Zalib Surname

2,436,415th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 62 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Afghanistan
Highest density in:
Afghanistan

Zalib Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zalib Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Afghanistan411:784,2248,247
Indonesia121:11,020,766390,383
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Zalib (179) may also be a first name.

Zalib Last Name Facts

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

The last name Zalib (Georgian: ზალიბ) has its highest incidence in Afghanistan. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Zalib? popularity and diffusion

Zalib is the 2,436,415th most widely held surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 117,541,063 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 98 percent of Zalib live; 69 percent live in South Asia and 68 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 681,368th most common first name on earth, held by 179 people.

The surname Zalib is most numerous in Afghanistan, where it is held by 41 people, or 1 in 784,224. In Afghanistan it is mostly found in: Nangarhar, where 37 percent reside, Kabul, where 20 percent reside and Paktia, where 10 percent reside. Beside Afghanistan this surname is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 19 percent reside and Malaysia, where 8 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zalaib918/
Salib8013,492/
Jalib80581/
Zalif80493/
Calib80407/
Zaliv8039/
Zaleb805/
Zalip801/
Salieb73269/
Zaliev73219/
Saluib73202/
Saleib73181/
Djalib73108/
Shalib7398/
Zallif7323/
Salaib7321/
Chalib7318/
Salibh736/
Sahlib734/
Salibs732/
Sallib732/
Zaalif732/
Zoloib732/
Jallib732/
Jalibh731/
Zauliv731/
Zialif731/
Zalipe731/
Salibt731/
Jaalib731/
Saulib731/
Calieb730/
Zealif730/
Zhaliev67458/
Djailib67177/
Rzaliev6729/
Jhalaib6723/
Sahalib673/
Zaliova671/
Jaleibh671/
Zagliev671/

Zalib Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zalib in the Georgian language
ზალიბzalib-

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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 Zalib
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