Across the world, طالب (طالب 
, Talib 
, Taleb , along with others...) is a widespread masculine first name. The forename طالب is characteristic of Pakistan, where it is a common boy's name, Iraq, where it is quite a common male name, and Oman, where it is quite a common principally male, but very infrequently girly name (explore the name in all countries). In absolute terms, it most frequently occurs in Pakistan, India, and Iraq. Much less frequently, طالب is the last name as well as the forename.
| عثمان بن علي بن أبي طالب Son of ʿAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib (died 680), IQ (b. 647) |
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طالب آملی Iranian poet, mathematician and calligrapher, IR (b. 1585) |
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طالب النقيب Iraqi politician, IQ (b. 1862) |
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طالب جوہری Pakistani scholar, PK (b. 1939) |
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طالب عبد الرحمان DZ (b. 1930) |
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طالب يعقوب Syrian presenter, SY (b. 1944) |
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طالب الرفاعي Secretary-General of the United Nation's World Tourism Organization, JO (b. 1949) |
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طالب شغاتي Former head of the Iraqi Special Operations Forces, IQ (b. 1950) |
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| طالب چکوالی Urdu writer, PK (b. 1900) |
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| طالب الحيدري Iraqi poet, IQ (b. 1927) |
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| طالب السهيل التميمي Iraqi politician, IQ (b. 1930) |
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| طالب الشبيب Iraqi politician, IQ (b. 1934) |
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| طالب الفراتي Iraqi actor (1935-2005), IQ (b. 1935) |
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طالب ریکانی Iranian footballer, IR (b. 1990) |
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طالب طواطحة Arab-Israeli—Sudanese association footballer of Bedouin descent, IL (b. 1992) |
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علي, العامري, العراقي, العبادي, العبيدي, العبودي, البلوشي, الساعدي, السعيدي, الدليمي, الجابري, الجبوري, الربيعي, الركابي, الخفاجي, التميمي, المغفرة, الموسوي, القانون, الفردوس, ابراهيم, عبدالله, ابو علي, الحسناوي, الغفران, الطائي, حسن, الحق, احمد, عباس, سالم, حسين, صالح, محمد, العلي, العلم, العفو, الستر, الجنه, الرضا, المري, جامعي, الحنين, الشمري, الاسدي, الجنان, الطالب, الكعبي, and البصراوي