Ghavam Surname

452,985th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 749 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Ghavam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ghavam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran6311:121,68411,331
United States711:5,105,055259,233
France101:6,642,272293,169
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
India71:109,580,769786,157
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
England51:11,143,612252,590
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047

Ghavam (14) may also be a first name.

Ghavam Last Name Facts

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

Ghavam is borne by more people in Iran than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ghavam? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 452,985th most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 9,729,701 people. The surname Ghavam is predominantly found in Asia, where 85 percent of Ghavam reside; 85 percent reside in South Asia and 84 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 3,024,661st most frequently used given name world-wide, held by 14 people.

The last name Ghavam is most prevalent in Iran, where it is borne by 631 people, or 1 in 121,684. In Iran Ghavam is mostly found in: Tehran Province, where 25 percent are found, Razavi Khorasan Province, where 22 percent are found and Isfahan Province, where 8 percent are found. Apart from Iran Ghavam occurs in 14 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 9 percent are found and France, where 1 percent are found.

Ghavam Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Ghavam last name are 24.66% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 71.43% being registered with the political party.

Ghavam earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 3.1% more than the national average, earning $44,488 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ghavame922/
Gavam9114/
Ghavan83101/
Gavaim834/
Gauvam834/
Gatvam833/
Ghabam832/
Ghawam832/
Gavame831/
Gavamd831/
Ngavam831/
Ghavom831/
Ghavane77328/
Ghayvan776/
Gahavan774/
Ghavand774/
Ghavhan772/
Ghavaan771/
Ghavant771/
Ghabaim771/
Ghawaam771/
Gavan733,349/
Gabam7363/
Gevam7333/
Gawam7327/
Gavom7313/
Govam737/
Ghavhane7167/
Ghasvand7110/
Gahavane714/
Ghavaten714/
Ghabhaim713/
Ghayvane712/
Ghavasin711/
Goushvam711/
Ghavahne711/
Gavand6712,121/
Gavane672,532/
Ngavom67360/
Gavant67270/
Ngavan67200/
Gavang67154/
Gayvan67135/
Gauvan67134/
Gaivan6767/
Ganpam6754/
Ngabam6732/
Gosvam6723/
Gavann6720/
Gaabam6711/
Ghaban679/
Gabame676/
Gavaan675/
Gajvan673/
Ghovan673/
Gavain673/
Kgavan673/
Gawame672/
Ghawan672/
Ghahavand672/
Cgavan671/
Gavank671/
Gavgan671/
Ghobam671/
Ghaysvand671/
Ghowam671/
Gavanh671/
Ghaisvand671/
Gohvan671/
Gabaam671/
Ghaytvand671/

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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 Ghavam
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