Ghaitan Surname
Approximately 3,993 people bear this surname
Ghaitan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yemen | 3,747 | 1:7,052 | 945 |
| Iraq | 220 | 1:159,189 | 4,045 |
| Palestine | 10 | 1:454,885 | 12,564 |
| Jordan | 7 | 1:1,263,205 | 16,935 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
Ghaitan (412) may also be a first name.
Ghaitan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ghaitan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ghaitan (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻏﻴﺘﺎﻥ) occurs in Yemen more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Ghaitan click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ghaitan? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 115,593rd most commonly occurring surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 1,825,080 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Ghaitan reside; 100 percent reside in West Asia and 94 percent reside in Arabian Peninsula. Ghaitan is also the 423,803rd most widespread forename globally, held by 412 people.
This surname is most common in Yemen, where it is borne by 3,747 people, or 1 in 7,052. In Yemen Ghaitan is primarily found in: 'Amran Governorate, where 29 percent live, Ibb Governorate, where 18 percent live and Hadramaut Governorate, where 13 percent live. Not including Yemen this surname occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in Iraq, where 6 percent live and Palestine, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ghaitan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ghaitan in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻏﻴﺘﺎﻥ | ghytan | - |
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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
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- 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 Ghaitan
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