Ghazaleh Surname

52,400th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,765 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Jordan
Highest density in:
Jordan

Ghazaleh 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'.

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Ghazaleh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Jordan4,1751:2,118399
Syria1,6691:11,564986
Lebanon1,6461:3,425653
Egypt1,4031:65,5286,121
Iran3531:217,51417,141
Palestine1471:30,9454,082
Kuwait1451:26,2123,463
United States991:3,661,201203,401
United Arab Emirates421:218,14914,475
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
Denmark91:627,19136,734
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Yemen71:3,775,04217,439
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
England41:13,929,515290,718
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
China11:1,367,321,56651,149

Ghazaleh (28,257) may also be a first name.

Ghazaleh 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.

- tghazal

Ghazaleh Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ghazaleh (Arabic: غزاله) is carried by more people in Jordan than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Ghazaleh click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ghazaleh? popularity and diffusion

It is the 52,400th most prevalent family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 746,292 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 84 percent of Ghazaleh reside; 80 percent reside in West Asia and 78 percent reside in Levant. It is also the 29,195th most frequently occurring first name globally. It is borne by 28,257 people.

The surname Ghazaleh is most frequently used in Jordan, where it is held by 4,175 people, or 1 in 2,118. In Jordan Ghazaleh is most prevalent in: Amman Governorate, where 43 percent live, Jerash Governorate, where 23 percent live and Zarqa Governorate, where 14 percent live. Besides Jordan Ghazaleh exists in 30 countries. It also occurs in Syria, where 17 percent live and Lebanon, where 17 percent live.

Ghazaleh Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is chiefly Shiite (49%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those holding the Ghazaleh surname are 9.27% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 62.5% being registered with the political party.

Ghazaleh earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 0.53% less than the national average, earning $42,920 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ghazalleh941/
Ghazale93662/
Gazaleh9370/
Ghazalie8857/
Ghazalee8840/
Ghazaley883/
Ghazalle883/
Ghazeleh881/
Gazale86356/
Ghadzalie8216/
Ghazallee824/
Ghazali8060,705/
Gazalie8025/
Gazalle8023/
Gazaley804/
Gazeleh804/
Gazalee804/
Gazaile803/
Ghazele801/
Ghazalé801/
Gahzale801/
Ghazole801/
Gazaille751,337/
Ghazalli75418/
Ghozalie7579/
Ghadzali7556/
Ghozalih7532/
Ghazhali7512/
Ghaazali7510/
Gahazali7510/
Gadzalie753/
Ghazaloi753/
Ghazaali753/
Ghazalii752/
Ghazaili752/
Ghazalay752/
Ghouzale752/
Ghadsale751/
Ghhazali751/
Ghaizali751/
Ghazalyy751/
Ghazalyi751/
Ghazalui751/
Ghazaeli751/
Ghazeali751/
Ghahzali751/
Ghachale751/
Gazali7113,284/
Gazele71201/
Gozale7122/
Ghadzalli7110/
Gazole715/
Gezale713/
Ghezheleh711/
Ghozali6714,797/
Gazeley67700/
Ghazeli67303/
Gachale67235/
Gozalie67166/
Gadzali6787/
Gazalli6777/
Hgazali6734/
Ghazoli6729/
Gaazali6725/
Gahzali6717/
Gazaali6712/
Gohzali676/
Ghazely675/
Ghezaly673/
Gadzaly672/
Gazoule672/
Gouzale672/
Gaezali671/
Gochale671/
Gozalih671/
Gozalea671/
Gacalle671/
Gazalii671/
Gehzali671/
Ggazali671/

Ghazaleh Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ghazaleh in the Arabic language
غزالهghzalh-

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