Ghawash Surname

4,116,508th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Palestine
Highest density in:
Palestine

Ghawash Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ghawash Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Palestine191:239,4139,903
Yemen31:8,808,43135,773
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Ghawash (16) may also be a first name.

Ghawash Last Name Facts

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

Ghawash is found most frequently in Palestine. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ghawash? popularity and diffusion

Ghawash is the 4,116,508th most frequent surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 316,849,822 people. Ghawash occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Ghawash reside; 96 percent reside in West Asia and 83 percent reside in Levant. It is also the 2,786,762nd most frequent first name worldwide, held by 16 people.

The surname is most common in Palestine, where it is held by 19 people, or 1 in 239,413. In Palestine Ghawash is most frequent in: Deir al-Balah Governorate, where 89 percent live, Gaza Governorate, where 5 percent live and Jericho Governorate, where 5 percent live. Aside from Palestine this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Yemen, where 13 percent live and Pakistan, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ghawas921,361/
Gawash9242/
Ghabash8623/
Ghawaas8613/
Gahwash865/
Gaweash865/
Ghawase864/
Ghawass863/
Ghawast861/
Ngawash861/
Gawas8397,271/
Gawatsch807/
Ghavashe806/
Ghabaish801/
Ghaweesh801/
Gawesh772,267/
Ghavas77400/
Gawase7761/
Ghabas7734/
Gavash7726/
Gowash7720/
Gabash7716/
Ghewas778/
Gawass773/
Gahwas772/
Gawais772/
Ghawaz772/
Gawaas772/
Gawast771/
Gauwas771/
Ghowas771/
Gawgas771/
Ghobash712,784/
Gaweesh711,979/
Gowasch7110/
Gavgash717/
Gabasch715/
Gaweish715/
Gawadse714/
Ghavase714/
Gawwesh714/
Gawesch711/
Gowhash711/
Gawosch711/
Ghabass711/
Gavas6720,838/
Gabas677,231/
Ghaboush6761/
Gawaz6753/
Gowas6735/
Gewas6726/
Gawaś6714/
Ghobashh6711/
Ghabeish673/
Ghavoush672/
Gathvash671/

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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 Ghawash
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