Ghost Surname

155,168th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,826 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Saudi Arabia

Ghost Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ghost Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt8851:103,8828,743
Saudi Arabia5171:59,6828,852
Iran4151:185,01815,283
Morocco3751:91,93615,801
United States1481:2,449,047150,246
India911:8,429,290174,159
England911:612,28636,401
Portugal381:274,16410,086
China311:44,107,1472,374
Australia171:1,587,98278,599
Indonesia161:8,265,575327,276
Algeria131:2,971,65845,332
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
Bangladesh91:17,706,30813,537
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Hong Kong91:815,0543,802
France91:7,380,302306,885
Tunisia81:76,32812,820
Syria81:2,412,62810,757
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Mexico61:20,687,70153,861
Pakistan51:35,728,777102,388
Myanmar41:12,984,4961,309
Vietnam41:23,161,5143,610
Romania41:5,019,46862,922
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Oman31:1,229,3248,987
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Colombia31:15,924,69128,711
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Jordan21:4,421,21822,351
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Dominica11:75,891912
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England741:329,39721,471
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States661:760,88948,111

Ghost (613) may also be a first name.

Ghost Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ghost is more commonly found in Egypt than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ghost? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ghost is the 155,168th most frequent last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 2,578,749 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 46 percent of Ghost are found; 45 percent are found in North Africa and 31 percent are found in Arabic North Africa. Ghost is also the 337,379th most commonly held first name internationally. It is borne by 613 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Egypt, where it is held by 885 people, or 1 in 103,882. Without taking into account Egypt it exists in 79 countries. It is also common in Saudi Arabia, where 18 percent are found and Iran, where 15 percent are found.

Ghost Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Ghost has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Ghost surname expanded 224 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 123 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ghost Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Ghost last name is chiefly Orthodox (77%) in Russia and Orthodox (90%) in Ukraine.

Ghost earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 26.88% less than the national average, earning $31,549 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ghoust9172/
Ghosht912/
Ghoste911/
Ghosst911/
Ghoist910/
Ghos896,146/
Gost891,502/
Ghot89319/
Ghoshte834/
Ghoshts831/
Ghostss831/
Ghosh803,865,834/
Ghose8026,476/
Ghous804,093/
Ghods802,052/
Ghote801,847/
Ghoos80500/
Ghout80463/
Ghois80387/
Ghoth80331/
Goste80237/
Goist80223/
Ghoss80142/
Goust80125/
Ghohs8098/
Ghast8051/
Ghest8034/
Goost8024/
Gostt8020/
Gosht8019/
Ghust8015/
Ghoot8014/
Ghosj8010/
Ghuos805/
Gosth805/
Gosts804/
Gosst804/
Gehst804/
Goest803/
Ghoyt803/
Gohst802/
Ngost801/
Ghott801/
Ghoxt801/
Ghoys801/
Ghošs801/
Ghodt801/
Ghoit801/
Ghoxs801/
Ghosz800/
Gos755,038/
Gho754,419/
Got753,995/
Ghouse7317,071/
Ghouth733,367/
Ghaste732,216/
Goiset73912/
Ghoush73465/
Ghoshe73273/
Ghodse73164/
Goshte73137/
Ghuste7378/
Ghoish7352/
Ghossh7351/
Ghoosh7338/
Ghouss7331/
Ghoshh7328/
Ghgosh7324/
Ghhosh7323/
Ghoose7323/
Ghoote7317/
Gghosh7314/
Ghjosh7314/
Goehst7314/
Gosthe7314/
Ghosjh7313/
Gotstt7312/
Ghothe739/
Gkhosh737/
Ghodss737/
Ghasht736/
Ghohsh735/
Ghouds735/
Ghosdh734/
Kghosh734/
Ghuose734/
Ghodsh733/
Hghosh733/
Ghosse733/
Ghoshz733/
Ghuist733/
Ghotsh733/
Goscht733/
Ghotte732/
Ghoshs731/
Ghoise731/
Qghosh731/
Ghoitt731/
Ghoshp731/
Ghotse731/
Ghodte731/
Gouste731/
Ghooss731/
Nghous731/
Goyset731/
Ghoite731/
Ghoods731/
Ghoute731/
Ghjout731/
Gostch731/
Ghoyse731/
Ghaust731/
Goss6749,854/
Gois6733,533/
Gast6717,128/
Gosh6715,424/
Gote6714,049/
Gott6710,148/
Gust679,750/
Gous677,489/
Goos675,860/
Gose675,540/
Gout674,047/
Gest673,345/
Ngot673,146/
Ghoy672,863/
Goit672,312/
Gosz671,343/
Ghoz671,161/
Ngos67878/
Goot67835/
Ghoj67728/
Godt67726/
Gots67584/
Ghat67536/
Gohs67373/
Ghod67326/
Ghas67308/
Ngho67285/
Gosp67247/
Ghop67190/
Gods67129/
Goisset67126/
Ghoi67124/
Goys6794/
Ghoh6773/
Goyt6766/
Ghoo6763/
Gahs6744/
Ghou6743/
Ghoa6739/
Hgos6737/
Gjos6736/
Goës6735/
Göst6735/
Ghaouth6730/
Gosť6721/
Goût6714/
Ghuo6711/
Gosd6711/
Gojt679/
Goïs677/
Gojs677/
Ghushte676/
Ghashte676/
Gostova674/
Gotp674/
Ghousse673/
Gaht673/
Geegost673/
Gozt672/
Goís672/
Güst672/
Nghoush672/
Ggho672/
Kghouse671/
Gcho671/
Ghoudse671/
Ghodshe671/
Ghodsse671/
Goht671/
Kgos671/
Goÿs671/
Gošs671/
Gäst671/
Ghoshse671/
Ghoshss671/
Ghooshe671/
Qgos671/
Ggot671/
Gosj671/
Ghjo671/
Ghox671/
Gjho671/
Hgho671/
Goysett670/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ghost
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