Ghaws Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Ghaws Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
Ghaws (8) may also be a first name.
Ghaws Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ghaws Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ghaws has its highest incidence in Afghanistan. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Ghaws? popularity and diffusion
It is the 8,968,613th most widely held surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. Ghaws is predominantly found in Asia, where 75 percent of Ghaws live; 50 percent live in South Asia and 50 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 4,213,784th most frequently occurring first name on earth. It is borne by 8 people.
This surname is most common in Afghanistan, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 32,153,183. Excluding Afghanistan this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Mauritius, where 25 percent live and Pakistan, where 25 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghawss | 91 | 7 | / |
| Gaws | 89 | 14 | / |
| Ghows | 80 | 47 | / |
| Ghafs | 80 | 10 | / |
| Gauws | 80 | 9 | / |
| Gaiws | 80 | 5 | / |
| Gawsh | 80 | 2 | / |
| Ghawz | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ghabs | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ghavs | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gawss | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gawse | 80 | 0 | / |
| Ghavse | 73 | 26 | / |
| Ghowse | 73 | 11 | / |
| Ghabsh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gawshe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ghouws | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ghayvs | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ghaibs | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ghafsh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gaiwes | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gabs | 67 | 176 | / |
| Gows | 67 | 107 | / |
| Gews | 67 | 13 | / |
| Gavs | 67 | 12 | / |
| Gafs | 67 | 7 | / |
| Gawz | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ghawche | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Ghaws
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