Taleb Surname
Approximately 258,470 people bear this surname
Taleb Surname User-submission:
This is surname was originally borne by the scientists of Islam. They were people who tried to understand the Quran - its best and correct practice; not in a radical way, just to understand fully that religion and philosophy of Islam. It refers also to "Taliban" which means 'student of Islam' (a word misappropriated by terrorists).
Read More About This SurnameTaleb Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 55,790 | 1:692 | 24 |
| Iraq | 51,063 | 1:686 | 107 |
| Yemen | 29,811 | 1:886 | 125 |
| Morocco | 18,710 | 1:1,843 | 101 |
| Mauritania | 18,697 | 1:219 | 30 |
| Lebanon | 12,575 | 1:448 | 67 |
| Iran | 11,913 | 1:6,445 | 892 |
| Libya | 9,793 | 1:638 | 128 |
| Syria | 8,994 | 1:2,146 | 258 |
| Saudi Arabia | 7,672 | 1:4,022 | 538 |
| Bangladesh | 6,038 | 1:26,392 | 1,767 |
| Jordan | 5,124 | 1:1,726 | 296 |
| Egypt | 4,698 | 1:19,569 | 2,268 |
| India | 4,319 | 1:177,603 | 10,890 |
| France | 2,611 | 1:25,440 | 3,042 |
| Indonesia | 1,911 | 1:69,204 | 7,458 |
| Palestine | 1,779 | 1:2,557 | 534 |
| Kuwait | 1,090 | 1:3,487 | 467 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1,016 | 1:9,018 | 1,123 |
| Bahrain | 485 | 1:2,781 | 454 |
| United States | 462 | 1:784,543 | 60,722 |
| Spain | 446 | 1:104,825 | 8,444 |
| Australia | 337 | 1:80,106 | 9,319 |
| Mali | 323 | 1:52,536 | 1,331 |
| Argentina | 302 | 1:141,534 | 11,975 |
| Canada | 283 | 1:130,196 | 13,551 |
| Qatar | 250 | 1:9,432 | 1,032 |
| Belgium | 183 | 1:62,823 | 10,104 |
| England | 178 | 1:313,023 | 23,520 |
| Tunisia | 160 | 1:3,816 | 577 |
| Russia | 153 | 1:941,981 | 73,950 |
| Djibouti | 150 | 1:6,100 | 439 |
| Sweden | 115 | 1:85,624 | 6,323 |
| Germany | 108 | 1:745,421 | 56,003 |
| Denmark | 107 | 1:52,754 | 5,420 |
| Brazil | 93 | 1:2,301,875 | 71,238 |
| Ecuador | 92 | 1:172,890 | 7,459 |
| Malaysia | 77 | 1:383,042 | 20,138 |
| Thailand | 70 | 1:1,009,119 | 153,242 |
| Israel | 66 | 1:129,661 | 14,046 |
| Mauritius | 34 | 1:38,042 | 7,089 |
| Switzerland | 32 | 1:256,654 | 21,165 |
| Netherlands | 29 | 1:582,316 | 51,332 |
| Philippines | 27 | 1:3,749,564 | 153,425 |
| Ivory Coast | 26 | 1:887,355 | 22,826 |
| Niger | 25 | 1:767,681 | 17,983 |
| Oman | 25 | 1:147,519 | 3,392 |
| Pakistan | 22 | 1:8,120,177 | 43,015 |
| Ukraine | 20 | 1:2,276,135 | 151,395 |
| Norway | 14 | 1:367,306 | 34,015 |
| Nigeria | 13 | 1:13,626,366 | 237,812 |
| Estonia | 12 | 1:110,150 | 19,471 |
| Chile | 11 | 1:1,601,498 | 26,155 |
| Wales | 10 | 1:309,453 | 16,869 |
| Ethiopia | 9 | 1:10,838,474 | 14,518 |
| Austria | 9 | 1:946,159 | 70,786 |
| Hungary | 9 | 1:1,090,697 | 49,203 |
| Italy | 8 | 1:7,644,586 | 115,463 |
| Scotland | 6 | 1:892,303 | 28,047 |
| Finland | 6 | 1:916,117 | 41,832 |
| China | 5 | 1:273,464,313 | 13,838 |
| Romania | 5 | 1:4,015,574 | 58,306 |
| Moldova | 5 | 1:712,274 | 39,996 |
| Senegal | 5 | 1:2,915,868 | 5,479 |
| Turkey | 4 | 1:19,455,356 | 155,681 |
| Czechia | 4 | 1:2,658,367 | 127,801 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Venezuela | 3 | 1:10,068,026 | 60,591 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Peru | 3 | 1:10,594,708 | 45,902 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1:41,375,402 | 71,397 |
| Croatia | 3 | 1:1,409,535 | 70,997 |
| Guinea | 2 | 1:5,916,908 | 2,656 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 2 | 1:681,988 | 17,017 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| Belarus | 2 | 1:4,750,530 | 139,516 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Eritrea | 1 | 1:4,751,901 | 911 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1:16,739,561 | 595,711 |
The alternate forms: Taléb (2) are calculated separately.
Taleb (116,805) may also be a first name.
Taleb Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
This is surname was originally borne by the scientists of Islam. They were people who tried to understand the Quran - its best and correct practice; not in a radical way, just to understand fully that religion and philosophy of Islam. It refers also to "Taliban" which means 'student of Islam' (a word misappropriated by terrorists). The Talebs were/are quite important people in the Muslim community because of this history.
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Taleb Religious Adherence
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Taleb Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Taleb Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Taleb (Arabic: طالب, Bengali: তালেব, Georgian: ტალებ, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻄﺎﻟﺐ, Hindi: तालेब, Marathi: तालेब, Oriya: ତାେଲବ, Russian: Талеб) occurs in Algeria more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms: Taléb. For other possible spellings of Taleb click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Taleb? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,116th most frequent family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 28,195 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 56 percent of Taleb live; 46 percent live in West Asia and 31 percent live in Levant. Taleb is also the 8,830th most frequent first name globally. It is borne by 116,805 people.
The last name Taleb is most widespread in Algeria, where it is carried by 55,790 people, or 1 in 692. In Algeria Taleb is mostly concentrated in: Constantine Province, where 17 percent live, Oran Province, where 12 percent live and Djelfa Province, where 10 percent live. Not including Algeria it is found in 96 countries. It is also common in Iraq, where 20 percent live and Yemen, where 12 percent live.
Taleb Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Taleb has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Taleb last name expanded 15,400 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Taleb Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Taleb last name is primarily Sunni (67%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those holding the Taleb surname are 11.99% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 65.22% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Taleb earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 192.83% more than the national average, earning S/. 56,765 per year; in Colombia they earn 77.35% more than the national average, earning $40,262,100 COP per year; in United States they earn 8.92% less than the national average, earning $39,299 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.5% less than the national average, earning $44,468 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Taleb Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Taleb in the Georgian language | ||
| ტალებ | taleb | - |
| Taleb in the Bengali language | ||
| তালেব | taleba | - |
| Taleb in the Marathi language | ||
| तालेब | taleba | 90.44 |
| ताळेब | taleba | 2.21 |
| अतालेब | ataleba | 2.02 |
| गालेब | galeba | 0.55 |
| तालीब | taliba | 0.37 |
| नालेब | naleba | 0.18 |
| जलेब | jaleba | 0.18 |
| तालब | talaba | 0.18 |
| तलेब | taleba | 0.18 |
| Taleb in the Oriya language | ||
| ତାେଲବ | taelaba | 83.33 |
| ତାେଲବ୍ | taelab | 16.67 |
| Taleb in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﻄﺎﻟﺐ | altalb | 82.72 |
| ﻃﺎﻟﺐ | talb | 16.75 |
| ﺍﻟﻄﻠﺐ | altlb | 0.15 |
| ﻟﻄﺎﻟﺐ | ltalb | 0.05 |
| ﺍﻟﻄﺎﺏ | altab | 0.03 |
| ﺍﻟﺪﻯ | aldy | 0.01 |
| ﺍﻃﺎﻟﺐ | atalb | 0.01 |
| ﺗﺎﻟﺐ | talb | 0.01 |
| Taleb in the Hindi language | ||
| तालेब | taleba | 70.59 |
| तालिब | taliba | 23.53 |
| तलेब | taleba | 5.88 |
| Taleb in the Russian language | ||
| Талеб | taleb | - |
| Taleb in the Arabic language | ||
| طالب | talb | - |
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