Ghewad Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritania
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Ghewad Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ghewad Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritania41:1,023,71625,172
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Ghewad Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ghewad (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﻮﺍﺩ, Marathi: घेवड) is found in Mauritania more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ghewad? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 8,193,072nd most common surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 80 percent of Ghewad live; 80 percent live in West Africa and 80 percent live in Senegambia Africa.

The last name is most widespread in Mauritania, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 1,023,716. In Mauritania it is most numerous in: Hodh El Gharbi Region, where 50 percent live, Assaba Region, where 25 percent live and Hodh Chargui Region, where 25 percent live. Barring Mauritania Ghewad occurs in one country. It is also common in India, where 20 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gewad9127/
Ghewa9126/
Guewad83293/
Gewaid83163/
Ghebad83140/
Ghevad8352/
Ghawad8334/
Ghowad8313/
Ghewas838/
Gahwad831/
Gewa80688/
Gaihwad7710/
Gaewaid775/
Ghaiwad771/
Gahawad771/
Guehewa771/
Gawad7313,011/
Gebad73214/
Gowad73208/
Guewa73194/
Geway73176/
Gheva7376/
Gewai7369/
Gewah7316/
Geewa7314/
Gewat739/
Gevad738/
Gihwa737/
Ghewo734/
Giewa732/
Ghywa732/
Gewga731/
Ghiwa731/
Gewua731/
Giwad731/
Gjwad731/
Gheewood711/
Gavhad672,547/
Ghavad671,623/
Gawwad67321/
Gawaad67305/
Gaiwad67150/
Ghebea67123/
Ghawat67106/
Giewat6754/
Ghibea6744/
Gawhad6744/
Gaywad6738/
Gevaud6723/
Geweae6720/
Kgeswa6719/
Ghiwah6716/
Ghebat6712/
Gowaid6710/
Gujwad677/
Gheiba677/
Govhad677/
Ghiwas676/
Geswat676/
Giewai674/
Gichwa674/
Ghevat674/
Gewatt674/
Ghywat674/
Gajwad673/
Guewah673/
Ghibad673/
Gheaba672/
Gahvad672/
Gebhad672/
Gaawad671/
Ghehua671/
Gheiva671/
Gueswa671/
Ghaywa671/
Ghiwat671/
Gheabă671/
Gahwat671/
Ghebah671/
Ghiwaa671/
Ghaiwa671/
Giwaad671/
Guewat671/
Ngewua671/
Geewua671/
Goevad671/
Ngejwa671/
Ghebau671/
Gishwa671/
Gewait671/
Gewais671/

Ghewad Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ghewad in the Marathi language
घेवडghevada-
Ghewad in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻛﻮﺍﺩkwad80
ﻗﻮﺍﺩqwad20

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ghewad
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