Ghassi Surname
Approximately 3,810 people bear this surname
Ghassi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 3,529 | 1:9,111 | 678 |
| Algeria | 124 | 1:311,545 | 30,240 |
| Cameroon | 90 | 1:230,767 | 23,017 |
| India | 33 | 1:23,244,406 | 321,547 |
| Iraq | 21 | 1:1,667,698 | 16,789 |
| Niger | 9 | 1:2,132,446 | 40,124 |
| Iran | 2 | 1:38,391,262 | 236,033 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
Ghassi (1,047) may also be a first name.
Ghassi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ghassi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ghassi (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻗﺎﺱ, Hindi: घस्सी) occurs more in Afghanistan more than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ghassi? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 120,378th most numerous family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 1,912,742 people. The last name Ghassi occurs mostly in Asia, where 94 percent of Ghassi reside; 94 percent reside in South Asia and 93 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Ghassi is also the 247,516th most widespread first name at a global level, borne by 1,047 people.
Ghassi is most frequent in Afghanistan, where it is borne by 3,529 people, or 1 in 9,111. In Afghanistan it is primarily found in: Helmand, where 34 percent are found, Kabul, where 18 percent are found and Kandahar, where 15 percent are found. Outside of Afghanistan this surname exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in Algeria, where 3 percent are found and Cameroon, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ghassi Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ghassi in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻗﺎﺱ | qas | - |
| Ghassi in the Hindi language | ||
| घस्सी | ghas'si | 97.79 |
| घास्सी | ghas'si | 1.47 |
| घ़्ास्सी | ghaas'si | 0.49 |
| घससी | ghasasi | 0.25 |
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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 Ghassi
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