El-Gawish Surname

1,252,959th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 184 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Egypt

El-Gawish Surname

For the meaning of this name, see: El.

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

El-Gawish 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
Egypt1831:502,38128,715
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

El-Gawish Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name El-Gawish Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name El-Gawish occurs in Egypt more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name El-Gawish? popularity and diffusion

El-Gawish is the 1,252,959th most frequently used surname internationally, held by around 1 in 39,606,228 people. The last name El-Gawish is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of El-Gawish are found; 99 percent are found in North Africa and 99 percent are found in Arabic North Africa.

The surname is most frequently held in Egypt, where it is carried by 183 people, or 1 in 502,381. Beside Egypt El-Gawish exists in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
El Gawish89401/
El-Gawesh891/
El-Ghawi822/
El Gawesh784/
El-Gabi755/
El Gaweesh749/
El Ghawi714,714/
El-Ghawy716/
El-Ghabi711/
El Gabi6310/
El-Gaby636/
El Abis634/
El Gawy633/
El Gawa631/
El Hawij59610/
El Ghawy59271/
El Owais594/
El Ghabi593/
El Gaway591/
El Gabes591/
El Gahwa591/
El Gahawy561/
El Hovais561/
El Ghabhy561/
El Ghaibi561/
El Ghaibe561/
El Ghaweet531/
El Ghabahy531/
El Ghoweth531/
El Gaby501,584/
El Abes504/
El Gave502/
El Gobi501/
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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 El-Gawish
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