Gherab Surname
Approximately 2,419 people bear this surname
Gherab Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 2,169 | 1:17,811 | 3,264 |
| France | 229 | 1:290,056 | 44,463 |
| Sweden | 7 | 1:1,406,680 | 102,017 |
| Tunisia | 7 | 1:87,232 | 13,677 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Gherab (18) may also be a first name.
Gherab Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gherab Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gherab is held by more people in Algeria than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Gherab? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 176,876th most numerous family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 3,012,627 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 90 percent of Gherab are found; 90 percent are found in North Africa and 90 percent are found in Mahgreb. Gherab is also the 2,608,198th most commonly held first name worldwide, held by 18 people.
Gherab is most commonly used in Algeria, where it is carried by 2,169 people, or 1 in 17,811. In Algeria it is mostly found in: Biskra Province, where 37 percent reside, Batna Province, where 22 percent reside and Oum el-Bouaghi Province, where 10 percent reside. Other than Algeria this surname occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in France, where 9 percent reside and Sweden, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gherrab | 92 | 171 | / |
| Gheraib | 92 | 138 | / |
| Hgherab | 92 | 1 | / |
| Gerab | 91 | 120 | / |
| Gergab | 83 | 3,412 | / |
| Gerhab | 83 | 36 | / |
| Guerab | 83 | 11 | / |
| Ghirab | 83 | 3 | / |
| Gerabs | 83 | 2 | / |
| Gerrab | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gereab | 83 | 1 | / |
| Guerrab | 77 | 2,734 | / |
| Ghereib | 77 | 5 | / |
| Ghirabh | 77 | 3 | / |
| Gheroub | 77 | 1 | / |
| Girab | 73 | 18 | / |
| Gerav | 73 | 10 | / |
| Gerap | 73 | 5 | / |
| Gerob | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gairab | 67 | 5 | / |
| Giraub | 67 | 4 | / |
| Geraiv | 67 | 3 | / |
| Girabh | 67 | 3 | / |
| Guerob | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gherop | 67 | 1 | / |
| Geraup | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gerayv | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Gherab
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