Ghnawi Surname

1,152,132nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 208 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lebanon
Highest density in:
Lebanon

Ghnawi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ghnawi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lebanon2081:27,1012,919

Ghnawi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ghnawi is more frequently found in Lebanon than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ghnawi? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,152,132nd most prevalent family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 35,036,278 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Ghnawi are found; 100 percent are found in West Asia and 100 percent are found in Levant.

Ghnawi is most numerous in Lebanon, where it is held by 208 people, or 1 in 27,101. In Lebanon Ghnawi is most frequent in: Nabatiye Governorate, where 86 percent reside, Mount Lebanon Governorate, where 4 percent reside and Beirut Governorate, where 3 percent reside.

Ghnawi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is primarily Shiite (98%) in Lebanon.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gnawi91301/
Ghnabi8352/
Gnawui839/
Ghnawa834/
Gnnawi831/
Ngnawi831/
Ginnawi772/
Gnawa73831/
Gnavi73451/
Gnawe73275/
Gnabi7316/
Gnawy731/
Gnavit6731/
Gnabai6714/
Gnowoi677/
Gnawoa676/
Gnaway672/
Gnawhe671/
Gnavie671/
Gnouwi671/

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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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  • 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 Ghnawi
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