Ghantous Surname

129,054th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,508 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lebanon
Highest density in:
Lebanon

Ghantous Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ghantous Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lebanon2,2521:2,503470
United States3801:953,83971,121
Saudi Arabia3581:86,18912,374
Canada1641:224,66821,579
Australia811:333,28028,364
United Arab Emirates601:152,70511,648
Brazil411:5,221,325132,593
Qatar341:69,3536,725
Jordan261:340,09411,519
France171:3,907,219231,005
Denmark161:352,79524,706
Syria141:1,378,6447,647
Israel141:611,26042,949
England131:4,286,005132,302
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Finland51:1,099,34045,512
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
China21:683,660,78330,601
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

Ghantous (74) may also be a first name.

Ghantous Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ghantous (Arabic: غنطوس) is found in Lebanon more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ghantous? popularity and diffusion

Ghantous is the 129,054th most widely held surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 2,077,408 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 79 percent of Ghantous live; 79 percent live in West Asia and 65 percent live in Levant. Ghantous is also the 1,125,792nd most frequently used first name throughout the world It is held by 74 people.

The last name Ghantous is most commonly held in Lebanon, where it is carried by 2,252 people, or 1 in 2,503. In Lebanon Ghantous is most numerous in: Mount Lebanon Governorate, where 37 percent live, North Governorate, where 26 percent live and Beqaa Governorate, where 19 percent live. Apart from Lebanon this surname is found in 30 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 11 percent live and Saudi Arabia, where 10 percent live.

Ghantous Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is predominantly Maronite (55%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those holding the Ghantous surname are 13.45% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 60.22% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Ghantous earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 2.01% less than the national average, earning $42,281 USD per year and in Canada they earn 25.44% more than the national average, earning $62,321 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ghantoush9487/
Gantous93168/
Ghantus9338/
Ghantou939/
Ghantos932/
Ghantouz884/
Ganthous883/
Ganntous881/
Ghontous881/
Gantus86683/
Gantou86379/
Ghantu86276/
Gantos86212/
Ghanto8649/
Gantois802,132/
Ngantou80107/
Ghantas8091/
Gantuss8041/
Ghantui8029/
Gantose8018/
Gantoos8011/
Gantoss806/
Ghantod804/
Ngantus804/
Gantosh802/
Ghanthu801/
Gantaus801/
Ganthou801/
Gantoud801/
Gantouh801/
Gheanto801/
Gantuse801/
Ganto771,175/
Gantu77800/
Ghantoji7534/
Gantoise7525/
Ghountou757/
Gamntuse753/
Ghantoot751/
Nghantho751/
Ganttoue751/
Ghanta7123,229/
Ngantu71453/
Ganthu71211/
Gantas71160/
Nganto71127/
Gantoe71111/
Gantoi71108/
Gantoy71108/
Gantuz7178/
Gantoo7125/
Gantoh7123/
Gantau7120/
Gamntu7118/
Gantod7116/
Gantoc7111/
Gantot718/
Gantut717/
Gontou717/
Ganttu716/
Gainnetos715/
Gantoa715/
Gontos714/
Gantho713/
Gantuo712/
Gantouche712/
Ghontu711/
Gainto711/
Gantop711/
Gantús711/
Gamtou711/
Ganteu711/
Gantud711/
Gantui711/
Gountou67962/
Gantuya67171/
Ghantai67170/
Gantohe67130/
Nganteu67105/
Ghantad6746/
Ganthod6737/
Gontout6718/
Ghantap6717/
Gacinto6713/
Ghantha6712/
Ghantae6711/
Gantoji674/
Ghantaa673/
Ghantee672/
Ngantoi671/
Gacento671/
Ghantta671/
Gantood671/
Gainetu671/
Gaintas671/
Gamtois671/
Ganteau671/
Ghantay671/
Gantijo671/
Ngantto671/
Ngaanto671/
N'Ganto671/
Ganthau671/
Gantoit671/
Gantoyo671/
Gantuch671/
Gantuyo671/
Gantaio671/
Gasinto671/
Gontosz671/
Gointou671/
Ghantaj671/
Ghatnta671/
Gainteu671/
Ngantho671/
Gamtoos671/
Gamtuse671/
Gaineto671/
Gontois671/

Ghantous Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ghantous in the Arabic language
غنطوسghntws-

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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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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ghantous
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