Gharib Surname
Approximately 126,982 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 43,504 | 1:2,113 | 289 |
| Iran | 19,013 | 1:4,038 | 547 |
| Iraq | 15,395 | 1:2,275 | 277 |
| Afghanistan | 10,606 | 1:3,032 | 323 |
| Morocco | 5,828 | 1:5,916 | 699 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4,889 | 1:6,311 | 873 |
| Lebanon | 3,992 | 1:1,412 | 268 |
| Libya | 3,832 | 1:1,629 | 473 |
| Yemen | 3,409 | 1:7,752 | 1,034 |
| Syria | 3,276 | 1:5,892 | 634 |
| Jordan | 2,859 | 1:3,093 | 624 |
| Palestine | 2,527 | 1:1,800 | 353 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1,718 | 1:5,333 | 664 |
| Kuwait | 1,456 | 1:2,610 | 329 |
| Algeria | 1,304 | 1:29,625 | 5,418 |
| United States | 660 | 1:549,180 | 45,430 |
| Tanzania | 452 | 1:117,127 | 11,217 |
| Ghana | 277 | 1:97,548 | 9,187 |
| Qatar | 225 | 1:10,480 | 1,162 |
| Sweden | 199 | 1:49,481 | 3,830 |
| Canada | 179 | 1:205,841 | 20,025 |
| France | 148 | 1:448,802 | 64,499 |
| England | 135 | 1:412,726 | 28,150 |
| Spain | 105 | 1:445,257 | 23,393 |
| Bahrain | 103 | 1:13,093 | 2,472 |
| Germany | 102 | 1:789,269 | 58,234 |
| Brazil | 98 | 1:2,184,432 | 68,273 |
| Oman | 87 | 1:42,390 | 2,652 |
| Malaysia | 72 | 1:409,642 | 21,284 |
| Australia | 63 | 1:428,503 | 33,982 |
| Tunisia | 53 | 1:11,521 | 1,907 |
| Pakistan | 50 | 1:3,572,878 | 26,888 |
| Belgium | 44 | 1:261,287 | 31,734 |
| Denmark | 36 | 1:156,798 | 13,614 |
| South Africa | 34 | 1:1,593,462 | 80,086 |
| Italy | 28 | 1:2,184,167 | 91,195 |
| Sudan | 25 | 1:1,500,408 | 3,610 |
| Norway | 24 | 1:214,262 | 24,079 |
| Netherlands | 23 | 1:734,225 | 57,169 |
| Austria | 20 | 1:425,772 | 43,235 |
| Senegal | 16 | 1:911,209 | 3,010 |
| Switzerland | 16 | 1:513,307 | 36,405 |
| Kenya | 14 | 1:3,298,564 | 38,706 |
| Thailand | 11 | 1:6,421,668 | 407,040 |
| Peru | 11 | 1:2,889,466 | 28,985 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| Philippines | 5 | 1:20,247,645 | 262,352 |
| Liberia | 4 | 1:1,102,134 | 37,930 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:1,338,454 | 35,497 |
| Venezuela | 4 | 1:7,551,019 | 53,668 |
| Israel | 4 | 1:2,139,408 | 95,907 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| Luxembourg | 3 | 1:193,514 | 7,046 |
| Costa Rica | 2 | 1:2,390,034 | 10,205 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 1:2,264,162 | 49,210 |
| Armenia | 2 | 1:1,465,090 | 16,492 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 1:7,089,631 | 1,533 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
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.
- majdgharibGharib Demographics
Average Male Gharib Height
175.5 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
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
Gharib Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gharib in the Georgian language | ||
| ღარიბ | gharib | - |
| Gharib in the Arabic language | ||
| غريـب | ghryb | - |
| غريّب | ghryb | - |
| غارب | gharb | - |
| غريب | ghryb | - |
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