Gharib Surname

4,432nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 126,982 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Lebanon

Gharib Surname User-submission:

Gharib is an Arabic surname, that means 'stranger' or 'strange'. It can also mean 'unnatural' and 'alien'. In Arabic, it is spelled as غريب.

Gharib Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt43,5041:2,113289
Iran19,0131:4,038547
Iraq15,3951:2,275277
Afghanistan10,6061:3,032323
Morocco5,8281:5,916699
Saudi Arabia4,8891:6,311873
Lebanon3,9921:1,412268
Libya3,8321:1,629473
Yemen3,4091:7,7521,034
Syria3,2761:5,892634
Jordan2,8591:3,093624
Palestine2,5271:1,800353
United Arab Emirates1,7181:5,333664
Kuwait1,4561:2,610329
Algeria1,3041:29,6255,418
United States6601:549,18045,430
Tanzania4521:117,12711,217
Ghana2771:97,5489,187
Qatar2251:10,4801,162
Sweden1991:49,4813,830
Canada1791:205,84120,025
France1481:448,80264,499
England1351:412,72628,150
Spain1051:445,25723,393
Bahrain1031:13,0932,472
Germany1021:789,26958,234
Brazil981:2,184,43268,273
Oman871:42,3902,652
Malaysia721:409,64221,284
Australia631:428,50333,982
Tunisia531:11,5211,907
Pakistan501:3,572,87826,888
Belgium441:261,28731,734
Denmark361:156,79813,614
South Africa341:1,593,46280,086
Italy281:2,184,16791,195
Sudan251:1,500,4083,610
Norway241:214,26224,079
Netherlands231:734,22557,169
Austria201:425,77243,235
Senegal161:911,2093,010
Switzerland161:513,30736,405
Kenya141:3,298,56438,706
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
Peru111:2,889,46628,985
India51:153,413,076951,030
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Liberia41:1,102,13437,930
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Venezuela41:7,551,01953,668
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Luxembourg31:193,5147,046
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
China21:683,660,78330,601
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Armenia21:1,465,09016,492
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Malta11:430,2723,380
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Brunei11:418,7313,893

Gharib (27,532) may also be a first name.

Gharib Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Gharib is an Arabic surname, that means 'stranger' or 'strange'. It can also mean 'unnatural' and 'alien'. In Arabic, it is spelled as غريب.

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Gharib Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gharib (Arabic: غريـب, Georgian: ღარიბ) is more frequently found in Egypt than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gharib? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,432nd most widespread surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 57,390 people. The last name Gharib is predominantly found in Asia, where 55 percent of Gharib reside; 43 percent reside in North Africa and 37 percent reside in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 29,755th most widely held first name in the world, borne by 27,532 people.

This last name is most commonly held in Egypt, where it is borne by 43,504 people, or 1 in 2,113. Without taking into account Egypt this last name exists in 78 countries. It also occurs in Iran, where 15 percent reside and Iraq, where 12 percent reside.

Gharib Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is primarily Shiite (48%) in Lebanon.

In The United States Gharib are 6.8% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 53.57% registered with the party.

The amount Gharib earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 32.39% less than the national average, earning 233,983 kr per year; in Peru they earn 62.12% less than the national average, earning S/. 7,344 per year; in South Africa they earn 38% less than the national average, earning R 147,336 per year; in United States they earn 24.34% more than the national average, earning $53,653 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.69% less than the national average, earning $48,348 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gharieb927,881/
Ghareib921,920/
Gharaib924/
Ghatrib921/
Gaharib921/
Garib917,051/
Gharaibh865/
Gharrieb864/
Gharreib861/
Ghareb837,392/
Gharip831,047/
Ghorib83440/
Garrib83203/
Garieb8332/
Ngarib8321/
Gharif8312/
Gareib835/
Gharyb834/
Garaib833/
Gaurib832/
Gahrib832/
Ghérib832/
Garibh831/
Gajrib831/
Gharibova806/
Gharibová804/
Ghareeb7727,714/
Ghorieb772,384/
Gheraib77138/
Ghareab77122/
Ghatrif776/
Ghereib775/
Ghariff774/
Ghariep774/
Gharife772/
Gahreib772/
Ghoreib772/
Ghoraib772/
Gahariv771/
Ghaurip771/
Gharipe771/
Ghoribh771/
Ghariph771/
Ghaireb771/
Garip7312,106/
Gareb731,101/
Garif73157/
Gorib7366/
Gariv7361/
Gerib7330/
Gariw7311/
Garyb731/
Ghouraib71249/
Ghourieb711/
Gathribh711/
Ghariphe711/
Gareeb671,850/
Gariev67828/
Gharep67367/
Garife67235/
Ngarip67152/
Garipe67147/
Ngarif6776/
Gariff6757/
Gerrib6752/
Ghoriv6740/
Gatrif6738/
Gorzib6716/
Goraib6712/
Ghorip6710/
Garreb6710/
Ghereb678/
Gauriv676/
Garoiv676/
Gotrib675/
Garrif674/
Ghorif673/
Gariph673/
Gharev673/
Gharef672/
Gariov672/
Gourib672/
Garaip672/
Gareab671/
Ggareb671/
Garipp671/
Ngariw671/
Garrip671/
Garaiv671/
Gorieb671/
Kgarif671/
Ghoreb671/
Gareiv671/
Gariew671/
Garaiw671/
Goribh671/
Gariep671/
Cgareb671/
Garips671/

Gharib Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gharib in the Georgian language
ღარიბgharib-
Gharib in the Arabic language
غريـبghryb-
غريّبghryb-
غاربgharb-
غريبghryb-

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