Ghalis Surname
Approximately 21 people bear this surname
Ghalis Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 12 | 1:1,599,335 | 32,126 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Ghalis (20) may also be a first name.
Ghalis Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ghalis Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ghalis occurs more in Niger more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Ghalis.
How Common Is The Last Name Ghalis? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 4,307,654th most commonly occurring family name globally, held by around 1 in 347,025,996 people. Ghalis occurs mostly in Africa, where 86 percent of Ghalis are found; 57 percent are found in West Africa and 57 percent are found in Chadic Africa. It is also the 2,446,817th most commonly used given name worldwide. It is borne by 20 people.
This surname is most frequently held in Niger, where it is held by 12 people, or 1 in 1,599,335. In Niger Ghalis is primarily concentrated in: Tahoua Region, where 100 percent reside. Outside of Niger this surname is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Egypt, where 19 percent reside and Algeria, where 5 percent reside.
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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 Ghalis
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