Ghalil Surname

615,220th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 501 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Morocco
Highest density in:
Morocco

Ghalil Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ghalil Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Morocco4091:84,29414,399
Iran771:997,17646,104
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Syria11:19,301,02222,457

Ghalil (22) may also be a first name.

Ghalil Last Name Facts

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

Ghalil (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻗﺎﻟﻴﻠﻲ) is most common in Morocco. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ghalil? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 615,220th most prevalent last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 14,546,000 people. Ghalil is primarily found in Africa, where 82 percent of Ghalil live; 82 percent live in North Africa and 82 percent live in Mahgreb. Ghalil is also the 2,301,746th most commonly occurring first name on earth, borne by 22 people.

The last name Ghalil is most widespread in Morocco, where it is borne by 409 people, or 1 in 84,294. Excluding Morocco Ghalil is found in 11 countries. It is also common in Iran, where 15 percent live and Malaysia, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ghalill921/
Galil915,085/
Galiel8359/
Gallil836/
Galgil836/
Ghalel833/
Ghelil832/
Ngalil832/
Gholil831/
Ghaleel7721/
Ghallel772/
Galiell771/
Cghalel771/
Galliel771/
Gheilil771/
Galille770/
Galel732,459/
Gelil73354/
Golil73124/
Gélil731/
Galilova7163/
Galeel67140/
Gallel6743/
Ngolil6718/
Galeul6713/
Gaulel676/
Golhil675/
Galael673/
Gatlel672/
Gholel671/
Gohlel671/
Golgil671/
Goulil671/
Galell671/

Ghalil Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ghalil in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻗﺎﻟﻴﻠﻲqalyly-

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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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  • 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 Ghalil
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