Ghassan Surname
Approximately 11,166 people bear this surname
Ghassan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Syria | 5,196 | 1:3,715 | 433 |
| Yemen | 1,696 | 1:15,581 | 1,756 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1,153 | 1:26,761 | 3,711 |
| Egypt | 1,037 | 1:88,656 | 7,732 |
| Iraq | 838 | 1:41,792 | 1,770 |
| Morocco | 579 | 1:59,544 | 9,923 |
| Lebanon | 172 | 1:32,774 | 3,270 |
| United Arab Emirates | 126 | 1:72,716 | 6,783 |
| Bahrain | 73 | 1:18,474 | 3,432 |
| United States | 62 | 1:5,846,112 | 285,490 |
| Israel | 38 | 1:225,201 | 21,188 |
| Qatar | 25 | 1:94,320 | 10,875 |
| Maldives | 23 | 1:17,573 | 1,201 |
| England | 20 | 1:2,785,903 | 97,972 |
| Canada | 13 | 1:2,834,276 | 161,175 |
| Germany | 10 | 1:8,050,546 | 248,660 |
| Tunisia | 9 | 1:67,847 | 8,246 |
| Niger | 8 | 1:2,399,002 | 43,750 |
| Iran | 8 | 1:9,597,816 | 173,045 |
| Jordan | 7 | 1:1,263,205 | 16,935 |
| Palestine | 7 | 1:649,836 | 13,939 |
| Brazil | 5 | 1:42,814,866 | 547,158 |
| Malaysia | 5 | 1:5,898,845 | 196,803 |
| Australia | 5 | 1:5,399,140 | 162,351 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:1,338,454 | 35,497 |
| France | 4 | 1:16,605,680 | 368,153 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Pakistan | 4 | 1:44,660,971 | 115,884 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Algeria | 3 | 1:12,877,184 | 84,902 |
| Venezuela | 2 | 1:15,102,038 | 69,873 |
| Romania | 2 | 1:10,038,935 | 80,612 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
Ghassan (190,402) may also be a first name.
Ghassan Demographics
Average Ghassan Salary in
United States
$37,068 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Ghassan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ghassan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ghassan (Arabic: غصّان, Hindi: घस्सन) is more frequently found in Syria than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ghassan? popularity and diffusion
It is the 46,424th most commonly occurring family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 652,655 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 84 percent of Ghassan reside; 84 percent reside in West Asia and 56 percent reside in Levant. It is also the 5,504th most widely held first name in the world, held by 190,402 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Syria, where it is carried by 5,196 people, or 1 in 3,715. In Syria it is primarily concentrated in: Damascus Governorate, where 51 percent live, Hama Governorate, where 19 percent live and Aleppo Governorate, where 10 percent live. Excluding Syria this surname is found in 50 countries. It also occurs in Yemen, where 15 percent live and Saudi Arabia, where 10 percent live.
Ghassan Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Ghassan last name is predominantly Melkite Greek Catholic (90%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those holding the Ghassan surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Ghassan earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 14.09% less than the national average, earning $37,068 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.09% more than the national average, earning $49,726 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ghassan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ghassan in the Hindi language | ||
| घस्सन | ghas'sana | - |
| Ghassan in the Arabic language | ||
| غصّان | ghsan | - |
| غشان | ghshan | - |
| غسَان | ghsan | - |
| غسَّان | ghsaan | - |
| غسّان | ghsan | - |
| غصان | ghsan | - |
| غسان | ghsan | - |
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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 Ghassan
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