Gibran Surname

167,551st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,581 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Israel
Highest density in:
Israel

Gibran Surname User-submission:

This surname means 'Gabriel', which is the Hebrew name meaning 'God is my strength', also associated with the Biblical angel Gabriel.

Gibrin is the Nigerian equivalent of the traditional Arabic transliteration Jibril.

Gibran Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Israel8711:9,8251,499
Indonesia8131:162,66815,860
Egypt5491:167,46012,562
Brazil891:2,405,33073,774
Iran871:882,55842,611
United States771:4,707,259244,676
India261:29,502,515369,827
Trinidad and Tobago71:194,8549,403
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Mexico61:20,687,70153,861
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Pakistan41:44,660,971115,884
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Lebanon31:1,879,02822,073
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
England11:55,718,059489,080
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Gibrán (1) are calculated separately.

Gibran (7,358) may also be a first name.

Gibran Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname means 'Gabriel', which is the Hebrew name meaning 'God is my strength', also associated with the Biblical angel Gabriel.

Gibrin is the Nigerian equivalent of the traditional Arabic transliteration Jibril.

- zakirahgibrin

Gibran Last Name Facts

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

Gibran (Arabic: جبران, Hindi: जिबरान, Marathi: गीान) is borne by more people in Israel than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Gibrán. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gibran? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 167,551st most frequently used family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 2,823,536 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 71 percent of Gibran live; 34 percent live in West Asia and 34 percent live in Judeo-West Asia. Gibran is also the 75,087th most commonly held first name worldwide. It is borne by 7,358 people.

The last name Gibran is most frequent in Israel, where it is borne by 871 people, or 1 in 9,825. In Israel Gibran is most common in: Northern District, where 79 percent are found, Haifa District, where 11 percent are found and Jerusalem District, where 7 percent are found. Apart from Israel Gibran is found in 34 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 31 percent are found and Egypt, where 21 percent are found.

Gibran Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Gibran has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gibran surname expanded 7,700 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gibran Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Gibran last name are 20.1% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 73.33% being registered with the political party.

Gibran earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 9.63% less than the national average, earning $38,993 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gibrán941/
Gibrand9263/
Gisbran9220/
Ghibran9215/
Gibraan922/
Guibran921/
Gibrant920/
Ibran912,268/
Gisbrand862/
Gisbrant861/
Gibrrant860/
Jibran837,026/
Gebran83713/
Sibran83629/
Zibran83415/
Gubran83383/
Cibran83250/
Gibram83162/
Ibrain83114/
Givran83109/
Gibron8358/
Ibrean8343/
Ibraan8333/
Yibran8319/
Ibrane839/
Ibrand837/
Ibrahn837/
Iebran831/
Ibhran831/
Ibrran831/
Hibran831/
Aibran831/
Ibranh831/
Ibrhan831/
Isbran831/
Gybran831/
Eibran831/
Gisbrandt801/
Djibran771,662/
Isbrand77123/
Hibrant7758/
Khibran7735/
Gebrane7732/
Jibraan7729/
Jibrang7721/
Scibran7718/
Ghibron7713/
Sibrain7713/
Gybrant7713/
Ibranne7713/
Ibrahan779/
Ibrahun779/
Eibrand777/
Jibrain777/
Jibrane776/
Hibrain775/
Eibrant775/
Hibrand774/
Gibramt773/
Sibrean772/
Isbrant772/
Ibraihn772/
Chibran772/
Gebrann772/
Gybrand772/
Giveran771/
Zibraan771/
Giberon771/
Ibrrain771/
Itbrane771/
Geebran771/
Ghubran771/
Cibraan771/
Jaibran771/
Ibrahyn771/
Ibrhain771/
Giebron770/
Giesbrandt7514/
Ibram732,015/
Ebran73696/
Ibron73363/
Ivran73149/
Ybran7320/
Jbran736/
Ibrań731/
Ibrán731/
Isbrandt71274/
Djibrane7123/
Ibranova7120/
Jibrandt7116/
Jisbrant7114/
Ågebrant7110/
Hibrandt714/
Heibrant714/
Gejbrant714/
Ibrachen714/
Gebrandt712/
Ibrasing711/
Soibrain711/
Ibrranne711/
Jibraine711/
Zibrandt711/
Sibrahan711/
Ibrein674,034/
Ibraim673,512/
Jebran67339/
Sibron67304/
Givron67267/
Civran67144/
Gebron6799/
Gevran6770/
Cibron6757/
Ibrham6752/
Sebran6742/
Ebrang6738/
Ibhram6734/
Hibron6724/
Hoibraten6723/
Hågebrand6722/
Ibraym6721/
Hebran6718/
Kågebrand6713/
Gubrán6713/
Jivran6712/
Impran6711/
Zebran6711/
Gebram6710/
Jibron678/
Jibram678/
Zibron677/
Eabran677/
Ebrane676/
Hibram675/
Ybrain675/
Ibroun675/
Ebrant674/
Ebrain673/
Ivraan673/
Cebran673/
Ibream673/
Aybran673/
Ebrann672/
Zivran672/
Gebrán672/
Yibram672/
Ibraam671/
Ibrainova671/
Ibrram671/
Ebraun671/
Eebran671/
Inpran671/
Ibraum671/
Hibrón671/
Jbraan671/
Jbrane671/
Isbron671/
Jsbran671/
Jjbran671/
Gibrom671/
Gibroń671/
Esbran671/
Ebrand671/
Ebrzan671/
Ebrayn671/
Ibroin671/
Eisbraunn670/

Gibran Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gibran in the Marathi language
गीानgiana-
Gibran in the Hindi language
जिबरानjibarana42.86
गिबरानgibarana28.57
जिबरनjibarana14.29
गिबरनgibarana14.29
Gibran in the Arabic language
جبرانjbran-

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