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Ghaleb Surname Meaning

Arabic: from a variant of the Arabic personal name Ghālib ‘victor’. Bearers of this surname are both Muslims and Christians.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022


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Between 1977 and 2003, in the United States, Ghaleb life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1977, and highest in 1999. The average life expectancy for Ghaleb in 1977 was 23, and 73 in 2003.

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