Ghavami Surname

71,278th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,928 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Ghavami Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ghavami Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran6,2931:12,2011,635
United States3101:1,169,22283,615
Canada931:396,18935,081
England591:944,37447,923
Switzerland361:228,13719,301
Germany281:2,875,195137,699
Sweden221:447,58032,003
France151:4,428,181244,602
Australia141:1,928,26488,951
Denmark121:470,39330,183
Austria81:1,064,42975,134
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Ghavami Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ghavami (Marathi: घवामी) occurs most in Iran. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ghavami? popularity and diffusion

Ghavami is the 71,278th most commonly held family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 1,051,898 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 91 percent of Ghavami are found; 91 percent are found in South Asia and 91 percent are found in Islamic South Asia.

Ghavami is most widely held in Iran, where it is borne by 6,293 people, or 1 in 12,201. In Iran Ghavami is most numerous in: Kurdistan Province, where 21 percent are found, Tehran Province, where 18 percent are found and Gilan Province, where 13 percent are found. Apart from Iran this last name occurs in 29 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 4 percent are found and Canada, where 1 percent are found.

Ghavami Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Ghavami are 14.42% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 61.19% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Ghavami earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 50.94% more than the national average, earning $65,128 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.13% less than the national average, earning $47,132 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gahavami931/
Gavami9235/
Gauvami86111/
Gasvami8648/
Ghawami8627/
Gavamit863/
Ghavame862/
Ghavamy861/
Gahvami861/
Gausvami80443/
Goshvami80313/
Gaasvami8010/
Gohsvami801/
Ghosvami801/
Govami77152/
Gabami7733/
Gavame771/
Gaaisvami7517/
Gaushvami756/
Goushvami751/
Goshwaami751/
Goshvamai751/
Gosvami7133,671/
Ngawami7156/
Gasbami7111/
Govasmi7110/
Gawamis7110/
Gabaami717/
Govamid714/
Ghowami713/
Gohwami712/
Gavamay711/
Goivami711/
Ghobami711/
Gaivama711/
Ghoswami67117/
Ngampami6796/
Goshbami6759/
Gousvami6744/
Goswaami6733/
Gausbami6712/
Gaiswami6710/
Gosvamai678/
Gosvasmi673/
Gosvamii673/
Goswhami672/
Gausuami672/
Gosvammi671/
Gosvamis671/
Gosvamei671/
Gossvami671/
Gojsvami671/
Ghosbami671/
Ghayuomi671/
Ngavoumi671/

Ghavami Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ghavami in the Marathi language
घवामीghavami-

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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 Ghavami
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