Qareeb Surname

1,144,405th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 210 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Afghanistan
Highest density in:
Palestine

Qareeb Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Qareeb Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Afghanistan1181:272,4854,470
Pakistan461:3,883,56328,150
Palestine201:227,4429,690
United States181:20,136,607622,629
Lebanon61:939,51416,645
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098

Qareeb (740) may also be a first name.

Qareeb Last Name Facts

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

The last name Qareeb (Hindi: करीब) is found most frequently in Afghanistan. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Qareeb? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,144,405th most prevalent family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 34,702,600 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 90 percent of Qareeb live; 78 percent live in South Asia and 78 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 302,485th most common forename in the world, held by 740 people.

The last name is most frequently held in Afghanistan, where it is held by 118 people, or 1 in 272,485. In Afghanistan Qareeb is primarily concentrated in: Paktia, where 41 percent live, Kabul, where 33 percent live and Nangarhar, where 10 percent live. Apart from Afghanistan it exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 22 percent live and Palestine, where 10 percent live.

Qareeb Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Qareeb last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for the political party.

Qareeb earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 33.84% more than the national average, earning $57,750 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Qareb9190/
Kareeb8360/
Qarreb831/
Katreeb7735/
Khareeb774/
Qarib731,159/
Kareb73463/
Qarab73100/
Careb7319/
Kareev67764/
Karepe67136/
Qaraab6795/
Khareb6718/
Quarib6714/
Careef6710/
Katreb676/
Karieb676/
Qharib672/
Qarhab671/
Carebd671/
Karoeb671/
Cgareb671/
Qaribt671/
Quarab671/
Kaireb671/
Karefe671/
Karebs671/

Qareeb Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Qareeb in the Hindi language
करीबkariba-

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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 Qareeb
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