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 more commonly found in Palestine than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ghawash? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ghawash is the 4,116,508th most frequently used last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 316,849,822 people. The last name Ghawash occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Ghawash live; 96 percent live in West Asia and 83 percent live in Levant. It is also the 2,786,762nd most widespread first name throughout the world, held by 16 people.

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

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
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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 Ghawash
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