Ghazwan Surname

133,169th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,386 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Yemen
Highest density in:
Bahrain

Ghazwan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ghazwan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Yemen2,2261:11,8711,426
Bahrain4851:2,781454
Iraq4611:75,9692,520
Jordan951:93,0786,845
Syria581:332,7764,626
United Arab Emirates161:572,64223,583
Lebanon91:626,34314,059
Qatar91:262,00030,726
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
England41:13,929,515290,718
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426

Ghazwan (22,584) may also be a first name.

Ghazwan Last Name Facts

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

Ghazwan (Arabic: غزوان) is found most frequently in Yemen. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ghazwan? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 133,169th most frequently held surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,152,258 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Ghazwan reside; 99 percent reside in West Asia and 81 percent reside in Arabian Peninsula. Ghazwan is also the 34,493rd most commonly held given name throughout the world It is held by 22,584 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Yemen, where it is carried by 2,226 people, or 1 in 11,871. In Yemen it is mostly found in: Al Mahwit Governorate, where 68 percent live, Hajjah Governorate, where 20 percent live and Amanat Al Asimah, where 9 percent live. Barring Yemen it exists in 21 countries. It is also common in Bahrain, where 14 percent live and Iraq, where 14 percent live.

Ghazwan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Ghazwan last name is primarily Sunni (100%) in Lebanon.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ghazwane931/
Gazwan921/
Ghazban86317/
Ghozwan8613/
Gahzwan861/
Ghazvan861/
Ghazuan861/
Ghezwan861/
Ghazzban8011/
Ghazvand802/
Gajwan773/
Godzwan7138/
Gozwane711/
Gazwone711/
Gadzwon711/
Gachwan711/
Gajwane711/
Ghasvand6710/
Godzwane673/
Garzwein670/

Ghazwan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ghazwan in the Arabic language
غزوانghzwan-

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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
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  • 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 Ghazwan
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