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

The surname Ghent (Arabic: غند) is most common in The United States. It can also occur as a variant: Ghenţ. For other potential spellings of Ghent click here.

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

The last name is the 150,644^th most commonly used last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 2,489,766 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 69 percent of Ghent live; 64 percent live in North America and 64 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 900,062^nd most commonly used first name internationally It is held by 109 people.

It is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 1,703 people, or 1 in 212,836. In The United States Ghent is mostly concentrated in: South Carolina, where 22 percent are found, Florida, where 13 percent are found and California, where 7 percent are found. Not including The United States this last name occurs in 35 countries. It is also common in England, where 12 percent are found and Romania, where 9 percent are found.

Ghent Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Ghent has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Ghent surname expanded 650 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 251 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it fell 89 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it fell 83 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ghent Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the 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 with the Republican Party than the national average, with 52.59% being registered with 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.