El Ghaith Surname

234,252nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,720 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Yemen
Highest density in:
Kuwait

El Ghaith Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

El Ghaith Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Yemen6191:42,6903,620
Kuwait4821:7,8851,093
United Arab Emirates2051:44,6944,530
Mauritania1841:22,2551,970
Jordan1171:75,5766,196
Syria661:292,4404,467
Lebanon381:148,3447,289
Tunisia91:67,8478,246

The alternate forms: El Ghaïth (1) are calculated separately.

El Ghaith (180) may also be a first name.

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

El Ghaith Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
El Ghaith in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﻐﻴﺚalghyth94.44
ﺍﻟﻘﻴﺚalqyth2.78
ﺍﻟﻐﻴﺜﺔalghytht1.39
ﺍﻟﻐﻴﺜﻲalghythy1.39

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to El Ghaith
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