Last name Taleb (طالب 
, Taleb 
, טאלב 
, and others...) , around the globe, is a widespread surname. The cognomen Taleb is habitual in Western Asia, particularly Lebanon, where it is a common surname, Iraq, where it is quite a common surname, and Syria (explore the name in all countries). In absolute terms, it is the most numerous in Iraq, Algeria, and Sudan. More prevalently, Taleb is the forename as well as the last name.
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| طالب | Iran, Yemen, Syria, Sudan, Iraq |
| Taleb | Algeria, Bangladesh, India, Morocco, Lebanon |
| טאלב, טלב | Israel |
| Талеб | Ukraine, Russia |
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claude taleb French politician, FR (b. 1958) |
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nassim nicholas taleb Lebanese-American essayist, scholar, statistician, former trader and risk analyst, LB (b. 1960) |
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taleb mohamed chérif DZ (b. 1950) |
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abderrahim taleb Moroccan sports coach, MA (b. 1963) |
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| khondakar abu taleb Bangladeshi journalist (1921-1971) (b. 1921) |
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loay taleb Syrian footballer, SY (b. 1975) |
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fàtima taleb Spanish activist, ES (b. 1976) |
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| rabah taleb Algerian singer (1930-2015), DZ (b. 1930) |
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imane taleb Algerian karateka, DZ (b. 1996) |
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| franck taleb French politician, FR (b. 1950) |
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| taleb dweik Palestinian painter (b. 1952) |
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| taleb chaloub Iraqi footballer (b. 1955) |
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| taleb dwiek (b. 1952) |
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| taleb ould abdi vall Mauritanian geologist, MR (b. 1965) |
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| m'barka ben taleb Tunisian singer and musician, TN (b. 1966) |
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