Ghouba Surname
Approximately 54 people bear this surname
Ghouba Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 52 | 1:78,747 | 5,195 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
Ghouba Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ghouba Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ghouba (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻗﺐ) is found in Mauritania more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ghouba? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,635,433rd most widespread family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 134,954,554 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ghouba are found; 96 percent are found in West Africa and 96 percent are found in Senegambia Africa.
The surname Ghouba is most commonly used in Mauritania, where it is held by 52 people, or 1 in 78,747. In Mauritania it is primarily found in: Assaba Region, where 75 percent live, Nouakchott-Sud Region, where 21 percent live and Gorgol Region, where 2 percent live. Barring Mauritania this last name is found in one country. It is also found in Algeria, where 4 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ghouba Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ghouba in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻗﺐ | qb | 36.36 |
| ﻗﺒﻪ | qbh | 27.27 |
| ﺑﻮﻗﺒﻪ | bwqbh | 9.09 |
| ﻗﻮﺑﻪ | qwbh | 9.09 |
| ﺍﻟﻘﺒﻪ | alqbh | 9.09 |
| ﻗﻮﺑﺎ | qwba | 9.09 |
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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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- 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 Ghouba
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