Ghattas Surname

28,538th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18,835 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Lebanon

Ghattas Surname User-submission:

An Egyptian surname; it means 'baptism' in Arabic. Bearers of this last name are usually Egyptian Copts.

Ghattas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt9,1521:10,0451,203
Saudi Arabia2,0271:15,2222,105
Lebanon1,8991:2,968559
Syria1,1971:16,1241,256
United States9601:377,56133,381
Palestine7931:5,7361,258
Morocco6821:50,5518,318
Jordan6471:13,6672,307
Canada2661:138,51714,271
Kuwait1251:30,4063,898
United Arab Emirates1211:75,7216,985
France1201:553,52375,172
Bahrain1181:11,4292,102
Brazil1121:1,911,37861,207
Australia961:281,20525,117
Algeria801:482,89436,623
Dominican Republic771:135,4935,426
Germany461:1,750,119100,509
Tunisia341:17,9602,879
Switzerland331:248,87620,666
Sweden301:328,22522,987
England261:2,143,00282,017
Qatar251:94,32010,875
Iraq161:2,188,85319,343
Yemen151:1,761,68612,726
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
Spain101:4,675,20478,608
Chile101:1,761,64727,489
Venezuela91:3,356,00933,931
Ecuador91:1,767,31620,027
Netherlands91:1,876,35385,467
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Honduras71:1,259,4925,127
Wales71:442,07621,198
Denmark61:940,78647,603
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Austria41:2,128,85991,203
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Libya41:1,560,9943,087
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Mauritius31:431,13912,721
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
El Salvador31:2,114,6295,401
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Israel11:8,557,634182,558

Ghattas (1,039) may also be a first name.

Ghattas Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

An Egyptian surname; it means 'baptism' in Arabic. Bearers of this last name are usually Egyptian Copts.

- bishoyghtas

Ghattas Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ghattas (Arabic: غطاّس) occurs more in Egypt more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ghattas? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 28,538th most commonly held last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 386,915 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 53 percent of Ghattas reside; 53 percent reside in North Africa and 49 percent reside in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 248,783rd most numerous first name world-wide, held by 1,039 people.

The surname Ghattas is most widespread in Egypt, where it is borne by 9,152 people, or 1 in 10,045. Other than Egypt Ghattas exists in 63 countries. It also occurs in Saudi Arabia, where 11 percent live and Lebanon, where 10 percent live.

Ghattas Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Ghattas last name is principally Maronite (33%) in Lebanon.

In The United States Ghattas are 1.4% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 54.63% registered with the party.

The amount Ghattas earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 120.84% more than the national average, earning R 524,808 per year; in United States they earn 30.95% more than the national average, earning $56,503 USD per year and in Canada they earn 30.06% more than the national average, earning $64,618 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ghattash931,316/
Ghattass93163/
Gahattas931/
Ghattase931/
Ghatas922,312/
Gattas921,567/
Ghatta92201/
Ghattasse881/
Ghattad86513/
Gattass86119/
Ghattah8621/
Gattase8615/
Ghatass867/
Ghattat866/
Ghattay864/
Gahttas863/
Ghautta862/
Gahatas861/
Ghattaa861/
Ghattos861/
Ghottas861/
Gattash861/
Ghatase861/
Ghatais861/
Gatta8317,379/
Ghata832,845/
Gatas83386/
Ghattasová825/
Ghattasova821/
Gattasse809/
Ghattadh804/
Ghatashe802/
Ghattapp801/
Ghatthad801/
Ghattous801/
Ghatasse801/
Ghayta775,858/
Ghatad773,920/
Gattai77401/
Gheata77341/
Gattaz77305/
Ngatta77284/
Gottas77179/
Gatase77172/
Gaitas77169/
Ghatat7789/
Gettas7784/
Ghatai7767/
Ghatto7749/
Gateas7748/
Gattás7741/
Ghatay7733/
Gattos7732/
Gatash7729/
Gattad7729/
Gattaa7728/
Gattau7719/
Gattah7716/
Gahata7715/
Gatots7711/
Ngatas778/
Gattea778/
Ghatha778/
Ghatah778/
Gattat778/
Ghasta777/
Gajtas777/
Nghata776/
Gatats776/
Gjatas776/
Gattay775/
Gataas775/
Ghaita775/
Ghauta775/
Ghatoa774/
Gaitta774/
Ghatap773/
Gastas772/
Ghotta772/
Ghataj772/
Gatass772/
Gaytas772/
Ghataz772/
Gaatas771/
Gattha771/
Ghotas771/
Ghataa771/
Ghatga771/
Ghatot771/
Gohtas771/
Gaetas771/
Gautta771/
Gkhata771/
Gohtta771/
Ghatau771/
Ghatea771/
Ghatos771/
Gattta771/
Gattaï771/
Gastta771/
Ghjata771/
Ghattache751/
Gata7314,648/
N'Gatta717,605/
Ghatous71375/
Ngahata71207/
Ghaitay7186/
Gottaas7177/
Gheatau7167/
Gattaut7164/
Gouttas7141/
Gatteys7122/
Ghaitha7121/
Ghataat7116/
Ghotash7111/
Gahatot7110/
Ghaytad7110/
Gattaux719/
Gettash717/
Gattous717/
Gataish717/
Gatasse715/
Gheitas714/
Gattaih713/
Ghettos713/
Ngaitta712/
Ghattoh712/
Ghadtaj712/
Ngh'ata711/
Gahttad711/
Gaitase711/
Ghatout711/
Ncgatta711/
Ngatais711/
Gastaus711/
Gattaud711/
Ghaitah711/
Goshtas711/
Gahataj711/
Ghaista711/
Gatto6736,337/
Gaita676,357/
Gotta675,136/
Gjata674,810/
Ngata674,144/
Gatot671,569/
Gasta671,542/
Gauta671,460/
Gatos671,139/
Gayta67966/
Gatea67764/
Gotas67437/
Gatay67276/
Ghato67266/
Gataa67258/
Gatah67235/
Getas67230/
Ghota67225/
Gajta67199/
Ghatouss67136/
Ghattout6797/
Gatau6791/
Gatad6781/
Gatai6767/
Gatap6754/
Gaata6750/
Gatat6747/
Gatteaux6744/
Kgata6738/
Gatac6736/
Gatasova6735/
Gátas6728/
Gataz6726/
Gatteaut6716/
Gohta6714/
Gahathap679/
Gattó676/
Ghattouh675/
Gattache674/
Gattault674/
Gothahas674/
Gadta673/
Gataj673/
Gatoa673/
Gahta672/
Gatga672/
Gatás672/
N'Gattta672/
N'Gattai672/
Gazta671/
Gautteau671/
N'G'atta671/
Gaíta671/
Gaïta671/
Gattautt671/
Gatôt671/
Gataś671/
Gétas671/
Ghathath671/
Ghaytout671/
Gheautau671/
Ghatahei671/
Ggata671/

Ghattas Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ghattas in the Arabic language
غطاّسghtas-
غطّاسghtas-
غطاسghtas-

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