Ghis Surname

607,405th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 510 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Algeria
Highest density in:
Algeria

Ghis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ghis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Algeria1921:201,20623,897
France1881:353,31252,982
Iran1061:724,36337,588
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
England11:55,718,059489,080
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Ghis (758) may also be a first name.

Ghis Last Name Facts

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

Ghis (Hindi: घीस, Marathi: घीस) occurs more in Algeria more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ghis? popularity and diffusion

It is the 607,405th most frequently held last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 14,289,306 people. Ghis is predominantly found in Africa, where 39 percent of Ghis live; 38 percent live in North Africa and 38 percent live in Mahgreb. Ghis is also the 298,355th most frequently used first name world-wide It is held by 758 people.

It is most frequent in Algeria, where it is carried by 192 people, or 1 in 201,206. In Algeria Ghis is most frequent in: Skikda Province, where 97 percent reside, Aïn Témouchent Province, where 2 percent reside and Oran Province, where 1 percent reside. Besides Algeria this last name is found in 18 countries. It is also common in France, where 37 percent reside and Iran, where 21 percent reside.

Ghis Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Ghis has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Ghis last name declined 60 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ghais89557/
Ghois89387/
Ghijs89341/
Ghish89209/
Ghiss8979/
Gheis8939/
Ghios895/
Ghuis892/
Gis863,552/
Nghish80101/
Ghoish8052/
Ghiosh8047/
Gaheis8025/
Ghuijs8018/
Gheist805/
Ghaits805/
Gheiss804/
Ghaish804/
Ghuist803/
Ghoise801/
Ghuise801/
Ghaise801/
Ghaist801/
Ghoist800/
Gois7533,533/
Gist758,460/
Gies757,408/
Gish755,848/
Ghys752,722/
Giss751,658/
Gais751,397/
Góis751,069/
Guis75822/
Ghiz75701/
Gise75584/
Gijs75533/
Gisz75118/
Gehs7538/
Ngis7535/
Ghes7528/
Gisd7525/
Gisp758/
Gihs752/
Cgis752/
Ggis751/
Gisj751/
Qgis750/
Ghaisse7311/
Ghaiseh731/
Gheisse731/
Giese6733,610/
Guise674,626/
Gisch671,323/
Guist671,230/
Giess67929/
Gehse67391/
Gaist67307/
Giest67292/
Goist67223/
Geijs67177/
Guiss67154/
Giesz67148/
Gaiss67139/
Gisse67134/
Giets67113/
Gheas67113/
Ghesh67106/
Gaish67106/
Gaise6796/
Gueis6781/
Gijse6778/
Gaits6774/
Ghyse6771/
Guijs6766/
Gishe6763/
Goise6750/
Ghest6734/
Ghuys6734/
Ghess6726/
Gitse6718/
Ghaiz6717/
Ghyst6712/
Ghays6712/
Ghees6711/
Guish679/
Geies679/
Ghişe679/
Ngais678/
Goiss678/
Gheisheh678/
Gishs677/
Hghes675/
Guizs675/
Ghets674/
Ngish674/
Ghioş674/
Gehst674/
Gaais673/
Giesp673/
Ghaisová672/
Ngies672/
Geths672/
Goits672/
Ghuiz672/
Guisp671/
Gaids671/
Gieds671/
Gisce671/
Giehs671/
Høgis671/
Kgish671/
Gehts671/
Goijs671/
Goisz671/
Gáisz671/
Geyhs671/
Ghoys671/
Ghiţe671/
Ghieş671/
Gaijs671/
Cėgis671/
Gyths671/
Ghich671/
Gezhs671/
Ghoisheh671/
Ghoiz671/
Hggis671/
Gehes670/
Guisz670/

Ghis Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ghis in the Marathi language
घीसghisa-
Ghis in the Hindi language
घीसghisa66.67
घिसghisa33.33

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