Gurbe Surname

1,239,697th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 187 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Israel

Gurbe Surname User-submission:

(German, Swiss, and Jewish Ashkenazic) Occupational name for a tanner, Middle High German gerwer (from Old High German (ledar) garawo, meaning 'leather preparer'), German Gerber.

Gurbe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1671:4,593,206118,643
Israel121:713,13647,700
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Somaliland11:3,500,1821,592
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Gurbe (201) may also be a first name.

Gurbe Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

(German, Swiss, and Jewish Ashkenazic) Occupational name for a tanner, Middle High German gerwer (from Old High German (ledar) garawo, meaning 'leather preparer'), German Gerber.

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Gurbe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gurbe (Marathi: गुरबे) is most common in India. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gurbe? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,239,697th most frequent family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 38,970,834 people. The surname Gurbe occurs predominantly in Asia, where 96 percent of Gurbe are found; 89 percent are found in South Asia and 89 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Gurbe is also the 639,077th most commonly occurring forename throughout the world, borne by 201 people.

Gurbe is most numerous in India, where it is carried by 167 people, or 1 in 4,593,206. In India it is most frequent in: Maharashtra, where 98 percent reside, Karnataka, where 2 percent reside and Goa, where 1 percent reside. Aside from India this surname occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in Israel, where 6 percent reside and Nigeria, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gurbet91478/
Gurber9134/
Gourbe9119/
Gurbey9118/
Ghurbe912/
Gurbee910/
Urbe89629/
Gourbet8332/
Gourber8311/
Gurbiej834/
Gurbhej833/
Ghurber831/
Gurbets831/
Gurbett831/
Gourbey830/
Gurba801,752/
Gurve801,590/
Gorbe80589/
Gurwe80565/
Girbe80240/
Urbes80203/
Urbez80146/
Gurbi80108/
Hurbe8090/
Urbea8059/
Urbie8039/
Urbey8017/
Urber808/
Ourbe808/
Urbed803/
Gurby803/
Uirbe803/
Urbee802/
Urbej801/
Urbeś801/
Gurbí801/
Urbet801/
Gorbea732,086/
Girbea731,000/
Gürbey73842/
Gürber73328/
Gorbey73304/
Gürbez73180/
Gorbei73176/
Gurbai73154/
Gurvey73124/
Ghurve7380/
Gourby7380/
Gurbis7331/
Gurbaj7326/
Gourve7324/
Gourbi7322/
Gourba7321/
Gurbiś7320/
Gaurve7316/
Gurbić7315/
Gorbee7314/
Hourbe7314/
Gaurba7313/
Hurber7311/
Hurbet736/
Gurbay736/
Hurbea736/
Gurweh735/
Gorbej735/
Gorbie734/
Gurves734/
Urberh734/
Goerbe732/
Ghurwe732/
Hurbee732/
Hurbes732/
Gurwey732/
Gourwe732/
Aurbey732/
Ghirbe732/
Hurbey731/
Girbee731/
Gurued731/
Guruie731/
Gurved731/
Gurbip731/
Gurhue731/
Urbesh731/
Urbiea731/
Gurver731/
Gurboy731/
Gurzba731/
Gurbuj731/
Ghorbe731/
Ngurue731/
Gurbaa731/
Gurbiz731/
Hurbep730/
Gutrue730/
Gaurue730/
Gurvie730/
Orbe6712,825/
Urbi672,333/
Urba671,466/
Gourves67678/
Gurbisz67498/
Gurbich67366/
Urby67250/
Urve6777/
Gourvez6776/
Gourboy6744/
Ghourbi6730/
Ghorbee6720/
Gurbicz6711/
Gurvets676/
Gurveer675/
Gurbitz674/
Ghourby673/
Gurbych672/
Guthrue671/
Ghourba671/
Gurbajt671/
Gourbai671/
Ngourve671/
Urbá671/
Gurvett671/
Gurbaľa671/
Gurboğa671/
Gheurbi671/
Gurwesh671/
Hurbett670/

Gurbe Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gurbe in the Marathi language
गुरबेgurabe98.45
गुबguba0.78
गुराबेgurabe0.78

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