Ghwa Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Yemen
Highest density in:
Yemen

Ghwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ghwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813

Ghwa (530) may also be a first name.

Ghwa Last Name Facts

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

Ghwa is more commonly found in Yemen than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ghwa? popularity and diffusion

Ghwa is the 10,311,814th most widely held last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Ghwa are found; 100 percent are found in West Asia and 67 percent are found in Arabian Peninsula. It is also the 366,410th most widely held first name internationally. It is borne by 530 people.

The surname Ghwa is most commonly used in Yemen, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 13,212,647. In Yemen it is mostly concentrated in: Al Bayda Governorate, where 50 percent are found and Sana'a Governorate, where 50 percent are found. Apart from Yemen Ghwa exists in one country. It also occurs in Iraq, where 33 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ghwaj891/
Gwa862,405/
Ghwaiz8021/
Ghwhah8011/
Ghwasd801/
Ghwash801/
Ghwaid801/
Gwau752,574/
Gwai752,368/
Gwah75400/
Ghua75252/
Gwaa75115/
Gwaj7587/
Gwea7564/
Gway7551/
Gqwa7535/
Gbha7511/
Gwwa756/
Ghba756/
Gwua753/
Ghva752/
Ghwi752/
Gwga752/
Gwha752/
Ggwa751/
Hkwa751/
Gvha751/
Hgwa751/
Cgwa751/
Gcwa751/
Ghwo751/
Hqwa751/
Kgwa751/
Ghwaith73242/
Guehewa731/
Guehowa731/
Ghwaish731/
Gwaha67329/
Guoha67162/
Gouha67140/
Ghwee6785/
Ghuas6736/
Guaha6720/
Ghvaj6718/
Gwhad6718/
Gwaai6717/
Geewa6714/
Gwaid6710/
N'Gwa6710/
Ghuaa679/
Gwaay678/
Gwadz677/
Gwatd676/
Gvhad676/
Ngwua675/
Gwiea675/
Gwaad674/
Gwath673/
Guhaj673/
Nghua672/
Gwaiz672/
Gguha672/
Nhgwa672/
Nghwe672/
Kgwai671/
Gwhga671/
Gweau671/
Gwead671/
Qgbha671/
Hkwaz671/
Ghweu671/
Ghvad671/
Ghvea671/
Gwahd671/
Gbêha671/
Gwast671/
Gwaih671/
Gwuea671/
Ngqwa671/
Gwadd671/
Ghvas671/
Ghwjt671/
Ghuap671/
Gwait671/

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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 Ghwa
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