Ghanem Surname

4,495th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 125,022 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Egypt

Ghanem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ghanem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt74,7741:1,230175
Saudi Arabia15,6221:1,975224
Algeria11,9581:3,231444
Israel4,8381:1,769167
Libya4,6831:1,333372
Morocco3,0331:11,3671,630
Jordan1,4801:5,9751,183
United States1,1111:326,24629,644
France9621:69,0469,597
Ghana6931:38,9914,481
Kuwait6851:5,548756
Iran6511:117,94611,097
United Arab Emirates5981:15,3221,862
Palestine5321:8,5501,758
Canada3931:93,75510,242
Qatar3531:6,680720
Bahrain3231:4,175737
Yemen2331:113,4136,459
Iraq1731:202,4374,691
England1641:339,74424,836
Spain1581:295,89917,901
Australia1551:174,16617,758
Lebanon1491:37,8333,566
Brazil1191:1,798,94458,246
Sweden1101:89,5166,554
Syria1091:177,0743,878
Venezuela911:331,9137,350
Tunisia851:7,1841,202
Mauritania851:48,1753,569
Belgium771:149,30720,954
Afghanistan761:423,0685,769
Argentina651:657,59145,740
Germany641:1,257,89880,532
Denmark501:112,89410,491
Switzerland291:283,20422,806
South Africa261:2,083,75892,464
Thailand221:3,210,834301,565
Austria221:387,06540,442
Ireland211:224,2358,707
Antigua and Barbuda181:5,510685
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Italy171:3,597,452102,597
Sudan161:2,344,3874,438
Greece151:738,65380,079
Cyprus141:63,2056,078
Oman141:263,4264,299
Norway111:467,48139,375
Czechia111:966,67976,885
Netherlands101:1,688,71881,846
Djibouti91:101,659734
China91:151,924,6187,954
Togo91:805,3086,372
Mexico61:20,687,70153,861
Ukraine51:9,104,539300,808
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Mauritius41:323,35410,053
Gambia41:480,863548
Turkmenistan41:1,372,2786,164
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
Liberia31:1,469,51238,766
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Tonga11:107,313791
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Monaco11:37,0664,748
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705

Ghanem (10,077) may also be a first name.

Ghanem Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ghanem (Arabic: غانمْ, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻏﺎﻧﻢ) is found in Egypt more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Ghanem.

How Common Is The Last Name Ghanem? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,495th most frequently used surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 58,290 people. The surname Ghanem occurs mostly in Africa, where 76 percent of Ghanem live; 76 percent live in North Africa and 64 percent live in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 60,927th most widespread first name world-wide It is held by 10,077 people.

The surname Ghanem is most frequently held in Egypt, where it is borne by 74,774 people, or 1 in 1,230. Other than Egypt this last name exists in 91 countries. It is also found in Saudi Arabia, where 12 percent reside and Algeria, where 10 percent reside.

Ghanem Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is principally Melkite Greek Catholic (49%) in Lebanon.

In The United States Ghanem are 1.32% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 51.91% registered with the party.

The amount Ghanem earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 86.96% less than the national average, earning €3,916 per year; in Norway they earn 30.97% less than the national average, earning 238,913 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 95.48% more than the national average, earning R 464,532 per year; in United States they earn 10.4% more than the national average, earning $47,635 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.58% less than the national average, earning $46,911 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ghaneme92368/
Ghannem92236/
Ghaneem92217/
Ghaneim92127/
Ghaniem9237/
Gahanem925/
Gkhanem924/
Ghaanem924/
Ghanhem923/
Ghanemm922/
Ghanemh921/
Ganem917,003/
Ghanneim861/
Ghanim83144,595/
Ghonem8312,031/
Ganeim83270/
Gannem83216/
Ganeme83210/
Ghanen8338/
Ganiem8314/
Gahnem8312/
Gohnem839/
Ganemm837/
Ganeem836/
Gainem831/
Ganeam831/
Gangem831/
Ganemg830/
Ghanemová803/
Ghoneim7755,723/
Ghoniem7712,886/
Ghoneem774,687/
Ghanaim772,559/
Ghoneam771,697/
Ghanime77596/
Ghounem77192/
Ghanaym77156/
Ghennem77139/
Ghoneum77127/
Ghaneen77105/
Gahanen7718/
Ganneme777/
Ghonejm774/
Ghoonem774/
Gohneme774/
Nganeam773/
Gaatnem771/
Gasneem771/
Ganneam771/
Gannemm771/
Ghaanim771/
Ghannen771/
Ganheim771/
Gohniem771/
Ganim732,274/
Gonem731,251/
Ganen73272/
Genem73121/
Gönem7377/
Gánem736/
Ganım731/
Ghouneim71200/
Ghouniem71122/
Ghanaime7115/
Ngaihnem718/
Ghooneem714/
Ghouneem711/
Ghonim6712,067/
Ganaim675,758/
Goneem67504/
Ganime67500/
Ghanin67349/
Ganeng67224/
Goneam67218/
Goniem67160/
Goneim67156/
Gannen6765/
Goneme6763/
Gainen6740/
Nganim6736/
Gaynemova6732/
Nganen6728/
Gannim6725/
Ghonen6720/
Gaynen677/
Ganesn676/
Gangim676/
Ganien675/
Ghanaymeh674/
Ghonym673/
Ganent673/
Ganyom673/
Ganaen672/
Gaanim672/
Gohnim672/
Gagnen671/
Gonnem671/
Gounem671/
Ghannaime671/
Gaunim671/
Goynem671/
Ghénim671/
Genhem671/
Ghenym671/
Gainim671/
Gatnen671/
Ganhim671/
Gaunen670/
Ganeen670/
Gohnen670/
Gaanen670/
Ganend670/

Ghanem Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ghanem in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻏﺎﻧﻢghanm96.15
ﻗﺎﻧﻢqanm3.85
Ghanem in the Arabic language
غانمْghanm-
غانمghanm-

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