Ghadwa Surname

1,544,715th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 134 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Yemen
Highest density in:
Yemen

Ghadwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ghadwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Yemen1331:198,6868,500
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436

Ghadwa (85) may also be a first name.

Ghadwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ghadwa is carried by more people in Yemen than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ghadwa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,544,715th most widespread family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 54,384,671 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Ghadwa live; 100 percent live in West Asia and 99 percent live in Arabian Peninsula. It is also the 1,039,322nd most prevalent forename throughout the world, borne by 85 people.

The last name Ghadwa is most frequently occurring in Yemen, where it is borne by 133 people, or 1 in 198,686. In Yemen it is most frequent in: Al Hudaydah Governorate, where 94 percent reside, 'Amran Governorate, where 3 percent reside and Sana'a Governorate, where 3 percent reside. Other than Yemen Ghadwa is found in one country. It is also found in Lebanon, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gadwa91253/
Gadway83577/
Gadwah83233/
Ghadua83102/
Ngadwa8322/
Ghadwe8319/
Ghatwa8315/
Ghadba836/
Gadwau834/
Gadwaa831/
Gadwaj831/
Ghatwai7783/
Ghatwad774/
Gaidwad774/
Ghadhva773/
Gaydwad772/
Ghatwat772/
Gadhway772/
Ghadvad771/
Ghatwas771/
Nghadwe771/
Gadua731,634/
Godwa73387/
Gadwe73189/
Gatwa7391/
Gadba7385/
Gadwi7370/
Gedwa7318/
Gadva7316/
Gaidwadd711/
Gadvay67981/
Ghadve67382/
Ghadui67381/
Ngatwa6772/
Gadhwe6766/
Ngadua6755/
Gadbay6727/
Ghadvi679/
Gadhua679/
Ghadbi676/
Godway675/
Gaduah675/
Gadwer674/
Gatway674/
Gaitwa674/
Ghatua673/
Gadhba673/
Godwaz673/
Gaduoa672/
Gadhwi672/
Gatwau671/
Gaduay671/
Gaduat671/
Ghadby671/
Goddwa671/
Gattwa671/
Gatwas671/
Gadbai671/
Gaddva671/
Gadbau670/
Gedway670/

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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 Ghadwa
  • 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