Ghazzawy Surname

113,021st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,095 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lebanon
Highest density in:
Lebanon

Ghazzawy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ghazzawy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lebanon1,4791:3,811708
Jordan1,3451:6,5741,299
Palestine7511:6,0571,329
Egypt4271:215,30615,336
Syria541:357,4264,742
Iraq161:2,188,85319,343
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

Ghazzawy (21) may also be a first name.

Ghazzawy Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ghazzawy is found in Lebanon more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ghazzawy? popularity and diffusion

It is the 113,021st most frequent family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 1,779,620 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 89 percent of Ghazzawy live; 89 percent live in West Asia and 89 percent live in Levant. It is also the 2,368,944th most numerous first name throughout the world It is held by 21 people.

It is most commonly occurring in Lebanon, where it is borne by 1,479 people, or 1 in 3,811. In Lebanon it is most numerous in: North Governorate, where 48 percent are found, Beirut Governorate, where 23 percent are found and Beqaa Governorate, where 11 percent are found. Besides Lebanon this surname is found in 11 countries. It is also common in Jordan, where 33 percent are found and Palestine, where 18 percent are found.

Ghazzawy Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Ghazzawy surname is predominantly Sunni (82%) in Lebanon.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ghazawy93887/
Ghazzawi887,251/
Gazzaway88138/
Ghazzawe881/
Gazawy8610/
Ghazzawie821/
Ghazzawai821/
Gazaway802,044/
Ghazawi801,391/
Gazzawe80200/
Gazzawi8024/
Ghazavy803/
Gazawyi801/
Ghazzawieh789/
Ghazzaweih782/
Ghazzawich781/
Ghezzawi7512/
Ghazawie759/
Ghazhawi752/
Ghazzabi751/
Ghazawii751/
Gazawa712,035/
Gazawi711,028/
Gezawy71337/
Ghazaiboy7147/
Gazawe7115/
Gasawy713/
Ghazzauui711/
Gasaway673,167/
Ghazavi67678/
Ghazabi6769/
Ghezawi6753/
Gazawie6718/
Gadzawa6711/
Ghazave6710/
Gazzave6710/
Gezawey674/
Ghazewi674/
Gazeway673/
Garzawi671/
Gaizawa671/
Gozaway671/
Gazoway670/

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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 Ghazzawy
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