Ghalih Surname
Approximately 1,480 people bear this surname
Ghalih Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan | 922 | 1:9,590 | 1,778 |
| Palestine | 268 | 1:16,973 | 2,890 |
| Lebanon | 165 | 1:34,164 | 3,342 |
| Iraq | 47 | 1:745,142 | 10,632 |
| Syria | 30 | 1:643,367 | 5,706 |
| Indonesia | 28 | 1:4,723,186 | 228,527 |
| Yemen | 19 | 1:1,390,805 | 12,068 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
Ghalih (13,375) may also be a first name.
Ghalih Demographics
Ghalih Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Ghalih Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ghalih Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ghalih is found most in Jordan. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ghalih? popularity and diffusion
The surname Ghalih is the 264,506th most frequently held surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,924,018 people. Ghalih is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Ghalih are found; 98 percent are found in West Asia and 97 percent are found in Levant. Ghalih is also the 50,281st most common given name world-wide. It is borne by 13,375 people.
Ghalih is most prevalent in Jordan, where it is borne by 922 people, or 1 in 9,590. In Jordan it is primarily found in: Amman Governorate, where 76 percent are found, Zarqa Governorate, where 15 percent are found and Madaba Governorate, where 3 percent are found. Besides Jordan this surname is found in 7 countries. It is also found in Palestine, where 18 percent are found and Lebanon, where 11 percent are found.
Ghalih Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Ghalih surname is chiefly Maronite (52%) in Lebanon.
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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 Ghalih
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