El Ghany Surname

23,136th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23,431 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Syria
Highest density in:
Syria

El Ghany Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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El Ghany 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
Syria14,9651:1,290176
Jordan5,0271:1,759311
Yemen1,7671:14,9551,694
Lebanon1,0301:5,473955
Iraq2931:119,5283,373
United Arab Emirates2491:36,7963,882
Kuwait581:65,5297,566
Tunisia271:22,6163,533
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Mauritania21:2,047,43230,537
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
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  • Religious Adherence in:
    Lebanon

El Ghany Demographics

El Ghany Religious Adherence
in Lebanon

Sample size: 681 (2014)

Religious Adherence
in Lebanon

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El Ghany Last Name Facts

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

El Ghany is borne by more people in Syria than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

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

The last name is the 23,136th most commonly used surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 311,022 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of El Ghany live; 100 percent live in West Asia and 91 percent live in Levant.

It is most widely held in Syria, where it is held by 14,965 people, or 1 in 1,290. In Syria El Ghany is primarily found in: Aleppo Governorate, where 49 percent reside, Damascus Governorate, where 24 percent reside and Hama Governorate, where 11 percent reside. Apart from Syria El Ghany exists in 12 countries. It is also common in Jordan, where 21 percent reside and Yemen, where 8 percent reside.

El Ghany Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is chiefly Sunni (95%) in Lebanon.

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 Ghanay9425/
El Ghamny944/
El Ghasny941/
El Gany93620/
El Ghannay896/
El Ghaynay891/
El Ghainay891/
El Ghani88809/
El-Ghany88306/
El Ganay881/
El-Ghaney824/
El Ghanaa822/
El Ghanie821/
El Ghanea821/
El Ghanai821/
El Ghanni821/
El Ghanis821/
El Ghonny821/
El Gana802,311/
El Gani80291/
El-Gany804/
El Ganh801/
El Gheinay781/
El Ganna75185/
El Ganea7535/
El Gouny7514/
El-Ghani7512/
El Ganaa754/
El Gamhy751/
El Gaini751/
El Gahni751/
El Ganee751/
El Ghouni7111/
El-Gana67122/
El Goni674/
El-Gani671/
El Gona671/
El Gotni6362/
El Gouni6310/
El-Ganna634/
El Gouna631/
El Goumhi59170/
El Goutni5961/
El Gounni591/
El Goungi591/
El-Goni539/
El-Gouna501/
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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 Ghany
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