year; in United States they earn 6.5% less than the national average, earning $40,344 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.87% less than the national average, earning $46,270 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ghareb927,392/
Gareeb921,850/
Gharieb867,881/
Ghareib861,920/
Ghareab86122/
Ghareep8611/
Ghareef861/
Ghereeb861/
Ghaireb861/
Gareebh861/
Gareb831,101/
Ghoreyeb809/
Gharrieb804/
Gharayeb804/
Gharreib801/
Gharib77126,982/
Gareev7712,447/
Gharab775,548/
Garoeb77651/
Gharep77367/
Garepe7784/
Gharob7745/
Garieb7732/
Garreb7710/
Gareew778/
Ghereb778/
Gareib775/
Gareep774/
Gharyb774/
Gharev773/
Gharef772/
Garefe772/
Ggareb771/
Gareab771/
Ghoreb771/
Cgareb771/
Ghorieb712,384/
Gharrab71173/
Gharehp71121/
Gareppe7116/
Gareyev7116/
Gharoub7111/
Ghereib715/
Gharaib714/
Ghariep714/
Gharife712/
Gahreib712/
Ghoreib712/
Gharrep711/
Ghareap711/
Gharipe711/
Ghatrib711/
Ghareva711/
Gaharib711/
Gaureev711/
Gargeev711/
Kgareew711/
Garib677,051/
Garab675,095/
Ghorayeb671,977/
Gereb67575/
Garev67536/
Garob67278/
Garep67251/
Garef6719/
Garew6716/
Ghoraieb6710/
Gharaibh675/
Goreb674/
Gharajab671/
Garyb671/
Ghourieb671/
Ghatroub671/
Ghoutreb671/
Ghariphe671/
Gharroub671/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ghareeb
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