Ghalass Surname
Approximately 35 people bear this surname
Ghalass Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 34 | 1:564,471 | 14,312 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
Ghalass Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ghalass Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ghalass (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﻼﺹ) is found in Niger more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Ghalass? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 3,323,005th most widely held last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 208,215,598 people. The surname Ghalass is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ghalass live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 97 percent live in Chadic Africa.
The last name is most frequently used in Niger, where it is held by 34 people, or 1 in 564,471. In Niger Ghalass is most frequent in: Tahoua Region, where 74 percent are found and Tillabéri Region, where 26 percent are found. Not including Niger this surname is found in one country. It is also common in Mauritania, where 3 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ghalass Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ghalass in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻛﻼﺹ | klas | - |
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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 Ghalass
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