Elghawi Surname

100,093rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,723 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Libya
Highest density in:
Libya

Elghawi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Elghawi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Libya4,6831:1,333372
England261:2,143,00282,017
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Lebanon31:1,879,02822,073
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
France11:66,422,722504,397
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Elghawi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Elghawi occurs in Libya more than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Elghawi? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 100,093rd most commonly occurring family name internationally, held by around 1 in 1,542,991 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Elghawi reside; 99 percent reside in North Africa and 99 percent reside in Arabic North Africa.

It is most frequently held in Libya, where it is carried by 4,683 people, or 1 in 1,333. Outside of Libya this last name occurs in 10 countries. It is also found in England, where 1 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Elgawi9212/
Alghawi861,102/
Elghawy86656/
Elghabi86171/
Elhgawi864/
Elgahawy80214/
Elghawey801/
Elgawich801/
Helghavi801/
Elgawy77185/
Algawi7737/
Elgavi7715/
Elgabi778/
Ilgawi771/
Elghaweet75153/
Elgahawey754/
Elgaway71242/
Alghawy719/
Elhgawy714/
Helgavi712/
Gilgawi711/
Algawei711/
Elngawe711/
Elgawesh67214/
Algaweih674/
Alghawhe671/
Elgawwed671/
Elngaawy671/
Elgouhvi671/
Elghathvy631/
Elgaweesh631/
Elgaby62857/
Elgevi6210/
Algawy625/
Algavi622/
Algowi621/
Elgoubi57172/
Alhgawy574/
Elgoobi571/
Algawey571/
Helgevi571/
Elgavish5326/
Ilgavizs532/
Algouwai531/
Elgavisch503/

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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 Elghawi
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