El Ghazwani Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritania
Highest density in:
Mauritania

El Ghazwani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

El Ghazwani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritania131:314,98913,616
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

El Ghazwani Last Name Facts

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

The surname El Ghazwani (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻐﺰﻭﺍﻧﻲ) is found most in Mauritania. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of El Ghazwani click here.

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

The surname is the 5,213,395th most widely held surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 520,538,994 people. The last name El Ghazwani is predominantly found in Africa, where 93 percent of El Ghazwani reside; 93 percent reside in West Africa and 93 percent reside in Senegambia Africa.

The last name is most widely held in Mauritania, where it is carried by 13 people, or 1 in 314,989. In Mauritania El Ghazwani is primarily concentrated in: Assaba Region, where 46 percent reside, Trarza Region, where 31 percent reside and Nouakchott-Nord Region, where 15 percent reside. Besides Mauritania it occurs in one country. It also occurs in Spain, where 7 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

El Ghazwani Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
El Ghazwani in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﻐﺰﻭﺍﻧﻲalghzwany71.43
ﺍﻟﻐﺰﻭﺍﻧﻰalghzwany28.57

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Footnotes

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