Gharib is used as a family name or surname in Iran. It is 6 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Gharib
No. of characters: 6
Origin: Iran
Meaning: Name Arab person (Gharîb) also met in the form El Gharib. It means strange, surprising 'or' foreign '. It is formed on the root gh.rb (= go), hence another possible meaning: he who comes from the west (where the sun goes, think of the Maghreb). Derivative: Gharbi.

How popular is Gharib?

Gharib is common in Iran.

Gharib is ranked 5953 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Gharibs grew by 36.41026 per cent to 532 since 2000 and ranked 40976 after elevating 9390 spots. The last name was found in around 2 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 83.46 85.13
Others 9.21 12.56
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 3.38 0
Hispanic or Latino 2.07 2.05
Gharib is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in Egypt which signifies that it is originated from Egypt. Around 91580 people have been found who wears Gharib as their family name. Gharib is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
275,830 Ukraine8
38,459 New Zealand7
7,594 Pakistan5
918,840 India5
1,615 Sudan5
4,881 Oman3
15,749 Finland3
10,686 Costa Rica3
941 Liberia3
4,104 South Korea2
17,692 Armenia2
6,103 Cyprus2
18,718 Thailand2
723,167 Indonesia2
897,276 Russia1
107,212 South Africa1
53,033 Nigeria1
174,544 Czech Republic1
3,952 Yemen1
14,618 Guyana1
31,207 Ireland1
3,307 Malta1
20,172 Hungary1
42,479 Greece1
8,828 Puerto Rico1
2,715 Gabon1
38,841 Scotland1
1,433 Sierra Leone1
7,191 Afghanistan1
13,447 Uganda1
15,705 Cameroon1
16,073 Latvia1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
3,004 Bahrain49
20,906 Israel47
23,537 Switzerland45
33,012 Belgium45
43,851 Netherlands44
12,527 Denmark44
2,541 Senegal34
3,830 Luxembourg20
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
26,056 Australia91
16,172 Peru71
13,876 Norway52
Countries with hundreds of Gharib:
5,898 Tanzania851
1,439 United Arab Emirates734
41,460 United States667
14,568 France649
17,127 Germany605
696 Kuwait522
3,408 Tunisia495
11,492 Kenya392
2,971 Jordan339
7,729 Ghana320
37,583 Brazil302
755 Qatar302
19,430 England274
8,346 Malaysia228
17,294 Canada211
44,259 Italy179
6,208 Sweden152
31,070 Turkey140
23,773 Spain117
12,545 Austria105
Countries with thousands of Gharib:
627 Iraq6,457
700 Morocco6,108
596 Syria5,291
1,041 Saudi Arabia3,425
2,767 Algeria2,410
489 Lebanon1,652
461 Libya1,518
Countries with ten thousands of Gharib:
328 Egypt38,202
622 Iran18,321
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Gharib Namesakes

  • Jaouad Gharib, Olympic athlete
  • Afshin Gharib, Actor
  • Mohamed Gharib Bilal, Tanzanian Politician
  • Jaouad Gharib, Olympic athlete
  • Hossein Gharib, Mohammad Gharib's son
  • Hovik Gharibian, Film actor
  • Sayed Jafar Masihullah Gharibzada, Actor
  • Mohamed Gharib Bilal, Tanzanian Politician
  • Jaouad Gharib, Olympic athlete
  • Milad Gharibi, Soccer player
  • Samer El Gharib, from 2011 thriller film Sorry Mom, who played Kamil.

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