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Where Does The Last Name Ghent Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Ghent (Arabic: غند) is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms: Ghenţ. Click here to see other potential spellings of Ghent.

How Common Is The Last Name Ghent? ^{popularity and diffusion}

It is the 150,644^th most widely held surname globally, borne by around 1 in 2,489,766 people. The last name Ghent is mostly found in The Americas, where 69 percent of Ghent reside; 64 percent reside in North America and 64 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 900,062^nd most frequent first name on earth It is held by 109 people.

This last name is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 1,703 people, or 1 in 212,836. In The United States Ghent is mostly found in: South Carolina, where 22 percent reside, Florida, where 13 percent reside and California, where 7 percent reside. Barring The United States it occurs in 35 countries. It also occurs in England, where 12 percent reside and Romania, where 9 percent reside.

Ghent Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Ghent has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Ghent surname rose 650 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 251 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it declined 89 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it declined 83 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ghent Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Ghent last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Ghent surname are 5.82% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 52.59% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Ghent earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 4.75% less than the national average, earning $41,099 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.74% more than the national average, earning $59,491 CAD per year.