Ghourby Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Ghourby Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 2 | 1:2,047,432 | 30,537 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
Ghourby Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ghourby Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ghourby (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻘﺮﺑﻲ) occurs most in Mauritania. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Ghourby? popularity and diffusion
The surname Ghourby is the 10,311,814th most prevalent surname in the world, held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname Ghourby is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ghourby live; 67 percent live in West Africa and 67 percent live in Senegambia Africa.
The surname is most commonly used in Mauritania, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 2,047,432. In Mauritania it is most frequent in: Adrar Region, where 50 percent live and Nouakchott-Ouest Region, where 50 percent live. Outside of Mauritania this last name exists in one country. It is also found in Somalia, where 33 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gourby | 92 | 80 | / |
| Ghorby | 92 | 10 | / |
| Ghorbay | 86 | 82 | / |
| Gourboy | 86 | 44 | / |
| Ghourbi | 86 | 30 | / |
| Ghourba | 86 | 1 | / |
| Gourbey | 86 | 0 | / |
| Gorby | 83 | 2,463 | / |
| Gurby | 83 | 3 | / |
| Gharby | 77 | 501 | / |
| Gorbey | 77 | 304 | / |
| Gorbay | 77 | 69 | / |
| Ghorbi | 77 | 44 | / |
| Gourbi | 77 | 22 | / |
| Ghorba | 77 | 21 | / |
| Gourba | 77 | 21 | / |
| Gourbe | 77 | 19 | / |
| Gurbey | 77 | 18 | / |
| Gurbay | 77 | 6 | / |
| Gorbiy | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ghurbe | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ghorbe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gurboy | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gourbet | 71 | 32 | / |
| Ghourui | 71 | 23 | / |
| Ghorbee | 71 | 20 | / |
| Gourber | 71 | 11 | / |
| Gorbych | 71 | 5 | / |
| Gourway | 71 | 3 | / |
| Gurbych | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ghorbij | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ghorvyi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gheurbi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ghorber | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ghorbai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gharbay | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gourbai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ghurber | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gorbysh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gowerby | 71 | 0 | / |
| Gurba | 67 | 1,752 | / |
| Gorba | 67 | 989 | / |
| Garby | 67 | 873 | / |
| Gorbe | 67 | 589 | / |
| Gurbe | 67 | 187 | / |
| Gurvy | 67 | 179 | / |
| Gorbi | 67 | 174 | / |
| Gurbi | 67 | 108 | / |
| Gorvy | 67 | 36 | / |
| Ghorbits | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gurbí | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gorbé | 67 | 1 | / |
Ghourby Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ghourby in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﻘﺮﺑﻲ | alqrby | - |
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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 Ghourby
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