Ghnoum Surname

1,276,805th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 179 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Jordan
Highest density in:
Jordan

Ghnoum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ghnoum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Jordan1761:50,2415,049
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Syria11:19,301,02222,457

Ghnoum Last Name Facts

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

Ghnoum occurs in Jordan more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ghnoum? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ghnoum is the 1,276,805th most commonly occurring surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 40,712,547 people. Ghnoum is primarily found in Asia, where 99 percent of Ghnoum live; 99 percent live in West Asia and 99 percent live in Levant.

The surname is most widely held in Jordan, where it is borne by 176 people, or 1 in 50,241. In Jordan Ghnoum is primarily concentrated in: Zarqa Governorate, where 57 percent are found, Jerash Governorate, where 24 percent are found and Amman Governorate, where 14 percent are found. Aside from Jordan it occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Algeria, where 1 percent are found and Iraq, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ghnnoum923/
Ghennoum86102/
Kgnoum8389/
Gnoume832/
Gnom80654/
Gnum801/
Gnouyam771/
Ghnam73602/
Gnome73581/
Gnoun73191/
Ngnom7341/
Gnume736/
Ghnon731/
Ngnayoum7113/
Ghennoun713/
Ghnaim67415/
Ghneim67222/
Ghnnam67164/
Ghnaam67122/
Ghniem678/
Ghneem677/
Gnosim677/
Ghnaym676/
Gnosme673/
Gnoung672/
Ghname672/

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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 Ghnoum
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