Ghelawi Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Ghelawi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 5 | 1:15,356,505 | 213,424 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
Ghelawi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ghelawi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ghelawi is found in Iran more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ghelawi? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 7,593,402nd most numerous surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 83 percent of Ghelawi reside; 83 percent reside in South Asia and 83 percent reside in Islamic South Asia.
This last name is most prevalent in Iran, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 15,356,505. In Iran Ghelawi is mostly found in: Khuzestan Province, where 100 percent are found. Other than Iran this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in Libya, where 17 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghalawi | 86 | 56 | / |
| Ghelabi | 86 | 6 | / |
| Gelawit | 86 | 1 | / |
| Guelawi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ghallawi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gelawaih | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gelewi | 77 | 356 | / |
| Gilawi | 77 | 107 | / |
| Gelawa | 77 | 26 | / |
| Galawi | 77 | 12 | / |
| Gelawe | 77 | 7 | / |
| Gelavi | 77 | 2 | / |
| Gelabi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gholavi | 71 | 309 | / |
| Gelavis | 71 | 30 | / |
| Ghalavi | 71 | 26 | / |
| Galawai | 71 | 23 | / |
| Ghalawy | 71 | 15 | / |
| Gholawe | 71 | 2 | / |
| Guelawe | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ghelabe | 71 | 2 | / |
| Gilawai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ghilavi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gilgawi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gelavio | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gelaboi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ghelave | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gelabhai | 67 | 326 | / |
| Gaelaiwe | 67 | 17 | / |
| Gheloubi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gelavich | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gheleway | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ghellabe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Goelaway | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Ghelawi
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