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
Average Ghanim Salary in
United States
$46,783 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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
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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