Ghav Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Iran

Ghav Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ghav Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India101:76,706,538639,611
Iran21:38,391,262236,033

Ghav Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ghav (Hindi: घाव, Marathi: घाव) is borne by more people in India than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ghav? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,587,209th most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. Ghav is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Ghav reside; 100 percent reside in South Asia and 83 percent reside in Indo-South Asia.

It is most common in India, where it is carried by 10 people, or 1 in 76,706,538. In India it is mostly concentrated in: Maharashtra, where 80 percent live, Delhi, where 10 percent live and Uttar Pradesh, where 10 percent live. Besides India this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in Iran, where 17 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ghauv8922/
Ghavt8910/
Nghav893/
Ghavz891/
Ghahv891/
Ghavs891/
Gav86335/
Ghahav801/
Ghashv801/
Ghayvs801/
Ghayvt801/
Gaev752,833/
Gaav75479/
Ghaf75351/
Ngav75185/
Ghaw7559/
Gauv7533/
Ghov7528/
Gavd7525/
Ghap7514/
Ghab7513/
Gavs7512/
Gaiv7510/
Gavt758/
Gavw752/
Qgav751/
Cgav751/
Gatv751/
Gavz751/
Gahv751/
Gohv751/
Hgav751/
Ghaib675,464/
Ghayb672,582/
Ghaff67235/
Gheab6796/
Gahap6788/
Ngauv6758/
Ghabh6731/
Ghabd6715/
Ghape6712/
Ghafs6710/
Ghatb679/
Ghaph676/
Gahab675/
Ghaab675/
Ghouv674/
Ghowa674/
Gahaf673/
Ghoiv673/
Gavås673/
Ghovs672/
Nghaw672/
Ghafz672/
Gkhab672/
Gavpp671/
Gattv671/
Ghasf671/
Gohvs671/
Gavhd671/
Gueav671/
Ghasb671/
Ghjab671/
Gaivt671/
Ghova671/
Ghatp671/
Ghaïb671/
Ghawz671/
Gahaw671/
Nghap671/
Ghafe671/
Ghafp671/
Ghahb671/
Ghabs671/
Ghaif671/

Ghav Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ghav in the Marathi language
घावghava-
Ghav in the Hindi language
घावghava50
घवghava50

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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 Ghav
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