Ghulab Surname

472,684th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 709 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Pakistan

Ghulab Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ghulab Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan6631:269,4485,903
India261:29,502,515369,827
Belgium81:1,437,08092,692
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
England21:27,859,030389,889
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Ghulab (3,401) may also be a first name.

Ghulab Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ghulab (Hindi: घूलाब, Marathi: गुलाब) is held by more people in Pakistan than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Ghulab click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ghulab? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 472,684th most commonly used surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 10,278,626 people. Ghulab occurs mostly in Asia, where 98 percent of Ghulab are found; 97 percent are found in South Asia and 95 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 122,100th most numerous first name worldwide It is held by 3,401 people.

Ghulab is most frequently held in Pakistan, where it is borne by 663 people, or 1 in 269,448. In Pakistan it is most frequent in: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 60 percent live, Sindh, where 22 percent live and Punjab, where 11 percent live. Without taking into account Pakistan this surname is found in 6 countries. It is also common in India, where 4 percent live and Belgium, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ghulaab9213,718/
Ghoulab9211/
Ghullab922/
Ghulaib921/
Gulab9191,186/
Ghuellab861/
Gulaab8313,995/
Gullab83339/
Ghulap83105/
Guulab83101/
Guslab8366/
Gholab8334/
Gulabh8321/
Gutlab8319/
Goulab8318/
Gulaib8312/
Guliab8311/
Gulasb833/
Gaulab832/
Ngulab832/
Gulhab831/
Gulahb831/
Guhlab831/
Ghilab831/
Gulahab77370/
Gulliab7729/
Gulaaab772/
Gholabh772/
Gullaab771/
Ghulape771/
Gaullab771/
Golab731,615/
Gulaf731,199/
Gulav73723/
Gulap73399/
Gilab7338/
Gulob7319/
Gulaw737/
Guleb737/
Gulaabth71104/
Gulabová7115/
Ghouloub711/
Gholap6744,814/
Gulova6725,327/
Goolab67705/
Golaub67698/
Guslaw67251/
Goulap67222/
Goelab6777/
Gollab6760/
Gullap6756/
Gulapp6719/
Gholav6719/
Giliab6712/
Gulape6712/
Guslaf6712/
Ghileb6710/
Guleib676/
Guulav675/
Golabh675/
Gulowa675/
Gihleb673/
Gulaph673/
Goliab673/
Gulyabova672/
Gulyav672/
Gutlaw672/
Gulafe672/
Gaulap671/
Gholaf671/
Ghilap671/
Gulafs671/
Gulhob671/
Gouleb670/
Gulauf670/
Gulauw670/

Ghulab Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ghulab in the Hindi language
घूलाबghulaba-
Ghulab in the Marathi language
गुलाबgulaba70
घुलाबghulaba20
घुलबghulaba10

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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 Ghulab
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