Ghanim Surname

3,875th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 144,595 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Yemen
Highest density in:
Lebanon

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Yemen44,2151:59877
Iraq33,5881:1,043155
Syria16,1811:1,193158
Lebanon11,9351:47274
Jordan9,5371:927131
Palestine7,9161:57553
Sudan5,6001:6,698972
Saudi Arabia4,9291:6,260863
Egypt4,5461:20,2232,337
Morocco1,9431:17,7442,710
Kuwait1,3791:2,756346
United Arab Emirates1,3381:6,848884
Algeria2541:152,09319,791
United States2451:1,479,424101,022
Qatar1651:14,2911,561
Bahrain1471:9,1741,687
Afghanistan1381:232,9944,086
Iran1111:691,73436,512
Indonesia991:1,335,85092,420
Sweden451:218,81715,158
Tunisia421:14,5392,384
Spain381:1,230,31741,658
England311:1,797,35772,927
Canada271:1,364,65295,501
Pakistan171:10,508,46449,949
India151:51,137,692512,385
Malaysia131:2,268,78789,138
Oman101:368,7975,193
Libya91:693,7751,982
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Maldives81:50,5222,455
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
France71:9,488,960336,266
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
Gambia41:480,863548
Austria41:2,128,85991,203
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Albania21:1,457,02824,967
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

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.

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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/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ghanim? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,875th most commonly used last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 50,400 people. The last name Ghanim occurs predominantly in Asia, where 91 percent of Ghanim are found; 91 percent are found in West Asia and 55 percent are found in Levant. It is also the 24,740th most commonly used first name in the world It is held by 34,986 people.

The last name Ghanim is most commonly held in Yemen, where it is held 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. Apart from Yemen Ghanim exists in 59 countries. It is also found in Iraq, where 23 percent are found and Syria, where 11 percent are found.

Ghanim Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Ghanim surname is predominantly Maronite (49%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those bearing the Ghanim last name are 22.38% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 75.61% being registered with 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ghanaim922,559/
Ghanime92596/
Ghaneim92127/
Ghaniem9237/
Ghaanim921/
Ganim912,274/
Ghanaime8615/
Ghanneim861/
Ghanem83125,022/
Ghonim8312,067/
Ganaim835,758/
Ganime83500/
Ghanin83349/
Ganeim83270/
Nganim8336/
Gannim8325/
Ganiem8314/
Gangim836/
Gaanim832/
Gohnim832/
Gaunim831/
Ghénim831/
Gainim831/
Ganhim831/
Ghannaime801/
Ghoneim7755,723/
Ghonaim7725,277/
Ghoniem7712,886/
Ghenaim771,129/
Ghaneme77368/
Ghonime77247/
Ghannem77236/
Ghaneem77217/
Ghounim77163/
Ghanaym77156/
Gainuim779/
Ghaning776/
Gahanem775/
Gkhanem774/
Ghaanem774/
Ghonuim774/
Ghanhem773/
Ghanemm772/
Ghasnin771/
Nganhim771/
Ghanion771/
Ghoonim771/
Gahanin771/
Gangaim771/
Ganaime771/
Gangnim771/
Ganheim771/
Gohnaim771/
Ghanemh771/
Gohniem771/
Ghanina771/
Ganin738,365/
Ganem737,003/
Gonim73320/
Genim73159/
Ganım731/
Ghonaime71289/
Ghouneim71200/
Ghouniem71122/
Ghounaim7111/
Ghonem6712,031/
Ganina678,022/
Ganing672,037/
Ganion67336/
Gannem67216/
Ganeme67210/
Goniem67160/
Goneim67156/
Gonaim67126/
Gangin6797/
Gannin6785/
Ghanen6738/
Ganinn6728/
Gaunin6727/
Gaynin6723/
Gahnem6712/
Gagnin679/
Gohnem679/
Gonime678/
Ganemm677/
Ganeem676/
Ganien675/
Gainin674/
Nganin674/
Ghanaymeh674/
Ghanemová673/
Ghonym673/
Ganinc673/
Ganyom673/
Gatnin673/
Goinim673/
Gganin671/
Gainem671/
Genaim671/
Ghonin671/
Ghenym671/
Ganihn671/
Ganeam671/
Gangem671/
Ganisn671/
Ganemg670/

Ghanim Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ghanim in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻏﺎﻧﻢghanm-
Ghanim in the Marathi language
घणीमghanima-
Ghanim in the Hindi language
गानिमganima40
गानीमganima20
घानीम़ghanima20
घानीमghanima20
Ghanim in the Arabic language
الغانمalghanm-

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