El Ghaouth Surname

1,459,453rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 146 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritania
Highest density in:
Mauritania

El Ghaouth Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

El Ghaouth Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritania1431:28,6352,400
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

El Ghaouth (72) may also be a first name.

El Ghaouth Last Name Facts

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

The surname El Ghaouth (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻐﻮﺙ) occurs in Mauritania more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

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

This last name is the 1,459,453rd most frequently held surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 49,914,698 people. The surname El Ghaouth occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of El Ghaouth are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Senegambia Africa. El Ghaouth is also the 1,143,416th most commonly occurring first name in the world, borne by 72 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Mauritania, where it is held by 143 people, or 1 in 28,635. In Mauritania El Ghaouth is most common in: Trarza Region, where 20 percent live, Hodh Chargui Region, where 15 percent live and Assaba Region, where 14 percent live. Without taking into account Mauritania this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Syria, where 1 percent live and The United Arab Emirates, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

El Ghaouth Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
El Ghaouth in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﻐﻮﺙalghwth-

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Footnotes

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