Alghzawi Surname
Approximately 383 people bear this surname
Alghzawi 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.
Read More About This SurnameAlghzawi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saudi Arabia | 358 | 1:86,189 | 12,374 |
| Jordan | 12 | 1:736,870 | 14,651 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
Alghzawi 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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Where Does The Last Name Alghzawi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Alghzawi is carried by more people in Saudi Arabia than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Alghzawi? popularity and diffusion
Alghzawi is the 749,861st most commonly occurring family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 19,027,535 people. The surname Alghzawi is primarily found in Asia, where 98 percent of Alghzawi live; 98 percent live in West Asia and 95 percent live in Arabian Peninsula.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Saudi Arabia, where it is borne by 358 people, or 1 in 86,189. Other than Saudi Arabia this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Jordan, where 3 percent are found and Egypt, where 1 percent are found.
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