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

The last name Ghob (Marathi: घोब) occurs more in Iran more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ghob? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,798,600th most widely held last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 269,909,108 people. Ghob is primarily found in Asia, where 96 percent of Ghob are found; 81 percent are found in South Asia and 52 percent are found in Islamic South Asia.

Ghob is most frequently used in Iran, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 8,531,392. In Iran it is most numerous in: Tehran Province, where 67 percent reside, Alborz Province, where 11 percent reside and Fars Province, where 11 percent reside. Beside Iran this surname exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in India, where 30 percent reside and Pakistan, where 19 percent reside.

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
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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 Ghob
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