Gheeb Surname

3,882,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Afghanistan
Highest density in:
Afghanistan

Gheeb Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gheeb Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Afghanistan211:1,531,10412,360
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

Gheeb (85) may also be a first name.

Gheeb Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gheeb is more frequently found in Afghanistan than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Gheeb.

How Common Is The Last Name Gheeb? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,882,373rd most common family name globally It is held by around 1 in 280,290,228 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Gheeb reside; 81 percent reside in South Asia and 81 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 1,039,322nd most frequently occurring first name world-wide. It is borne by 85 people.

The surname is most frequent in Afghanistan, where it is held by 21 people, or 1 in 1,531,104. In Afghanistan Gheeb is primarily found in: Kabul, where 43 percent reside, Kandahar, where 14 percent reside and Faryab, where 10 percent reside. Outside of Afghanistan it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Iraq, where 15 percent reside and Yemen, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Geheeb91100/
Geeb89152/
Gheb8961/
Gheab8096/
Gheib8015/
Gheep803/
Geebs803/
Ngeeb802/
Gheub802/
Ghieb801/
Geb752,223/
Ghebch731/
Ghib67770/
Gieb67487/
Gebs67223/
Gepe67165/
Gehb67128/
Geev6797/
Gebh6732/
Gueb6726/
Ngeb6718/
Geyb6715/
Gebz676/
Gebt672/
Qgeb672/
Gejb672/
Gebd671/
Cgeb671/
Geep671/
Hgeb671/
Gyhb671/
Gesb671/
Gebp671/

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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 Gheeb
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