Ghathwan Surname

165,194th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,623 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iraq
Highest density in:
Iraq

Ghathwan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Ghathwan Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iraq1,7401:20,1271,165
Syria8761:22,0331,575
Yemen61:4,404,21618,907
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187

Ghathwan (77) may also be a first name.

Ghathwan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ghathwan is found most in Iraq. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ghathwan? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ghathwan is the 165,194th most widespread surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,778,325 people. The surname Ghathwan occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Ghathwan are found; 100 percent are found in West Asia and 100 percent are found in Levant. Ghathwan is also the 1,100,117th most numerous given name globally, held by 77 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Iraq, where it is carried by 1,740 people, or 1 in 20,127. Besides Iraq this last name occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Syria, where 33 percent live and Yemen, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gathwan935/
Ghatwan931/
Kgathwane821/
Ghatwatin821/
Ghadwan80172/
Gadhwan804/
Kgatwane75292/
Ghadhban7530/
Kgatwang754/
Gatuan7130/
Getwan7115/
Gadwan713/
Kgothwane712/
Gotwan711/
Ghadban6738,480/
Gadwang679/
Gadwand672/
Gaituan671/
Gadwane671/
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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 Ghathwan
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