El Ghouth Surname

1,497,948th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 140 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritania
Highest density in:
Mauritania

El Ghouth Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

El Ghouth Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritania1391:29,4592,454
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422

El Ghouth (70) may also be a first name.

El Ghouth Last Name Facts

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

El Ghouth (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻐﻮﺙ) occurs most in Mauritania. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

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

The last name is the 1,497,948th most commonly held surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 52,053,899 people. The surname El Ghouth occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of El Ghouth are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Senegambia Africa. El Ghouth is also the 1,162,016th most frequently occurring given name at a global level, held by 70 people.

This surname is most widely held in Mauritania, where it is borne by 139 people, or 1 in 29,459. In Mauritania El Ghouth is most prevalent in: Assaba Region, where 22 percent are found, Nouakchott-Nord Region, where 16 percent are found and Dakhlet Nouadhibou Region, where 14 percent are found. Apart from Mauritania this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in Algeria, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

El Ghouth Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
El Ghouth in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﻐﻮﺙalghwth98.73
ﺍﻟﻘﻮﺙalqwth1.27

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Footnotes

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