Ghazal Surname
Approximately 78,020 people bear this surname
Ghazal Surname User-submission:
Ghazal غزال in Arabic is 'deer' (the animal). Most of the time it is a surname. Sometimes it is used as a female first name.
Non-Arabic speakers confuse it with غزَل. Which is rarely used as a female first name and it means 'flirting'.
Read More About This SurnameGhazal Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 24,559 | 1:3,743 | 512 |
| Iraq | 9,846 | 1:3,557 | 386 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9,540 | 1:3,234 | 430 |
| Syria | 5,510 | 1:3,503 | 410 |
| Morocco | 4,090 | 1:8,429 | 1,121 |
| Libya | 3,832 | 1:1,629 | 473 |
| Lebanon | 3,478 | 1:1,621 | 309 |
| Palestine | 2,871 | 1:1,584 | 306 |
| Algeria | 2,658 | 1:14,534 | 2,607 |
| Jordan | 2,599 | 1:3,402 | 694 |
| Pakistan | 2,474 | 1:72,209 | 2,613 |
| Iran | 1,829 | 1:41,981 | 4,840 |
| United States | 696 | 1:520,774 | 43,486 |
| Kuwait | 569 | 1:6,680 | 925 |
| United Arab Emirates | 497 | 1:18,435 | 2,179 |
| Yemen | 341 | 1:77,494 | 5,224 |
| Canada | 279 | 1:132,063 | 13,716 |
| Malaysia | 275 | 1:107,252 | 7,246 |
| Bahrain | 250 | 1:5,394 | 963 |
| Qatar | 237 | 1:9,949 | 1,090 |
| France | 209 | 1:317,812 | 48,279 |
| Nigeria | 173 | 1:1,023,947 | 43,086 |
| Sweden | 169 | 1:58,265 | 4,488 |
| England | 123 | 1:452,992 | 29,924 |
| India | 118 | 1:6,500,554 | 147,901 |
| Spain | 106 | 1:441,057 | 23,230 |
| Afghanistan | 93 | 1:345,733 | 5,199 |
| Brazil | 88 | 1:2,432,663 | 74,473 |
| Tanzania | 65 | 1:814,486 | 42,828 |
| Australia | 52 | 1:519,148 | 39,018 |
| Belgium | 45 | 1:255,481 | 31,256 |
| Venezuela | 43 | 1:702,420 | 11,917 |
| Germany | 42 | 1:1,916,797 | 106,618 |
| Denmark | 30 | 1:188,157 | 15,676 |
| Netherlands | 28 | 1:603,113 | 52,179 |
| Austria | 24 | 1:354,810 | 38,119 |
| Switzerland | 23 | 1:357,083 | 27,273 |
| Tunisia | 19 | 1:32,138 | 4,775 |
| Greece | 19 | 1:583,147 | 70,237 |
| Italy | 14 | 1:4,368,335 | 106,343 |
| Czechia | 9 | 1:1,181,497 | 85,740 |
| Scotland | 8 | 1:669,227 | 23,443 |
| Norway | 8 | 1:642,786 | 47,258 |
| Burkina Faso | 8 | 1:2,294,012 | 16,398 |
| Thailand | 6 | 1:11,773,058 | 553,295 |
| Colombia | 6 | 1:7,962,345 | 23,614 |
| Oman | 6 | 1:614,662 | 6,082 |
| Philippines | 6 | 1:16,873,037 | 249,062 |
| Russia | 5 | 1:28,824,611 | 530,332 |
| Uruguay | 4 | 1:857,940 | 31,713 |
| Turkey | 3 | 1:25,940,474 | 162,557 |
| Senegal | 3 | 1:4,859,781 | 6,822 |
| Liberia | 2 | 1:2,204,268 | 40,131 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
Ghazal (43,357) may also be a first name.
Ghazal Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Ghazal غزال in Arabic is 'deer' (the animal). Most of the time it is a surname. Sometimes it is used as a female first name.
Non-Arabic speakers confuse it with غزَل. Which is rarely used as a female first name and it means 'flirting'.
The first has a long vowel after the z, the second word doesn't have a vowel after the z.
- tghazalGhazal Demographics
Average Ghazal Salary in
United States
$57,493 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Ghazal Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ghazal Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ghazal (Arabic: الغزيل, Hindi: गजल, Marathi: गजल, Oriya: ଗଜଲ) occurs in Egypt more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ghazal? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 7,274th most numerous last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 93,406 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 52 percent of Ghazal live; 46 percent live in West Asia and 36 percent live in Arabic North Africa. Ghazal is also the 20,801st most common first name internationally It is held by 43,357 people.
This surname is most common in Egypt, where it is borne by 24,559 people, or 1 in 3,743. Apart from Egypt it exists in 83 countries. It is also common in Iraq, where 13 percent reside and Saudi Arabia, where 12 percent reside.
Ghazal Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is chiefly Shiite (31%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those holding the Ghazal surname are 6.75% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 53.52% registered with the party.
The amount Ghazal earn in different countries varies greatly. In Colombia they earn 35.5% less than the national average, earning $14,643,100 COP per year; in United States they earn 33.24% more than the national average, earning $57,493 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.34% less than the national average, earning $49,514 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ghazal Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ghazal in the Hindi language | ||
| गजल | gajala | 53.33 |
| गज़ल | gazala | 20 |
| गज़ल | gazala | 6.67 |
| ग़ज़ाल | gazala | 6.67 |
| गजाला | gajala | 6.67 |
| गजाल | gajala | 6.67 |
| Ghazal in the Oriya language | ||
| ଗଜଲ | gajala | 50 |
| ଗାଜାଲା | gajala | 50 |
| Ghazal in the Marathi language | ||
| गजल | gajala | 33.33 |
| घाझाल | ghajhala | 33.33 |
| गझल | gajhala | 33.33 |
| Ghazal in the Arabic language | ||
| الغزيل | alghzyl | - |
| الغزال | alghzal | - |
| غزال | ghzal | - |
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