Ghayyan Surname

3,665,662nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lebanon
Highest density in:
Lebanon

Ghayyan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ghayyan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lebanon161:352,31810,901
Yemen131:2,032,71513,240

Ghayyan (45) may also be a first name.

Ghayyan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ghayyan is held by more people in Lebanon than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ghayyan? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,665,662nd most frequently used last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 251,294,687 people. Ghayyan occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Ghayyan are found; 100 percent are found in West Asia and 55 percent are found in Levant. It is also the 1,504,468th most commonly used first name on earth, borne by 45 people.

Ghayyan is most common in Lebanon, where it is borne by 16 people, or 1 in 352,318. In Lebanon it is most frequent in: Mount Lebanon Governorate, where 63 percent are found and Beirut Governorate, where 38 percent are found. Apart from Lebanon this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in Yemen, where 45 percent are found.

Ghayyan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is predominantly Armenian Apostolic (88%) in Lebanon.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gayyan925/
Gayyang8651/
Ghyan8316/
Ghayouan801/
Gayaan77292/
Gaiyan7775/
Gayean7737/
Ghyant7711/
Gaayan775/
Gayyam773/
Gajyan772/
Gayaon772/
Gayian772/
Ghaean771/
Ghjaan771/
Gayjan771/
Ghyang771/
Ghayon771/
Ghahayand751/
Ngayaan71408/
Gaiyang7127/
Gayyong7117/
Gheyian7113/
Gaijyan716/
Gayiang715/
Gahayon715/
Ghauhan712/
Ghagian711/
Ghahhan711/
Gaayyam711/
Gahiaan711/
Ghaiaan711/
Ghajaan711/
Ghajian711/
Gayeann710/
Gaheyan710/
Gayon674,082/
Gihan673,869/
Gehan672,056/
Guyan671,205/
Ghian67190/
Gauan6786/
Ghjan6784/
Ghajaand6727/
Kgaijyan6724/
Ghaiiaan6715/
Ghean6711/
Ghyam675/
Ghagiaan674/
Géhan673/
Gaean673/
Ngahayon671/
Gayeanne671/
Gaaun671/
Ghajouan671/
Gjaan671/
Gaaon671/
Ghaon671/
Kgaiyane671/
Gahayham670/

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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 Ghayyan
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