Guellab Surname

331,780th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,115 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Algeria
Highest density in:
Algeria

Guellab Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Guellab Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Algeria8901:43,4067,667
Morocco1701:202,80134,956
France521:1,277,360130,443
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Guellab Last Name Facts

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

The surname Guellab (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﻼﺏ) is found most frequently in Algeria. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Guellab click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Guellab? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 331,780th most prevalent surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 6,535,916 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 95 percent of Guellab live; 95 percent live in North Africa and 95 percent live in Mahgreb.

The last name is most frequently held in Algeria, where it is held by 890 people, or 1 in 43,406. In Algeria it is most numerous in: Algiers Province, where 57 percent are found, Médéa Province, where 19 percent are found and Khenchela Province, where 13 percent are found. Other than Algeria Guellab is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Morocco, where 15 percent are found and France, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ghuellab931/
Gellab923/
Ghellab864,482/
Guellaf86551/
Guyllab865/
Gehllab861/
Gaellab861/
Gllab831/
Guellaff8027/
Guelloub8013/
Ghelllab801/
Ghllab77214/
Gillab772/
Glab731,815/
Guellow7112/
Quillab7111/
Glaab672,171/
Glaub671,114/
Ghlab67443/
Glabś6741/
Glabs6712/
Glaib6711/
Qulab674/
Glasb671/
Gleab670/

Guellab Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Guellab in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻛﻼﺏklab-

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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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  • 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 Guellab
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