Ghosoub Surname

149,751st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,949 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lebanon
Highest density in:
Lebanon

Ghosoub Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ghosoub Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lebanon2,8601:1,971383
Iraq471:745,14210,632
Syria231:839,1756,287
Palestine121:379,07111,768
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010

Ghosoub (574) may also be a first name.

Ghosoub Last Name Facts

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

Ghosoub is more frequently found in Lebanon than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ghosoub? popularity and diffusion

Ghosoub is the 149,751st most numerous family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 2,471,192 people. Ghosoub occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Ghosoub live; 100 percent live in West Asia and 100 percent live in Levant. It is also the 349,810th most prevalent first name at a global level. It is borne by 574 people.

This surname is most frequent in Lebanon, where it is carried by 2,860 people, or 1 in 1,971. In Lebanon it is most prevalent in: Mount Lebanon Governorate, where 97 percent reside, Beqaa Governorate, where 1 percent reside and Beirut Governorate, where 1 percent reside. Beside Lebanon this last name exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Iraq, where 2 percent reside and Syria, where 1 percent reside.

Ghosoub Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is predominantly Maronite (97%) in Lebanon.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ghossoub9367/
Ghosob921/
Ghoussoub88167/
Ghasoub8684/
Gosub837/
Gosob831/
Ghassoub80395/
Goussoub803/
Ghossaub802/
Ghasub776/
Gossob774/
Ghasob772/
Ghosab771/
Ghosoph7137/
Gassoub7120/
Ghassob712/
Ghotsop711/
Gachoub711/
Ghosabh711/
Gousouf711/
Ghassayoub711/
Ghoshgop67201/
Gozob6758/
Gosov6722/
Gosup6716/
Gosof676/
Gusub673/
Gosop671/
Gosow671/
Goussouf671/
Gasob671/
Gosab671/

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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 Ghosoub
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