Galwash Surname

1,403,590th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 155 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Egypt

Galwash Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Galwash Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt1531:600,88732,813
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Galwash Last Name Facts

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

Galwash is more commonly found in Egypt than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Galwash.

How Common Is The Last Name Galwash? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,403,590th most commonly held surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 47,016,425 people. Galwash occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Galwash reside; 99 percent reside in North Africa and 99 percent reside in Arabic North Africa.

The surname Galwash is most frequently used in Egypt, where it is held by 153 people, or 1 in 600,887. Apart from Egypt this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Galwash Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Galwash has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Galwash surname declined 33 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ghalwash935,106/
Galwashe931/
Galwas92910/
Gallwas86206/
Galwach862/
Galwasz861/
Ghalbash80216/
Galbasch802/
Galvas77496/
Galbas77427/
Golwas7719/
Galwac7717/
Galwaś771/
Ghalbashh752/
Galveas7185/
Galvach7132/
Golvash7110/
Ghalbas718/
Golbash713/
Galuach712/
Gallbas711/
Galbasz711/
Galbass711/
Galvase711/
Galvache6769/
Galvasse671/
Gholbash671/
Golbashh671/
Gatluach671/

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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 Galwash
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis