El Ghab Surname

126,139th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,605 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Syria
Highest density in:
Syria

El Ghab Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

El Ghab 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
Syria3,5951:5,369597
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Yemen41:6,606,32425,896
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437

El Ghab Last Name Facts

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

The last name El Ghab occurs more in Syria more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name El Ghab? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 126,139th most frequent family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 2,021,511 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of El Ghab reside; 100 percent reside in West Asia and 100 percent reside in Levant.

The surname is most widespread in Syria, where it is held by 3,595 people, or 1 in 5,369. In Syria it is most prevalent in: Tartus Governorate, where 67 percent are found, Hama Governorate, where 32 percent are found and Rif Dimashq Governorate, where 0 percent are found. Excluding Syria El Ghab is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Egypt, where 0 percent are found and Yemen, where 0 percent are found.

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 Ghabh93580/
El Ghaib93344/
El Ghaïb931/
El Gabd869/
El Ghob862/
El Ghaf862/
El Ghaw861/
El Ghotb802/
El Ghoub802/
El Ghawt801/
El Gaf77239/
El Gowa711/
El Gowth673/
El Ghoutf631/
El Ghothfe591/
El-Ghowth503/
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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 Ghab
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