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.

Ghathwan Surname Distribution Map

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 more commonly found in Iraq than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ghathwan? popularity and diffusion

It is the 165,194th most frequent last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 2,778,325 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Ghathwan reside; 100 percent reside in West Asia and 100 percent reside in Levant. It is also the 1,100,117th most commonly occurring first name at a global level, borne by 77 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Iraq, where it is borne by 1,740 people, or 1 in 20,127. Not including Iraq this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Syria, where 33 percent reside and Yemen, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

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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