Gharib

See also: għarib

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic غَرِيب (ḡarīb, “stranger, foreigner”).

Proper noun

Gharib (plural Gharibs)

1. A surname from Arabic.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Gharib is the 40976^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 532 individuals. Gharib is most common among White (83.46%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Gharib”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 37.