Ghazali Surname

9,333rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 60,705 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Libya

Ghazali 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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Ghazali Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia16,7221:1,764268
Saudi Arabia8,0301:3,843522
Egypt7,0471:13,0461,553
Morocco5,8281:5,916699
Iran4,7951:16,0132,082
Libya4,6831:1,333372
Algeria4,3161:8,9511,554
Indonesia2,4981:52,9425,886
United Arab Emirates1,1801:7,765978
Pakistan7831:228,1535,327
Lebanon7421:7,5971,213
Nigeria4361:406,29121,254
Jordan3921:22,5573,192
Yemen3651:72,3985,026
Qatar3561:6,624712
Kuwait3181:11,9521,632
France2511:264,63240,776
United States2471:1,467,445100,382
Palestine2261:20,1283,199
India2021:3,797,353104,924
Singapore1931:28,5371,098
Syria1761:109,6653,455
Bahrain1181:11,4292,102
Iraq1101:318,3796,214
England841:663,31038,317
Brunei781:5,368782
Australia771:350,59429,558
Spain641:730,50131,369
Canada551:669,92054,285
Israel341:251,69522,987
Thailand321:2,207,448250,768
Afghanistan311:1,037,1999,747
Mauritania291:141,2027,956
Tunisia241:25,4433,898
Oman171:216,9393,845
Sweden161:615,42245,338
Philippines151:6,749,215188,373
Brazil141:15,291,024280,658
Germany131:6,192,728213,814
Cyprus131:68,0677,075
Denmark121:470,39330,183
Sudan91:4,167,7995,799
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
Turkey81:9,727,678134,647
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Fiji41:223,5982,635
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
New Zealand31:1,509,44147,971
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
China21:683,660,78330,601
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459

Ghazali (14,804) may also be a first name.

Ghazali 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

This surname means 'goat' or 'goat herder'.

- ameerrrrr

Ghazali Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ghazali (Arabic: الغزالي, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻏﺰﺍﻟﻲ, Hindi: गजाली, Marathi: घझाली) is carried by more people in Malaysia than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ghazali? popularity and diffusion

Ghazali is the 9,333rd most widespread last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 120,049 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 62 percent of Ghazali live; 36 percent live in North Africa and 32 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Ghazali is also the 46,810th most common first name in the world. It is borne by 14,804 people.

It is most widespread in Malaysia, where it is borne by 16,722 people, or 1 in 1,764. In Malaysia Ghazali is primarily found in: Selangor, where 19 percent reside, Kelantan, where 18 percent reside and Perak, where 12 percent reside. Apart from Malaysia it occurs in 71 countries. It is also found in Saudi Arabia, where 13 percent reside and Egypt, where 12 percent reside.

Ghazali Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Ghazali surname is predominantly Melkite Greek Catholic (30%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those bearing the Ghazali last name are 5.59% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 58.82% being registered with the party.

The amount Ghazali earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 30.03% less than the national average, earning 242,136 kr per year; in United States they earn 19.24% more than the national average, earning $51,449 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.83% less than the national average, earning $44,300 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ghazzali932,291/
Ghazalli93418/
Ghazalie9357/
Ghadzali9356/
Gharzali9338/
Ghazhali9312/
Gahazali9310/
Ghaazali9310/
Ghazaliy937/
Ghazaali933/
Ghazaloi933/
Ghaziali932/
Ghazaili932/
Ghazalii932/
Ghaizali931/
Ghazaeli931/
Ghazalia931/
Ghazeali931/
Ghahzali931/
Ghhazali931/
Ghaszali931/
Ghazalio931/
Ghazalui931/
Ghazalyi931/
Gazali9213,284/
Ghadzalie8816/
Ghadzalli8810/
Ghazzaliy886/
Gharzalli881/
Ghozali8614,797/
Ghazala8611,529/
Ghazaly866,206/
Garzali863,660/
Gazzali862,308/
Ghazale86662/
Ghazeli86303/
Ghasali86185/
Ngazali8693/
Gadzali8687/
Gazalli8677/
Ghajali8646/
Hgazali8634/
Ghazoli8629/
Gazalie8625/
Gaazali8625/
Gahzali8617/
Gazaali8612/
Gazalis8610/
Gaziali867/
Gohzali866/
Gazaliy865/
Gazalia865/
Gjazali863/
Gazhali861/
Gaezali861/
Ghazalé861/
Gazalii861/
Gehzali861/
Ggazali861/
Ghazaleh809,765/
Ghazouli802,996/
Ghouzali80608/
Ghazzaly80279/
Ghazalla80256/
Ghozalli80134/
Ghozalie8079/
Ghazally8062/
Ghazalee8040/
Ghozalih8032/
Ghassali8028/
Ghozalis8025/
Ghasalia8011/
Garzzali809/
Ghozaliy808/
Ghezalli808/
Ghodzali807/
Gashaali806/
Ghozhali804/
Ghazalle803/
Gadzalie803/
Ghazaley803/
Ghazalay802/
Gazzhali802/
Ghazzale802/
Gazzalli802/
Gehzaili801/
Garzalia801/
Ghadjali801/
Ghazzala801/
Gazzalie801/
Ghorzali801/
Ghazaler801/
Gheezali801/
Ghezalii801/
Garzaali801/
Garzalei801/
Ngadzali801/
Gahzalli801/
Ghazalyy801/
Ghazayla801/
Gozali7716,890/
Gasali773,045/
Gazala771,693/
Gajali771,620/
Gazaly771,065/
Gazoli77446/
Gazeli77360/
Gazale77356/
Gezali77190/
Gazalé7711/
Gacali775/
Gözali775/
Gharzouli75952/
Ghashalia7514/
Ghazzouli7514/
Ghouzaili7510/
Ghazallee754/
Ghassalgi751/
Ghazalleh751/
Ghoddzali751/
Ghasale711,222/
Gadjali711,104/
Ghojali71713/
Gazouli71599/
Ghozaly71255/
Gazolli71214/
Gazzale71210/
Gadzala71206/
Gozalie71166/
Gazheli71148/
Gajjali71139/
Ghazoly71122/
Gashali7173/
Gazaleh7170/
Gozalit7154/
Ngazale7141/
Gazioli7139/
Gaziala7135/
Ghosali7133/
Ghozala7132/
Gazalet7132/
Ghajaly7128/
Gözalli7127/
Gajalli7127/
Goshali7125/
Gassali7124/
Ghozeli7123/
Gazalle7123/
Gazzala7119/
Gazalez7118/
Gozhali7118/
Gazzaly7116/
Gajaali7116/
Gouzali7116/
Ghasala7114/
Gorzali7113/
Gozzali7112/
Garzala7110/
Gozaliy719/
Gausali719/
Gozalli719/
Gazally717/
Goszali716/
Gachali716/
Gazalla716/
Gaasali715/
Ghazely715/
Gazalee714/
Gazzeli714/
Gazaley714/
Ghozoli713/
Gazaile713/
Gasalia713/
Gazales713/
Ghezaly713/
Gazolis713/
Gadsali713/
Gazaala713/
Ghasaly712/
Gajaili712/
Gasalih712/
Ngasali712/
Gadzaly712/
Gahzala712/
Gajhali711/
Gozalih711/
Gazeliy711/
Ghajale711/
Gatzoli711/
Gaizala711/
Ghaseli711/
Gosaali711/
Gharzzouli711/
Gajalai711/
Garzale711/
Gazelai711/
Gascali711/
Ghaxale711/
Ghashahali711/
Gaazala711/
Gahzale711/
Ghazele711/
Ghourzalli711/
Gozalis711/
Gasalhi711/
Gasjali711/
Gazeili711/
Gahsali711/
Gaajali711/
Ghazole711/
Gazaille671,337/
Gazoulit67617/
Ghazouly67416/
Gadziala67258/
Gouzzali67204/
Ghezouli67104/
Gazoulis6762/
Gazzolli6760/
Ghorzoli6750/
Goshalia6747/
Gacsalyi6747/
Gajjalli6731/
Gadzalla6720/
Gatzolis6716/
Gazzalle6716/
Gazzaley6714/
Ghozally6712/
Gausaliy6712/
Nggozali6710/
Ghosalia6710/
Garzolli678/
Gazzalla677/
Gadchali677/
Gausalli675/
Ghasolia675/
Ngassali675/
Ghasalya674/
Ghasoliy674/
Ghezally674/
Goshaala673/
Ghasalet673/
Ghouzala673/
Garzuoli672/
Ghouzale672/
Ghazooly672/
Gaajjali671/
Garzolia671/
Ghachale671/
Ghadsale671/
Ghaisala671/
Gausaali671/
Gajailli671/
Gadzhali671/
Gochhali671/
Ghosalai671/
Ghausale671/
Ghazeleh671/
Gohzales671/
Ghezzeli671/
Ngazaale671/
Gashaale671/
Gashhali671/
Ghotjali671/
Gheisali671/
Ghassale671/
Ghassaly671/
Gadjalai671/
Gadjalih671/
Gouzalli671/
Gazzally671/
Gazzouli671/
Ghouzeli671/
Gassalli671/
Garzouli671/
Ngatsali671/
Gazalaay671/
Garzaley670/

Ghazali Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ghazali in the Hindi language
गजालीgajali82.35
गज़ालीgazali11.76
ग़ज़ालीgazali5.88
Ghazali in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻏﺰﺍﻟﻲghzaly46.15
ﺍﻟﻐﺰﺍﻟﻲalghzaly46.15
ﺍﻟﻐﺰﺍﻝalghzal7.69
Ghazali in the Marathi language
घझालीghajhali37.5
गझालीgajhali25
गजालीgajali25
गजालाgajala12.5
Ghazali in the Arabic language
الغزاليalghzaly-
غزالىghzaly-
غزاليghzaly-
غزالةghzalt-

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