Ghawi Surname

55,976th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,067 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iraq
Highest density in:
Iraq

Ghawi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ghawi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iraq4,6901:7,467640
Yemen1,3741:19,2322,046
Lebanon7041:8,0071,264
Saudi Arabia6761:45,6456,666
Egypt5491:167,46012,562
Jordan4761:18,5772,832
United States1191:3,045,873177,373
Palestine1001:45,4884,888
Malaysia651:453,75723,130
Kuwait581:65,5297,566
Canada521:708,56956,910
Syria381:507,9225,264
Mauritania321:127,9647,422
Qatar281:84,2149,043
Cameroon161:1,298,06776,941
Sweden131:757,44356,422
United Arab Emirates121:763,52325,625
England101:5,571,806158,774
Tunisia51:122,12516,050
Honduras51:1,763,2885,823
Libya41:1,560,9943,087
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Iran31:25,594,175224,183
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
France31:22,140,907385,998
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
El Salvador21:3,171,9446,376
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742

Ghawi (978) may also be a first name.

Ghawi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ghawi (Arabic: الغاوى, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﺎﻭﻱ) is borne by more people in Iraq than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ghawi? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 55,976th most widely held family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 803,744 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 91 percent of Ghawi live; 90 percent live in West Asia and 66 percent live in Levant. Ghawi is also the 257,637th most widely held forename worldwide It is held by 978 people.

The last name is most numerous in Iraq, where it is borne by 4,690 people, or 1 in 7,467. Without taking into account Iraq it occurs in 43 countries. It is also found in Yemen, where 15 percent live and Lebanon, where 8 percent live.

Ghawi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is primarily Maronite (66%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those bearing the Ghawi last name are 25.45% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 72.22% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Ghawi earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 63.03% more than the national average, earning $70,344 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.95% more than the national average, earning $60,586 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ghgawi9137/
Ghawai913/
Ghawih911/
Gahawi911/
Ghauwi911/
Gawi894,063/
Ghawish831/
Gawai806,663/
Ghavi80773/
Gawie80283/
Ghawy80239/
Ghabi80230/
Ghawa80168/
Gawei8067/
Gauwi8059/
Ghawe8039/
Ghowi8022/
Gahwi8017/
Gawwi8012/
Gawoi809/
Gaiwi809/
Gawiy805/
Gawii802/
Gawhi801/
Gabhai731,135/
Gawith73765/
Ghavei73349/
Ghaavi73187/
Ghaibi73154/
Gawich73124/
Ghavit73118/
Gawitt7385/
Ghavai7329/
Ghabai7328/
Ghavid7325/
Gaywai7322/
Ghaweh7318/
Nghawe7317/
Gobhai7315/
Ghaibe7314/
Gauwai7314/
Nggawi7313/
Ghaiby7312/
Ghowih7311/
Ghobai7310/
Ghabih736/
Gavhai735/
Ghewij734/
Ghaabi734/
Ghaybi734/
Gaiwai734/
Ghavis733/
Gawais732/
Gahawy732/
Gahavi731/
Ghasui731/
Ghawhe731/
Govhai731/
Gowhai731/
Ghaway731/
Ngawyi731/
Gauwit731/
Ghabui731/
Ghaeui731/
Ghahui731/
Ghaviz731/
Ghawwa731/
Ghaywa731/
Gahawe731/
Gaewai731/
Gaiwei731/
Ghawaa731/
Ghoowi731/
Ghaiwa731/
Ghavhi731/
Ngawei731/
Gaweis731/
Ghaivi731/
Gaswiy730/
Gabi6710,683/
Gavi677,256/
Gawe674,744/
Gawa674,733/
Ghoubai67349/
Gowi67307/
Gawy67211/
Gewi67208/
Ghabhai67127/
Ghatvai67103/
Ghahabi6785/
Ghavish6751/
Ghahvyi6715/
Gaywish6714/
Gaweish675/
Ghaibee673/
Ghahvei673/
Govhait672/
Kgahabi672/
Gaywith671/
Gahajbi671/
Gahavit671/
Gaiwith671/
Goshwai671/
Gaywieh671/
Ghaouhi671/
Gawè671/
Gawé671/
Gawê671/
Gashwai671/
Gavahai671/
Govahai671/
Ghaaibi671/
Ghavieh671/
Ghaweye671/
Gabhaij671/
Gaswiht671/
Ghojwai671/
Gaswith670/

Ghawi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ghawi in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻛﺎﻭﻱkawy78.57
ﻗﺎﻭﻱqawy21.43
Ghawi in the Arabic language
الغاوىalghawy-
الغاويalghawy-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ghawi
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