Ghose Surname
Approximately 26,476 people bear this surname
Ghose Surname User-submission:
This surname was used by ancient Hindu milk-sellers of the Vaishya community in parts of India, especially West Bengal. Also found among Bangladeshi Hindus.
Ghose Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh | 14,869 | 1:10,717 | 887 |
| India | 9,605 | 1:79,861 | 5,390 |
| United States | 565 | 1:641,520 | 51,556 |
| England | 264 | 1:211,053 | 18,115 |
| Pakistan | 234 | 1:763,435 | 11,084 |
| Saudi Arabia | 159 | 1:194,062 | 29,524 |
| Canada | 150 | 1:245,637 | 23,369 |
| United Arab Emirates | 135 | 1:67,869 | 6,359 |
| Mauritius | 76 | 1:17,019 | 3,609 |
| Bahrain | 59 | 1:22,858 | 4,582 |
| Germany | 45 | 1:1,789,010 | 101,917 |
| Singapore | 39 | 1:141,223 | 6,278 |
| Kuwait | 39 | 1:97,454 | 10,676 |
| Australia | 31 | 1:870,829 | 53,581 |
| New Zealand | 21 | 1:215,634 | 21,249 |
| Thailand | 20 | 1:3,531,917 | 315,217 |
| Iran | 19 | 1:4,041,185 | 108,332 |
| Switzerland | 16 | 1:513,307 | 36,405 |
| Qatar | 16 | 1:147,375 | 16,023 |
| Wales | 15 | 1:206,302 | 13,003 |
| Sweden | 13 | 1:757,443 | 56,422 |
| Norway | 12 | 1:428,524 | 37,411 |
| Syria | 11 | 1:1,754,638 | 8,509 |
| Tanzania | 9 | 1:5,882,401 | 60,754 |
| Malaysia | 6 | 1:4,915,704 | 170,578 |
| Oman | 5 | 1:737,594 | 6,889 |
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,569,646 | 17,286 |
| Jersey | 3 | 1:33,067 | 4,675 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Guyana | 3 | 1:254,074 | 11,262 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 4 | 1:6,093,842 | 135,151 |
The alternate forms: Ghöse (1) are calculated separately.
Ghose (515) may also be a first name.
Ghose Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
This surname was used by ancient Hindu milk-sellers of the Vaishya community in parts of India, especially West Bengal. Also found among Bangladeshi Hindus.
- arghadeep78Ghose Demographics
Average Male Ghose Height
170.52 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Ghose Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ghose Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ghose (Bengali: ঘোষ, Hindi: घोसे, Marathi: घोसे, Oriya: େଘାଷ) is held by more people in Bangladesh than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant: Ghöse. Click here for other potential spellings of Ghose.
How Common Is The Last Name Ghose? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 20,648th most frequently used family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 275,251 people. The last name Ghose is mostly found in Asia, where 95 percent of Ghose are found; 93 percent are found in South Asia and 57 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Ghose is also the 372,418th most commonly occurring first name globally It is held by 515 people.
It is most prevalent in Bangladesh, where it is borne by 14,869 people, or 1 in 10,717. Not including Bangladesh this last name exists in 53 countries. It is also common in India, where 36 percent reside and The United States, where 2 percent reside.
Ghose Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Ghose has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Ghose last name grew 6,600 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Ghose Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Ghose surname are 1.39% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 54.62% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Ghose earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 17.44% less than the national average, earning 285,735 kr per year; in United States they earn 26.16% more than the national average, earning $54,435 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.18% more than the national average, earning $51,758 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ghose Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ghose in the Oriya language | ||
| େଘାଷ | eghasa | - |
| Ghose in the Marathi language | ||
| घोसे | ghose | 93.42 |
| घोष | ghosa | 2.3 |
| घोषे | ghose | 1.15 |
| घासे | ghase | 0.99 |
| घोस | ghosa | 0.49 |
| घोश | ghosa | 0.33 |
| धोसे | dhose | 0.33 |
| गोषे | gose | 0.16 |
| घुसे | ghuse | 0.16 |
| Ghose in the Bengali language | ||
| ঘোষ | ghosa | 78.57 |
| ঘোস | ghosa | 14.29 |
| গোপঘোষ | gopaghosa | 7.14 |
| Ghose in the Hindi language | ||
| घोसे | ghose | 35.29 |
| घोस | ghosa | 35.29 |
| घोष | ghosa | 29.41 |
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