Al-Ghazawi Surname

4,206,983rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Denmark

Al-Ghazawi Surname User-submission:

The word, ghazo, is an Arabic word which means 'invade'. So the word, ghzawi, means 'invader'.

In the old days people used to live in the desert and had a lot of land. The Ghzawi were one of the richest families and people used to come to their lands to graze their sheep, but some of the other families tried to steal their lands.

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Al-Ghazawi Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran71:10,968,932186,522
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

Al-Ghazawi Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The word, ghazo, is an Arabic word which means 'invade'. So the word, ghzawi, means 'invader'.

In the old days people used to live in the desert and had a lot of land. The Ghzawi were one of the richest families and people used to come to their lands to graze their sheep, but some of the other families tried to steal their lands. When the Al-Ghzawi knew about this they went to them at night to invade them then remove them from their lands.

Al-Ghzawi lived in Irbid, Jordan, but there is another family called Ghzawi without the Al who are from Ghaza.

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Al-Ghazawi Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Al-Ghazawi Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Al-Ghazawi is found most frequently in Iran. It may occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Al-Ghazawi? popularity and diffusion

The surname Al-Ghazawi is the 4,206,983rd most prevalent family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 331,252,087 people. Al-Ghazawi occurs mostly in Asia, where 50 percent of Al-Ghazawi are found; 32 percent are found in South Asia and 32 percent are found in Islamic South Asia.

The surname Al-Ghazawi is most frequently held in Iran, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 10,968,932. In Iran Al-Ghazawi is most common in: Razavi Khorasan Province, where 100 percent live. Not including Iran this surname exists in 9 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 18 percent live and Denmark, where 9 percent live.

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Al-Ghazzawi95210/
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Al Ghazawy801/
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Al Gezawi741/
Al Ghezzawie733/
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Al Ghassabi671/
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