Ghijs Surname
Approximately 341 people bear this surname
Ghijs Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 312 | 1:36,848 | 6,017 |
| Netherlands | 22 | 1:767,599 | 58,330 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Ghijs Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ghijs Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ghijs is found in Belgium more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ghijs? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 816,514th most frequently used surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 21,371,102 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 99 percent of Ghijs reside; 98 percent reside in Western Europe and 95 percent reside in Germanic Europe.
The last name Ghijs is most frequently used in Belgium, where it is held by 312 people, or 1 in 36,848. In Belgium Ghijs is most prevalent in: Flemish Region, where 97 percent are found, Brussels Capital Region, where 2 percent are found and Walloon Region, where 1 percent are found. Outside of Belgium this surname exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 6 percent are found and Brazil, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghuijs | 91 | 18 | / |
| Gijs | 89 | 533 | / |
| Ghis | 89 | 510 | / |
| Ghais | 80 | 557 | / |
| Ghois | 80 | 387 | / |
| Ghish | 80 | 209 | / |
| Geijs | 80 | 177 | / |
| Ghiss | 80 | 79 | / |
| Gijse | 80 | 78 | / |
| Guijs | 80 | 66 | / |
| Gheis | 80 | 39 | / |
| Ghios | 80 | 5 | / |
| Ghuis | 80 | 2 | / |
| Gaijs | 80 | 1 | / |
| Goijs | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gis | 75 | 3,552 | / |
| Gjs | 75 | 7 | / |
| Nghish | 73 | 101 | / |
| Ghoish | 73 | 52 | / |
| Ghiosh | 73 | 47 | / |
| Gaheis | 73 | 25 | / |
| Gaijss | 73 | 11 | / |
| Ghaits | 73 | 5 | / |
| Gheist | 73 | 5 | / |
| Ghaish | 73 | 4 | / |
| Gheiss | 73 | 4 | / |
| Ghuist | 73 | 3 | / |
| Ghaise | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ghaist | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ghuise | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ghoise | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ghoist | 73 | 0 | / |
| Gois | 67 | 33,533 | / |
| Gist | 67 | 8,460 | / |
| Gies | 67 | 7,408 | / |
| Ghys | 67 | 2,722 | / |
| Giss | 67 | 1,658 | / |
| Gais | 67 | 1,397 | / |
| Góis | 67 | 1,069 | / |
| Guis | 67 | 822 | / |
| Ghiz | 67 | 701 | / |
| Gise | 67 | 584 | / |
| Gisz | 67 | 118 | / |
| Gjøs | 67 | 43 | / |
| Gehs | 67 | 38 | / |
| Ngis | 67 | 35 | / |
| Ghes | 67 | 28 | / |
| Gisd | 67 | 25 | / |
| Ghaisse | 67 | 11 | / |
| Gisp | 67 | 8 | / |
| Gojs | 67 | 7 | / |
| Gajs | 67 | 5 | / |
| Gejs | 67 | 3 | / |
| Cgis | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gjzs | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gihs | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gjjs | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gheisse | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ghaiseh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ggis | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gujs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gijx | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ghjx | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gjsd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gjsh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gisj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qgis | 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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- 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 Ghijs
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