Cognomen الغاب (الغاب 
) , in the world, is quite a rare surname. The family name الغاب is habitual in Syria, where it is quite a common surname, Lebanon, where it is quite a rare surname, and Libya, where it is a rare surname. Not in comparison with a country's population, the name is most common in Syria, Lebanon, and Egypt. Much less frequently, الغاب is the forename as well as the last name.