Ghazwa Surname
Approximately 55 people bear this surname
Ghazwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iraq | 47 | 1:745,142 | 10,632 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| Yemen | 3 | 1:8,808,431 | 35,773 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
Ghazwa (3,036) may also be a first name.
Ghazwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ghazwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ghazwa occurs more in Iraq more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Ghazwa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ghazwa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,605,694th most commonly held surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 132,500,835 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 93 percent of Ghazwa live; 93 percent live in West Asia and 85 percent live in Levant. Ghazwa is also the 131,126th most commonly occurring forename throughout the world. It is borne by 3,036 people.
It is most frequently used in Iraq, where it is carried by 47 people, or 1 in 745,142. Beside Iraq this surname occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Tunisia, where 7 percent are found and Yemen, where 5 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gazwa | 91 | 47 | / |
| Nghauzwa | 86 | 4 | / |
| Ghazwi | 83 | 973 | / |
| Gazhwa | 83 | 16 | / |
| Ghazba | 83 | 12 | / |
| Gazway | 83 | 2 | / |
| Gazwai | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ghazva | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ghazbay | 77 | 53 | / |
| Gaidzwa | 77 | 13 | / |
| Gheazwi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ngadzwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ghazzwi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gozwa | 73 | 158 | / |
| Gazua | 73 | 26 | / |
| Gacwa | 73 | 5 | / |
| Gazwi | 73 | 3 | / |
| Gazva | 73 | 2 | / |
| Gazwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gazba | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ng'auzwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Godzwa | 67 | 71 | / |
| Ngazua | 67 | 22 | / |
| Gajway | 67 | 21 | / |
| Gazhva | 67 | 13 | / |
| Ghazvi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ngozwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ghazbi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gazweu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gatswa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gozwai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ghasua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gazbay | 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 Ghazwa
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis