El Ghaith Surname
Approximately 1,720 people bear this surname
El Ghaith Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yemen | 619 | 1:42,690 | 3,620 |
| Kuwait | 482 | 1:7,885 | 1,093 |
| United Arab Emirates | 205 | 1:44,694 | 4,530 |
| Mauritania | 184 | 1:22,255 | 1,970 |
| Jordan | 117 | 1:75,576 | 6,196 |
| Syria | 66 | 1:292,440 | 4,467 |
| Lebanon | 38 | 1:148,344 | 7,289 |
| Tunisia | 9 | 1:67,847 | 8,246 |
The alternate forms: El Ghaïth (1) are calculated separately.
El Ghaith (180) may also be a first name.
El Ghaith Demographics
El Ghaith Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
El Ghaith Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name El Ghaith Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname El Ghaith (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻐﻴﺚ) is found in Yemen more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms: El Ghaïth. Click here for other potential spellings of El Ghaith.
How Common Is The Last Name El Ghaith? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 234,252nd most widely held last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 4,236,945 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 89 percent of El Ghaith are found; 89 percent are found in West Asia and 76 percent are found in Arabian Peninsula. El Ghaith is also the 679,247th most frequently occurring first name on earth, borne by 180 people.
The surname El Ghaith is most frequently held in Yemen, where it is borne by 619 people, or 1 in 42,690. In Yemen El Ghaith is primarily found in: Ibb Governorate, where 57 percent are found, Al Hudaydah Governorate, where 34 percent are found and Sana'a Governorate, where 8 percent are found. Aside from Yemen El Ghaith exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in Kuwait, where 28 percent are found and The United Arab Emirates, where 12 percent are found.
El Ghaith Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the El Ghaith last name is chiefly Melkite Greek Catholic (90%) in Lebanon.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| El Ghaïth | 96 | 1 | / |
| El Ghaithe | 95 | 1 | / |
| El Ghait | 94 | 142 | / |
| El Ghath | 94 | 1 | / |
| El Gheith | 89 | 99 | / |
| El Ghayth | 89 | 3 | / |
| El Ghauth | 89 | 3 | / |
| El Ghaite | 89 | 1 | / |
| El Ghoith | 89 | 1 | / |
| El Ghaidh | 89 | 1 | / |
| El Ghaouth | 84 | 146 | / |
| El Ghaweth | 84 | 4 | / |
| El Ghaythe | 84 | 1 | / |
| El Ghaid | 82 | 22 | / |
| El Gheit | 82 | 6 | / |
| El Ghadh | 82 | 3 | / |
| El Ghaat | 82 | 1 | / |
| El Gat | 80 | 2 | / |
| El Ghouth | 78 | 140 | / |
| El Ghayat | 78 | 96 | / |
| El Ghayid | 78 | 5 | / |
| El Ghiyat | 78 | 2 | / |
| El-Gheith | 78 | 2 | / |
| El Gaouth | 78 | 1 | / |
| El Gauthe | 78 | 1 | / |
| El Gheyth | 78 | 1 | / |
| El Ghoeth | 78 | 1 | / |
| El Ghad | 75 | 469 | / |
| El Gaid | 75 | 225 | / |
| El Ghet | 75 | 1 | / |
| El Gate | 75 | 1 | / |
| El Ghayate | 74 | 138 | / |
| El Ghouthe | 74 | 13 | / |
| El Ghoweth | 74 | 1 | / |
| El Gheyeth | 74 | 1 | / |
| El Ghaweet | 74 | 1 | / |
| El Gaied | 71 | 27 | / |
| El Ghaed | 71 | 19 | / |
| El Ghaad | 71 | 11 | / |
| El Gayid | 71 | 7 | / |
| El Gouth | 71 | 5 | / |
| El Ghett | 71 | 1 | / |
| El Ghaïd | 71 | 1 | / |
| El-Gheit | 71 | 1 | / |
| El Ghayed | 67 | 17 | / |
| El Gad | 67 | 16 | / |
| El Ghayad | 67 | 4 | / |
| El-Ghayat | 67 | 2 | / |
| El Gid | 67 | 1 | / |
El Ghaith Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| El Ghaith in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﻐﻴﺚ | alghyth | 94.44 |
| ﺍﻟﻘﻴﺚ | alqyth | 2.78 |
| ﺍﻟﻐﻴﺜﺔ | alghytht | 1.39 |
| ﺍﻟﻐﻴﺜﻲ | alghythy | 1.39 |
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Footnotes
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