Ghenim Surname

119,617th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,841 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Algeria
Highest density in:
Algeria

Ghenim Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ghenim Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Algeria3,7711:10,2441,782
France481:1,383,807136,859
England91:6,190,895170,599
Tunisia71:87,23213,677
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

The alternate forms: Ghénim (1) are calculated separately.

Ghenim Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ghenim is found in Algeria more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms: Ghénim. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ghenim? popularity and diffusion

It is the 119,617th most frequent surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,897,304 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Ghenim reside; 98 percent reside in North Africa and 98 percent reside in Mahgreb.

Ghenim is most commonly used in Algeria, where it is borne by 3,771 people, or 1 in 10,244. In Algeria it is most numerous in: Oran Province, where 62 percent are found, Sidi Bel Abbès Province, where 17 percent are found and Algiers Province, where 12 percent are found. Apart from Algeria this surname occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in France, where 1 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ghénim941/
Ghenaim921,129/
Gheneim9217/
Ghenime922/
Ghengim921/
Genim91159/
Guenim8314/
Ghenem837/
Genime834/
Ghenym831/
Genaim831/
Ghennem77139/
Guenime7712/
Ghinaim776/
Gheneme771/
Guenuim771/
Guenaim771/
Ngengim771/
Genem73121/
Ginim7353/
Genym739/
Ghhineim711/
Guenheim710/
Geneme671,619/
Guenem6718/
Guinim679/
Ngenem677/
Nginim676/
Goinim673/
Gingim672/
Ghinem671/
Gynaim671/
Gainim671/
Ginime671/
Genyom671/
Genhem671/

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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 Ghenim
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