Ghob Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Lebanon

Ghob Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ghob Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran91:8,531,392160,212
India81:95,883,173728,828
Pakistan51:35,728,777102,388
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

Ghob Last Name Facts

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

Ghob (Marathi: घोब) is most common in Iran. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Ghob.

How Common Is The Last Name Ghob? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,798,600th most widely held family name in the world, held by around 1 in 269,909,108 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 96 percent of Ghob reside; 81 percent reside in South Asia and 52 percent reside in Islamic South Asia.

The surname is most widespread in Iran, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 8,531,392. In Iran Ghob is primarily concentrated in: Tehran Province, where 67 percent are found, Alborz Province, where 11 percent are found and Fars Province, where 11 percent are found. Excluding Iran this surname is found in 6 countries. It is also common in India, where 30 percent are found and Pakistan, where 19 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ghotb89786/
Ghoib8952/
Ghobs8929/
Ghosb895/
Ghobd892/
Ghoub891/
Ghoob891/
Ghobh891/
Gob861,060/
Ghobsh809/
Ghosbh804/
Goeb75589/
Ghow75383/
Ngob75251/
Gobs75206/
Ghop75190/
Goob7560/
Ghov7528/
Goib7527/
Gobh7522/
Ghab7513/
Goëb759/
Gosb756/
Ghof754/
Goub753/
Gobd752/
Gjob751/
Ghub751/
Gohb751/
Qgob751/
Gotb751/
Gobė751/
Goyb751/
Gobt750/
Ghaeb67764/
Ghope67712/
Ngoub6759/
Gahub6758/
Ghabh6731/
Ghabd6715/
Ghatb679/
Ghouf678/
Ngoib677/
Gohbt676/
Ghaab675/
Gahab675/
Ghofh675/
Ghowa674/
Ghouv674/
Ghoiv673/
Ghoph672/
Gheub672/
Gkhab672/
Ghovs672/
Ghoff672/
Gchow671/
Ghofe671/
Ghops671/
N'Gob671/
Gochb671/
Ghova671/
Ghubh671/
Gottb671/
Ngoob671/
Ghasb671/
Gashb671/
Gathb671/
Gobch671/
Ghahb671/
Ghabs671/
Ghoof671/
Ghoop671/
Ghaïb671/
Ghosf671/
Ghjab671/
Goubs670/

Ghob Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ghob in the Marathi language
घोबghoba-

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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 Ghob
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