Ghah Surname

1,118,459th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 217 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Ghah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ghah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon1361:152,71416,743
Iran331:2,326,74378,121
Mauritania301:136,4957,782
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Ghah (25) may also be a first name.

Ghah Last Name Facts

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

Ghah (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻗﺎﻩ, Hindi: जहां) is more commonly found in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ghah? popularity and diffusion

Ghah is the 1,118,459th most frequently occurring last name globally, held by around 1 in 33,583,161 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 77 percent of Ghah live; 59 percent live in Central Africa and 59 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Ghah is also the 2,136,160th most prevalent first name internationally, borne by 25 people.

It is most frequently held in Cameroon, where it is borne by 136 people, or 1 in 152,714. In Cameroon Ghah is primarily found in: Northwest Region, where 92 percent are found, Far North Region, where 5 percent are found and West Region, where 1 percent are found. Outside of Cameroon it occurs in 11 countries. It is also common in Iran, where 15 percent are found and Mauritania, where 14 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ghash8918,471/
Ghaah89119/
Ghadh89118/
Gahah8918/
Nghah8915/
Ghaha8913/
Ghach8912/
Ghahe898/
Ghaph896/
Gheah895/
Ghahh892/
Ghaih892/
Ghgah891/
Ghajh891/
Gah868,258/
Gha866,336/
Gheath80122/
Ghaush8083/
Gheash8020/
Ghauch8011/
Ghaich809/
N'Ghah807/
Ghasht806/
Ghaish804/
Ngheah803/
Ghaych802/
Ghaysh802/
Ngahah802/
Gahaha802/
Ghaudh801/
Ghahas801/
Nghaha801/
Ghahat801/
Ggahah801/
Ghahha801/
Gheadh801/
Ghahai801/
Gaha7527,288/
Ghai7515,409/
Ghau751,031/
Ghaz75844/
Ngha75733/
Ghat75536/
Gahu75506/
Ghad75480/
Ghas75308/
Gahz75306/
Ghea75276/
Ghaa75217/
Ghay75106/
Ghoh7573/
Gahy7548/
Gaah7542/
Ghoa7539/
Ggah7519/
Ghap7514/
Gohh7514/
Ghaj7511/
Ghha756/
Hgha755/
Hgah755/
Géha754/
Gahj752/
Kgha751/
Ggha751/
Gahï751/
Qgah751/
Ghahieh7322/
Ghaheeh734/
G'Haith734/
Ng'haha731/
Ghahaja731/
Ghosh673,865,834/
Ga67110,240/
Ghaus6732,573/
Ghait676,574/
Ngahy671,586/
Goshh671,525/
Ghais67557/
Gahai67419/
Ghaaz67341/
Ghaid67290/
Gahay67224/
Ghatt67135/
Gahaa67110/
Ghass6794/
Gahap6788/
Gathh6765/
Nghai6756/
Ghast6751/
Gahau6751/
Gohsh6748/
Ghodh6745/
Gueah6742/
Ghaud6734/
Ghaiy6727/
Ghaut6721/
Ghaiz6717/
Ghays6712/
Nghoh6711/
Ghouh679/
Ghaas679/
Ghoch677/
Ghats677/
Nggah676/
Ghadz675/
Gahiy674/
Hgaha674/
Ghaad674/
Ghauz674/
Gahch674/
Ggahe674/
Gahey673/
Ghadd673/
Gahha673/
Ghoph672/
Ghasd672/
Ghads672/
Ghaat672/
Gahaj672/
Ghuoh672/
Ghadt672/
Ngahh672/
Ghaai672/
Gahhd672/
Hhgha671/
Gahij671/
Ghatd671/
Ghatp671/
Gheea671/
Ghgay671/
Ghhay671/
Ghayz671/
Ghaaa671/
Ghòsh671/
Ghhat671/
Ghazz671/
Gaaha671/
Gahahaph671/
Nghea671/
Hghat671/
Gohch671/
Ghayt671/
Kgaha671/
Kghat671/
Kgoha671/
Gghoa671/
Gahdp671/
Gahei671/
Ghoih671/
Ghhaz671/
Ghauj671/
Hghay671/
Gahtz670/

Ghah Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ghah in the Hindi language
जहांjaham-
Ghah in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻗﺎﻩaqah38.89
ﺍﻛﺎﻩakah22.22
ﺃﻗﺎﻩaqah16.67
ﺇﻗﺎﻩaqah5.56
ﺟﺎﻩjah5.56
ﺃﻛﺎﻩakah5.56
ﺍﻟﻘﺎﻩalqah5.56

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ghah
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