Ghanim Surname
Approximately 144,595 people bear this surname
Ghanim Surname User-submission:
The surname Ghanim or Ghanem means 'one who is prosperous' or 'one who have won something related to war'. It comes from the word ghanima, which means 'spoils of war' in Arabic.
Ghanim Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yemen | 44,215 | 1:598 | 77 |
| Iraq | 33,588 | 1:1,043 | 155 |
| Syria | 16,181 | 1:1,193 | 158 |
| Lebanon | 11,935 | 1:472 | 74 |
| Jordan | 9,537 | 1:927 | 131 |
| Palestine | 7,916 | 1:575 | 53 |
| Sudan | 5,600 | 1:6,698 | 972 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4,929 | 1:6,260 | 863 |
| Egypt | 4,546 | 1:20,223 | 2,337 |
| Morocco | 1,943 | 1:17,744 | 2,710 |
| Kuwait | 1,379 | 1:2,756 | 346 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1,338 | 1:6,848 | 884 |
| Algeria | 254 | 1:152,093 | 19,791 |
| United States | 245 | 1:1,479,424 | 101,022 |
| Qatar | 165 | 1:14,291 | 1,561 |
| Bahrain | 147 | 1:9,174 | 1,687 |
| Afghanistan | 138 | 1:232,994 | 4,086 |
| Iran | 111 | 1:691,734 | 36,512 |
| Indonesia | 99 | 1:1,335,850 | 92,420 |
| Sweden | 45 | 1:218,817 | 15,158 |
| Tunisia | 42 | 1:14,539 | 2,384 |
| Spain | 38 | 1:1,230,317 | 41,658 |
| England | 31 | 1:1,797,357 | 72,927 |
| Canada | 27 | 1:1,364,652 | 95,501 |
| Pakistan | 17 | 1:10,508,464 | 49,949 |
| India | 15 | 1:51,137,692 | 512,385 |
| Malaysia | 13 | 1:2,268,787 | 89,138 |
| Oman | 10 | 1:368,797 | 5,193 |
| Libya | 9 | 1:693,775 | 1,982 |
| New Zealand | 8 | 1:566,040 | 34,598 |
| Maldives | 8 | 1:50,522 | 2,455 |
| Netherlands | 8 | 1:2,110,897 | 88,902 |
| France | 7 | 1:9,488,960 | 336,266 |
| Germany | 7 | 1:11,500,780 | 305,602 |
| Tanzania | 5 | 1:10,588,323 | 75,430 |
| Gambia | 4 | 1:480,863 | 548 |
| Austria | 4 | 1:2,128,859 | 91,203 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Australia | 3 | 1:8,998,567 | 200,784 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Albania | 2 | 1:1,457,028 | 24,967 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Kosovo | 1 | 1:1,861,869 | 14,990 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
Ghanim (34,986) may also be a first name.
Ghanim Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The surname Ghanim or Ghanem means 'one who is prosperous' or 'one who have won something related to war'. It comes from the word ghanima, which means 'spoils of war' in Arabic.
- yousef14930Ghanim Demographics
Ghanim Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Ghanim Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ghanim Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ghanim (Arabic: الغانم, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻏﺎﻧﻢ, Hindi: गानिम, Marathi: घणीम) occurs more in Yemen more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ghanim? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,875th most prevalent surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 50,400 people. The surname Ghanim is predominantly found in Asia, where 91 percent of Ghanim live; 91 percent live in West Asia and 55 percent live in Levant. Ghanim is also the 24,740th most prevalent given name at a global level It is held by 34,986 people.
The last name Ghanim is most frequently occurring in Yemen, where it is carried by 44,215 people, or 1 in 598. In Yemen it is most common in: Ibb Governorate, where 25 percent are found, Taiz Governorate, where 25 percent are found and Al Hudaydah Governorate, where 11 percent are found. Aside from Yemen this surname is found in 59 countries. It also occurs in Iraq, where 23 percent are found and Syria, where 11 percent are found.
Ghanim Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is principally Maronite (49%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those holding the Ghanim surname are 22.38% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 75.61% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Ghanim earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 8.42% more than the national average, earning $46,783 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.54% more than the national average, earning $54,922 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ghanim Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ghanim in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻏﺎﻧﻢ | ghanm | - |
| Ghanim in the Marathi language | ||
| घणीम | ghanima | - |
| Ghanim in the Hindi language | ||
| गानिम | ganima | 40 |
| गानीम | ganima | 20 |
| घानीम़ | ghanima | 20 |
| घानीम | ghanima | 20 |
| Ghanim in the Arabic language | ||
| الغانم | alghanm | - |
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