Ghazwi Surname

369,492nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 973 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Saudi Arabia
Highest density in:
Saudi Arabia

Ghazwi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ghazwi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Saudi Arabia9541:32,3444,580
Jordan111:803,85814,945
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403

Ghazwi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ghazwi is found in Saudi Arabia more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Ghazwi.

How Common Is The Last Name Ghazwi? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ghazwi is the 369,492nd most frequently held last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 7,489,770 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 99 percent of Ghazwi live; 99 percent live in West Asia and 98 percent live in Arabian Peninsula.

The surname Ghazwi is most commonly occurring in Saudi Arabia, where it is carried by 954 people, or 1 in 32,344. Outside of Saudi Arabia it occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Jordan, where 1 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gheazwi921/
Ghazzwi921/
Gazwi913/
Ghazwa8355/
Ghazvi834/
Ghazbi831/
Ghezwi831/
Gazwai831/
Ghazzui770/
Gazwa7347/
Gazui7345/
Gazbi732/
Gazwe731/
Gazvi731/
Gazuit6758/
Gazhwa6716/
Gazway672/
Gazweu671/
Gazuis671/
Gozwai671/
Ghazva671/
Ghasui671/

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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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  • 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 Ghazwi
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