Ghilzai Surname

1,894,523rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 96 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
United Arab Emirates

Ghilzai Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ghilzai Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan651:2,748,36723,130
United States181:20,136,607622,629
Afghanistan61:5,358,86425,178
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Canada31:12,281,864364,614

Ghilzai Last Name Facts

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

Ghilzai occurs more in Pakistan more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ghilzai? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ghilzai is the 1,894,523rd most commonly held last name globally, held by around 1 in 75,911,937 people. The surname Ghilzai is primarily found in Asia, where 78 percent of Ghilzai reside; 74 percent reside in South Asia and 74 percent reside in Islamic South Asia.

The surname is most commonly held in Pakistan, where it is borne by 65 people, or 1 in 2,748,367. In Pakistan Ghilzai is most frequent in: Balochistan, where 63 percent live, Punjab, where 23 percent live and Islamabad Capital Territory, where 6 percent live. Apart from Pakistan this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 19 percent live and Afghanistan, where 6 percent live.

Ghilzai Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Ghilzai last name are 13.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 60% registered to vote for the political party.

Ghilzai earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 2.58% less than the national average, earning $42,036 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gilzai925/
Ghlzai924/
Ghilzi921/
Ghilza921/
Ghulzai86271/
Ghiljai861/
Gilza83157/
Gilzi831/
Ghlzi831/
Ghiljayi803/
Ghiljaie801/
Ghilji771,193/
Gulzai77157/
Gileza7772/
Gielza7738/
Guilza7718/
Ghulza7716/
Gilzad7710/
Ghilja776/
Gilzza771/
Gilzie771/
Gailza771/
Giljai771/
Ghilzayee751/
Glzi733/
Glza731/
Gheljai7110/
Gilsait714/
Giltzau712/
Ghilzey711/
Gulzaji711/
Gilca673,614/
Gilja67395/
Gulza67197/
Gleza6773/
Gulzi6739/
Gilsa6729/
Gelza6714/
Gilgi673/
Gilji671/
Gilsi671/
Gilça671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Ghilzai
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis