Gibril Surname

89,091st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,388 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sudan
Highest density in:
Sudan

Gibril 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.

Gibril Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sudan3,9201:9,5691,352
Ghana4851:55,7135,980
Egypt3661:251,19117,305
Nigeria2161:820,10536,398
Saudi Arabia1991:155,05422,057
Benin721:143,55015,098
United States261:13,940,728505,428
Sierra Leone161:443,102516
Gambia161:120,216304
Ivory Coast111:2,097,38537,425
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Niger91:2,132,44640,124
Belgium81:1,437,08092,692
England41:13,929,515290,718
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
France11:66,422,722504,397
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110

Gibril (18,916) may also be a first name.

Gibril 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

Gibril Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gibril (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺟﺒﺮﻳﻞ) is found most frequently in Sudan. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gibril? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 89,091st most prevalent last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 1,352,551 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 95 percent of Gibril reside; 80 percent reside in North Africa and 80 percent reside in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 39,435th most widely held forename globally, borne by 18,916 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Sudan, where it is borne by 3,920 people, or 1 in 9,569. Excluding Sudan it occurs in 37 countries. It also occurs in Ghana, where 9 percent reside and Egypt, where 7 percent reside.

Gibril Last Name Statistics demography

Gibril earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 16.57% less than the national average, earning $36,000 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gibriel92260/
Gibrill9221/
Guibril9218/
Ghibril927/
Dgibril922/
Giberil921/
Ibril91968/
Gaibriel864/
Gibrrill861/
Gibriell861/
Giberill861/
Jibril83180,081/
Gebril8319,078/
Gibrel83297/
Zibril83282/
Gubril8322/
Yibril833/
Sibril832/
Givril831/
Hibril831/
Aibril831/
Ibriel831/
Gibryl831/
Cibril831/
Ijbril831/
Gybril831/
Ibrl801/
Djibril7722,432/
Gibreel7720,954/
Gebriel775,547/
Jibriel77524/
Jibrill7773/
Zibriel7761/
Ghubril7741/
Gibrael7737/
Juibril7713/
Jaibril7710/
Jibrril779/
Gubriel776/
Jibrilh772/
Gebrill772/
Jiebril771/
Jibruil771/
Gybriel771/
Jhibril771/
Guebril771/
Jbril731,011/
Jibrl7388/
Ebril7333/
Sibrl731/
Djibrill71201/
Ddjibril713/
Djibrril712/
Jibrilll711/
Dhjibril711/
Shjibril711/
Hgebriel711/
Gebriell711/
Gaybriel711/
Giberell711/
Gibereel711/
Jebril679,380/
Gebrel672,483/
Jibrel672,336/
Sibrel67226/
Ebrill67108/
Ibrael6770/
Sivril6731/
Jivril6719/
Zybril6712/
Sebril6710/
Jibrll679/
Geebrl675/
Civril675/
Zebril675/
Gevril673/
Ebriel673/
Djibrl672/
Ghaybrill671/
Eiberl671/
Eubril671/
Zibrel671/
Ibreel671/
Jjbril671/

Gibril Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gibril in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺟﺒﺮﻳﻞjbryl-

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