Ghiou Surname
Approximately 317 people bear this surname
Ghiou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 173 | 1:223,304 | 25,336 |
| Morocco | 136 | 1:253,501 | 42,794 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Ghiou (25) may also be a first name.
Ghiou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ghiou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ghiou is more frequently found in Algeria than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Ghiou? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 858,879th most prevalent family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 22,989,104 people. The surname Ghiou occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Ghiou reside; 97 percent reside in North Africa and 97 percent reside in Mahgreb. It is also the 2,136,160th most frequently held first name world-wide, borne by 25 people.
The surname is most frequently held in Algeria, where it is borne by 173 people, or 1 in 223,304. In Algeria Ghiou is mostly found in: Sétif Province, where 98 percent reside and Tamanghasset Province, where 2 percent reside. Outside of Algeria this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Morocco, where 43 percent reside and Qatar, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghioui | 91 | 42 | / |
| Giou | 89 | 16 | / |
| Hijou | 80 | 9 | / |
| Gehou | 80 | 9 | / |
| Hihou | 80 | 6 | / |
| Ugiou | 80 | 3 | / |
| Ogiou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gioui | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hioau | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ngiou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gohiu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gihou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hiu | 75 | 1,919 | / |
| Giu | 75 | 1,514 | / |
| Iou | 75 | 67 | / |
| Hihoud | 73 | 24 | / |
| Hiohou | 73 | 13 | / |
| Haijou | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ongiou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hijjou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hiaouh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hio'au | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ahijou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hieu | 67 | 57,028 | / |
| Ihou | 67 | 2,590 | / |
| Hoju | 67 | 1,530 | / |
| Giau | 67 | 1,453 | / |
| Ehou | 67 | 1,300 | / |
| Hoyu | 67 | 1,260 | / |
| Agiu | 67 | 483 | / |
| Huiu | 67 | 268 | / |
| Hiue | 67 | 191 | / |
| Hihu | 67 | 127 | / |
| Yiou | 67 | 123 | / |
| Goiu | 67 | 121 | / |
| Goju | 67 | 99 | / |
| Ijou | 67 | 74 | / |
| Ohiu | 67 | 73 | / |
| Gihu | 67 | 49 | / |
| Hiju | 67 | 46 | / |
| Jiou | 67 | 44 | / |
| Jhou | 67 | 37 | / |
| Goyu | 67 | 35 | / |
| Hius | 67 | 33 | / |
| Heiu | 67 | 25 | / |
| Hiut | 67 | 25 | / |
| Heou | 67 | 21 | / |
| Ogiu | 67 | 9 | / |
| Ioui | 67 | 8 | / |
| Egiu | 67 | 7 | / |
| Giui | 67 | 6 | / |
| Gahaiyu | 67 | 5 | / |
| Hiua | 67 | 4 | / |
| Iaou | 67 | 4 | / |
| Hiuy | 67 | 4 | / |
| Hiuz | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ioeu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Geou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yhou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hiuh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hoiu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Héou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ugiu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hișu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Giuu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Haiyaou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ggiu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Giuj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Giuy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hgiu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iohu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hiup | 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
- 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 Ghiou
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