Ghobshy Surname

966,131st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 269 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Yemen
Highest density in:
Yemen

Ghobshy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Ghobshy Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Yemen2661:99,3436,017
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
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  • Religious Adherence in:
    Lebanon

Ghobshy Demographics

Ghobshy Religious Adherence
in Lebanon

Sample size: 2 (2014)

Religious Adherence
in Lebanon

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Ghobshy Last Name Facts

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

Ghobshy is carried by more people in Yemen than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Ghobshy.

How Common Is The Last Name Ghobshy? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ghobshy is the 966,131st most frequently held last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 27,091,249 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Ghobshy are found; 100 percent are found in West Asia and 99 percent are found in Arabian Peninsula.

The last name is most frequently held in Yemen, where it is carried by 266 people, or 1 in 99,343. In Yemen Ghobshy is most frequent in: Al Hudaydah Governorate, where 94 percent are found, Sana'a Governorate, where 6 percent are found and Aden Governorate, where 0 percent are found. Apart from Yemen Ghobshy occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Lebanon, where 1 percent are found and Qatar, where 0 percent are found.

Ghobshy Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is chiefly Maronite (50%) in Lebanon.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ghobsha861/
Gobsy831/
Ghobsi776/
Gobsey774/
Goobsy772/
Gobsha771/
Ghobshish7533/
Ghobchi7138/
Ghabsha717/
Gabshey711/
Gabshiy711/
Gobsish710/
Gowsy6721/
Gabsy677/
Gobse676/
Gobsi671/
Gobsa671/
Gebsy671/
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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 Ghobshy
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