Ghashash Surname
Approximately 85 people bear this surname
Ghashash Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palestine | 81 | 1:56,159 | 5,413 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
Ghashash Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ghashash Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ghashash is found in Palestine more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Ghashash? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,034,059th most commonly held last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 85,735,834 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 99 percent of Ghashash are found; 98 percent are found in West Asia and 96 percent are found in Levant.
It is most commonly used in Palestine, where it is held by 81 people, or 1 in 56,159. In Palestine it is most frequent in: Qalqilya Governorate, where 99 percent reside and Nablus Governorate, where 1 percent reside. Other than Palestine this last name exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Iran, where 1 percent reside and Lebanon, where 1 percent reside.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Ghashash
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