Ghamas Surname
Approximately 264 people bear this surname
Ghamas Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 174 | 1:4,408,422 | 115,606 |
| Iraq | 68 | 1:515,024 | 8,412 |
| Jordan | 13 | 1:680,187 | 14,528 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
Ghamas (990) may also be a first name.
Ghamas Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ghamas Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ghamas (Arabic: الغميص, Marathi: घामस, Oriya: ଘାମସ) is held by more people in India than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ghamas? popularity and diffusion
It is the 978,274th most frequent last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 27,604,341 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 98 percent of Ghamas reside; 67 percent reside in South Asia and 66 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 255,903rd most widely held first name world-wide It is held by 990 people.
The surname Ghamas is most numerous in India, where it is held by 174 people, or 1 in 4,408,422. In India it is primarily concentrated in: Gujarat, where 100 percent live. Outside of India this last name exists in 7 countries. It is also found in Iraq, where 26 percent live and Jordan, where 5 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ghamas Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ghamas in the Marathi language | ||
| घामस | ghamasa | - |
| Ghamas in the Oriya language | ||
| ଘାମସ | ghamasa | 50 |
| ଘମସ | ghamasa | 50 |
| Ghamas in the Arabic language | ||
| الغميص | alghmys | - |
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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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ghamas
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