Abu Ghazal Surname
Approximately 1,471 people bear this surname
Abu Ghazal Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palestine | 771 | 1:5,900 | 1,299 |
| Egypt | 366 | 1:251,191 | 17,305 |
| Yemen | 214 | 1:123,483 | 6,743 |
| Israel | 118 | 1:72,522 | 8,891 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
Abu Ghazal Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Abu Ghazal Come From? nationality or country of origin
Abu Ghazal is found most in Palestine. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Abu Ghazal.
How Common Is The Last Name Abu Ghazal? popularity and diffusion
The surname Abu Ghazal is the 265,828th most frequently used family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 4,954,144 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 75 percent of Abu Ghazal are found; 75 percent are found in West Asia and 52 percent are found in Levant.
It is most commonly used in Palestine, where it is held by 771 people, or 1 in 5,900. In Palestine Abu Ghazal is mostly found in: North Gaza Governorate, where 63 percent reside, Tubas Governorate, where 14 percent reside and Deir al-Balah Governorate, where 13 percent reside. Other than Palestine this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Egypt, where 25 percent reside and Yemen, where 15 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abu Ghazala | 95 | 590 | / |
| Abu Ghazali | 95 | 156 | / |
| Abu Ghazl | 95 | 9 | / |
| Abu Ghazaleh | 91 | 1,253 | / |
| Abu Ghazalla | 91 | 5 | / |
| Abou Ghazala | 91 | 2 | / |
| Abu Ghazalia | 91 | 1 | / |
| Abou Ghazale | 91 | 1 | / |
| Abu Gazali | 90 | 9 | / |
| Abu-Ghazal | 90 | 4 | / |
| Abo Ghazal | 90 | 1 | / |
| Abou Gazal | 90 | 1 | / |
| Abou Ghazalla | 87 | 4 | / |
| Abou Ghazalah | 87 | 1 | / |
| Abo Ghazala | 86 | 214 | / |
| Abu Gazzali | 86 | 4 | / |
| Abu Gazaleh | 86 | 1 | / |
| Abu-Gazal | 84 | 1 | / |
| Abougazal | 84 | 1 | / |
| Abu-Ghazaleh | 82 | 3,052 | / |
| Abou-Ghazala | 82 | 10 | / |
| Abu-Ghazalah | 82 | 7 | / |
| Abo Ghazalaa | 82 | 4 | / |
| Abou-Ghazale | 82 | 3 | / |
| Abu'ghazalah | 82 | 1 | / |
| Abo Ghzala | 80 | 183 | / |
| Abugazaleh | 80 | 6 | / |
| Abu-Gazala | 80 | 2 | / |
| Abo Ghazel | 80 | 1 | / |
| Abo Gazala | 80 | 1 | / |
| Abu-Gazale | 80 | 1 | / |
| Abou-Ghazaleh | 78 | 5 | / |
| Abou-Ghazaléh | 78 | 1 | / |
| Abo-Ghazala | 76 | 4 | / |
| Abu-Gazaleh | 76 | 2 | / |
| Abu-Gazalah | 76 | 1 | / |
| Abogazala | 74 | 5 | / |
| Abugzalah | 74 | 1 | / |
| Abougazila | 70 | 1 | / |
| Abogazaleh | 70 | 1 | / |
| Abo-Ghazleh | 67 | 1 | / |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Abu Ghazal
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