Gleib Surname
Approximately 11 people bear this surname
Gleib Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 5 | 1:818,973 | 23,459 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
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) has its highest incidence in Mauritania. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Gleib? popularity and diffusion
The surname Gleib is the 5,812,366th most commonly held family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. This last name 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 frequent given name world-wide, borne by 43 people.
This surname is most frequently occurring in Mauritania, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 818,973. In Mauritania it is most prevalent in: Brakna Region, where 40 percent are found, Adrar Region, where 20 percent are found and Nouakchott-Ouest Region, where 20 percent are found. Not including Mauritania this surname is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 18 percent are found and The United States, where 18 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gleibs | 91 | 287 | / |
| Ghleib | 91 | 2 | / |
| G'Leib | 91 | 1 | / |
| Gleb | 89 | 686 | / |
| Glib | 89 | 419 | / |
| Ghlib | 80 | 218 | / |
| Gloeb | 80 | 46 | / |
| Glebs | 80 | 16 | / |
| Glaib | 80 | 11 | / |
| Gleub | 80 | 7 | / |
| Gleif | 80 | 4 | / |
| Gloib | 80 | 3 | / |
| Glaeb | 80 | 2 | / |
| Ghleb | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gleab | 80 | 0 | / |
| Gülleb | 73 | 141 | / |
| G'Laib | 73 | 6 | / |
| Glaiob | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ghhlib | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ghleeb | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ghlaib | 73 | 1 | / |
| Glew | 67 | 2,811 | / |
| Glab | 67 | 1,815 | / |
| Glyb | 67 | 27 | / |
| Glip | 67 | 8 | / |
| Gliv | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ghelleb | 67 | 4 | / |
| Glibova | 67 | 4 | / |
| Glev | 67 | 4 | / |
| Glep | 67 | 4 | / |
| Glibová | 67 | 4 | / |
| Glebová | 67 | 3 | / |
| Glebowa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Guelleb | 67 | 2 | / |
| Guilleb | 67 | 1 | / |
| Guellib | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gliw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gljb | 67 | 1 | / |
| Glef | 67 | 1 | / |
Gleib Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gleib in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻛﻠﻴﺐ | aklyb | 60 |
| ﻛﻠﻴﺐ | klyb | 40 |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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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