Gleib Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritania
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Gleib Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gleib Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritania51:818,97323,459
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Gleib (43) may also be a first name.

Gleib Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gleib (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻛﻠﻴﺐ) occurs in Mauritania more than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gleib? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 5,812,366th most widely held surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 45 percent of Gleib live; 45 percent live in West Africa and 45 percent live in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 1,545,828th most widespread first name world-wide, borne by 43 people.

Gleib is most commonly held in Mauritania, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 818,973. In Mauritania it is most numerous in: Brakna Region, where 40 percent are found, Adrar Region, where 20 percent are found and Nouakchott-Ouest Region, where 20 percent are found. Besides Mauritania this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 18 percent are found and The United States, where 18 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gleibs91287/
Ghleib912/
G'Leib911/
Gleb89686/
Glib89419/
Ghlib80218/
Gloeb8046/
Glebs8016/
Glaib8011/
Gleub807/
Gleif804/
Gloib803/
Glaeb802/
Ghleb801/
Gleab800/
Gülleb73141/
G'Laib736/
Glaiob732/
Ghhlib731/
Ghleeb731/
Ghlaib731/
Glew672,811/
Glab671,815/
Glyb6727/
Glip678/
Gliv675/
Ghelleb674/
Glibova674/
Glev674/
Glep674/
Glibová674/
Glebová673/
Glebowa673/
Guelleb672/
Guilleb671/
Guellib671/
Gliw671/
Gljb671/
Glef671/

Gleib Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gleib in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻛﻠﻴﺐaklyb60
ﻛﻠﻴﺐklyb40

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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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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Gleib
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