Ghayeb Surname
Approximately 6,520 people bear this surname
Ghayeb Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iraq | 5,622 | 1:6,229 | 578 |
| Iran | 719 | 1:106,791 | 10,290 |
| Mauritania | 61 | 1:67,129 | 4,615 |
| Lebanon | 43 | 1:131,095 | 6,872 |
| Kuwait | 39 | 1:97,454 | 10,676 |
| Yemen | 15 | 1:1,761,686 | 12,726 |
| Tunisia | 7 | 1:87,232 | 13,677 |
| Syria | 4 | 1:4,825,256 | 12,827 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
Ghayeb (958) may also be a first name.
Ghayeb Demographics
Ghayeb Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Ghayeb Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ghayeb Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ghayeb (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻏﺎﻳﺐ) is held by more people in Iraq than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Ghayeb.
How Common Is The Last Name Ghayeb? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 75,288th most commonly held surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 1,117,722 people. Ghayeb is mostly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Ghayeb reside; 88 percent reside in West Asia and 87 percent reside in Levant. Ghayeb is also the 260,722nd most frequently used first name globally, borne by 958 people.
This surname is most widely held in Iraq, where it is borne by 5,622 people, or 1 in 6,229. Excluding Iraq this surname exists in 16 countries. It also occurs in Iran, where 11 percent are found and Mauritania, where 1 percent are found.
Ghayeb Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Ghayeb last name is predominantly Sunni (96%) in Lebanon.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghayebh | 92 | 8 | / |
| Ghayb | 91 | 2,582 | / |
| Ghaeb | 91 | 764 | / |
| Gayeb | 91 | 6 | / |
| Ghyeb | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ghaayb | 83 | 278 | / |
| Ghayib | 83 | 29 | / |
| Ghaieb | 83 | 13 | / |
| Ghayab | 83 | 7 | / |
| Ghayub | 83 | 2 | / |
| Ghayef | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gaeb | 80 | 451 | / |
| Ghaieeb | 77 | 1,066 | / |
| Ghayoub | 77 | 10 | / |
| Ghayoob | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ghayafe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ghayyob | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ghajeeb | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ghayaub | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ghaib | 73 | 5,464 | / |
| Gayab | 73 | 121 | / |
| Gheab | 73 | 96 | / |
| Gayob | 73 | 61 | / |
| Gaieb | 73 | 31 | / |
| Gayev | 73 | 21 | / |
| Gheib | 73 | 15 | / |
| Gayub | 73 | 11 | / |
| Gayef | 73 | 5 | / |
| Gayep | 73 | 4 | / |
| Gaweb | 73 | 4 | / |
| Gajeb | 73 | 4 | / |
| Gehab | 73 | 3 | / |
| Gayib | 73 | 2 | / |
| Gheub | 73 | 2 | / |
| Gaueb | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ghieb | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gaype | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ghayaf | 67 | 161 | / |
| Geheeb | 67 | 100 | / |
| Gayeva | 67 | 51 | / |
| Ghaife | 67 | 36 | / |
| Ngayep | 67 | 17 | / |
| Ghajab | 67 | 13 | / |
| Gayeff | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ngayub | 67 | 6 | / |
| Gayupe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ghajib | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ghajub | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gahaib | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gehjab | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gayaub | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gayoob | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ghayav | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ghayvt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ghaywt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngayob | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gayape | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ghaibs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ghoyep | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ghayvs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gaihab | 67 | 1 | / |
Ghayeb Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ghayeb in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻏﺎﻳﺐ | ghayb | 75 |
| ﻏﺎﺋﺐ | ghayb | 15 |
| ﺍﻟﻐﺎﻳﺐ | alghayb | 5 |
| ﻗﺎﻳﺐ | qayb | 5 |
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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
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- 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 Ghayeb
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