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

The last name Ghwa is more frequently found in Yemen than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ghwa? popularity and diffusion

Ghwa is the 10,311,814th most widely held surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Ghwa reside; 100 percent reside in West Asia and 67 percent reside in Arabian Peninsula. Ghwa is also the 366,410th most frequent given name in the world, borne by 530 people.

It is most common in Yemen, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 13,212,647. In Yemen Ghwa is most prevalent in: Al Bayda Governorate, where 50 percent live and Sana'a Governorate, where 50 percent live. Outside of Yemen it exists in one country. It also occurs in Iraq, where 33 percent live.

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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