Ghawji Surname

624,505th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 491 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Saudi Arabia
Highest density in:
Saudi Arabia

Ghawji Surname User-submission:

The name, Ghawji, came about when an Albanian by the name of Sulaiman Gavoçi immigrated from Shkoder, Albania to Damascus, Syria. The name Gavoçi could not be translated into Arabic completely, so it was translated to Ghawji. Ghawji is the last name of the Gavoçi's who immigrated to Syria instead of Italy where 99% of the Gavoçi immigrated to.

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Ghawji Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Saudi Arabia4771:64,6879,689
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Syria41:4,825,25612,827
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Ghawji Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The name, Ghawji, came about when an Albanian by the name of Sulaiman Gavoçi immigrated from Shkoder, Albania to Damascus, Syria. The name Gavoçi could not be translated into Arabic completely, so it was translated to Ghawji. Ghawji is the last name of the Gavoçi's who immigrated to Syria instead of Italy where 99% of the Gavoçi immigrated to.

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Ghawji Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ghawji is found most in Saudi Arabia. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ghawji? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 624,505th most commonly held family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 14,842,252 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 98 percent of Ghawji reside; 98 percent reside in West Asia and 97 percent reside in Arabian Peninsula.

The surname is most common in Saudi Arabia, where it is carried by 477 people, or 1 in 64,687. Besides Saudi Arabia this surname exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Sweden, where 1 percent live and Syria, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Gaewjai772/
Gawie73283/
Gavji738/
Gawzi735/
Gabji735/
Gawsi732/
Gawhi731/
Gawje731/
Gawja731/
Ghajbhiy712/
Gabhai671,135/
Ghowja6759/
Ghowsi6719/
Gobhai6715/
Ghafsi678/
Gavhai675/
Gajuia673/
Gadfji672/
Kgawsi671/
Ghavhi671/
Gabiji671/
Gawiua671/
Gawier671/
Gowhai671/
Govhai671/
Ghawhe671/
Gajbie671/

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