Ghavasi Surname
Approximately 500 people bear this surname
Ghavasi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 494 | 1:155,430 | 13,533 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
Ghavasi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ghavasi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ghavasi (Hindi: घवसी) occurs most in Iran. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ghavasi? popularity and diffusion
It is the 616,129th most commonly occurring surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 14,575,092 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Ghavasi are found; 99 percent are found in South Asia and 99 percent are found in Islamic South Asia.
The surname Ghavasi is most commonly held in Iran, where it is held by 494 people, or 1 in 155,430. In Iran it is most common in: Hormozgan Province, where 43 percent reside, Fars Province, where 37 percent reside and East Azerbaijan Province, where 6 percent reside. Excluding Iran it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Kuwait, where 1 percent reside and Malaysia, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ghavasi Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ghavasi in the Hindi language | ||
| घवसी | ghavasi | - |
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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 Ghavasi
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