Ghassani Surname
Approximately 1,580 people bear this surname
Ghassani Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lebanon | 605 | 1:9,317 | 1,408 |
| Morocco | 511 | 1:67,468 | 11,380 |
| Indonesia | 227 | 1:582,596 | 46,553 |
| Oman | 157 | 1:23,490 | 2,053 |
| Senegal | 22 | 1:662,697 | 2,512 |
| United States | 10 | 1:36,245,893 | 832,629 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Australia | 8 | 1:3,374,463 | 124,818 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Canada | 4 | 1:9,211,398 | 321,528 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Iran | 2 | 1:38,391,262 | 236,033 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
Ghassani (111) may also be a first name.
Ghassani Demographics
Ghassani Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Ghassani Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ghassani Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ghassani (Arabic: غسانـي) is found in Lebanon more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Ghassani.
How Common Is The Last Name Ghassani? popularity and diffusion
It is the 250,894th most widely held last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 4,612,371 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 64 percent of Ghassani live; 49 percent live in West Asia and 38 percent live in Levant. Ghassani is also the 890,531st most prevalent first name internationally, borne by 111 people.
It is most commonly held in Lebanon, where it is held by 605 people, or 1 in 9,317. In Lebanon Ghassani is primarily found in: South Governorate, where 83 percent are found, Nabatiye Governorate, where 9 percent are found and Mount Lebanon Governorate, where 3 percent are found. Excluding Lebanon this surname is found in 20 countries. It also occurs in Morocco, where 32 percent are found and Indonesia, where 14 percent are found.
Ghassani Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Ghassani last name is chiefly Shiite (98%) in Lebanon.
Ghassani earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 4.4% less than the national average, earning $41,250 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ghassani Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ghassani in the Arabic language | ||
| غسانـي | ghsany | - |
| غساني | ghsany | - |
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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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- 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 Ghassani
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