Ghourby Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritania
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Ghourby Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ghourby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritania21:2,047,43230,537
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gourby9280/
Ghorby9210/
Ghorbay8682/
Gourboy8644/
Ghourbi8630/
Ghourba861/
Gourbey860/
Gorby832,463/
Gurby833/
Gharby77501/
Gorbey77304/
Gorbay7769/
Ghorbi7744/
Gourbi7722/
Ghorba7721/
Gourba7721/
Gourbe7719/
Gurbey7718/
Gurbay776/
Gorbiy772/
Ghurbe772/
Ghorbe771/
Gurboy771/
Gourbet7132/
Ghourui7123/
Ghorbee7120/
Gourber7111/
Gorbych715/
Gourway713/
Gurbych712/
Ghorbij711/
Ghorvyi711/
Gheurbi711/
Ghorber711/
Ghorbai711/
Gharbay711/
Gourbai711/
Ghurber711/
Gorbysh711/
Gowerby710/
Gurba671,752/
Gorba67989/
Garby67873/
Gorbe67589/
Gurbe67187/
Gurvy67179/
Gorbi67174/
Gurbi67108/
Gorvy6736/
Ghorbits671/
Gurbí671/
Gorbé671/

Ghourby Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ghourby in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﻘﺮﺑﻲalqrby-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ghourby
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