Gourb Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Morocco

Gourb Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gourb Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
France11:66,422,722504,397
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Gourb (11) may also be a first name.

Gourb Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gourb is held by more people in Egypt than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gourb? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 8,193,072nd most widespread family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 40 percent of Gourb live; 40 percent live in North Africa and 20 percent live in Arabic North Africa. Gourb is also the 3,487,849th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world, borne by 11 people.

The last name Gourb is most numerous in Egypt, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 91,935,754. Other than Egypt this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in France, where 20 percent are found and India, where 20 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gourbh913/
Ghourb912/
Gorb892,093/
Gurb8961/
Gourp8051/
Ghorb8023/
Gorbs8018/
Gourv8014/
Gaurb802/
Gorbt801/
Ouerb801/
Gourf801/
Ghurb801/
Goerb800/
Urb75459/
Orb75329/
Gaurbh739/
Gourpe731/
Gorbch730/
Horb675,446/
Gorbova671,672/
Garb671,263/
Gorp67259/
Gurp67129/
Gorf67119/
Gurv6793/
Gurbova6731/
Gorv6726/
Orbz6723/
Gorbová6710/
Gurbová679/
Hurb677/
Gurw676/
Urbø674/
Urbs674/
Gorw674/
Ourp673/
Oorb672/
Orbs672/
Aurb671/
Ourv671/
Orbd671/
Orbh671/
Uorb671/
Urbh671/
Uhrb671/
Ghourpe671/
Urbp671/
Urrb671/
Urbė671/
Gurf671/
Uyrb671/
Usrb671/
Urzb671/
Urbz671/

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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 Gourb
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