Gibril Surname
Approximately 5,388 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sudan | 3,920 | 1:9,569 | 1,352 |
| Ghana | 485 | 1:55,713 | 5,980 |
| Egypt | 366 | 1:251,191 | 17,305 |
| Nigeria | 216 | 1:820,105 | 36,398 |
| Saudi Arabia | 199 | 1:155,054 | 22,057 |
| Benin | 72 | 1:143,550 | 15,098 |
| United States | 26 | 1:13,940,728 | 505,428 |
| Sierra Leone | 16 | 1:443,102 | 516 |
| Gambia | 16 | 1:120,216 | 304 |
| Ivory Coast | 11 | 1:2,097,385 | 37,425 |
| Canada | 10 | 1:3,684,559 | 191,443 |
| Niger | 9 | 1:2,132,446 | 40,124 |
| Belgium | 8 | 1:1,437,080 | 92,692 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
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.
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Average Gibril Salary in
United States
$36,000 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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
Gibril Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gibril in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺟﺒﺮﻳﻞ | jbryl | - |
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Footnotes
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