Ghwaili Surname

351,607th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,037 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iraq
Highest density in:
Iraq

Ghwaili Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ghwaili Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iraq8171:42,8661,806
Egypt1831:502,38128,715
Jordan191:465,39112,761
Mauritania101:409,48616,302
Tunisia71:87,23213,677
Palestine11:4,548,84918,388

Ghwaili (24) may also be a first name.

Ghwaili Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ghwaili (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻗﻮﻳﻠﻲ) is found in Iraq more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ghwaili? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 351,607th most widely held last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 7,027,527 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 81 percent of Ghwaili live; 81 percent live in West Asia and 81 percent live in Levant. Ghwaili is also the 2,187,323rd most commonly used forename at a global level It is held by 24 people.

The surname Ghwaili is most common in Iraq, where it is held by 817 people, or 1 in 42,866. Other than Iraq Ghwaili is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Egypt, where 18 percent are found and Jordan, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ghwailia931/
Gwaili922/
Ghwali921/
Nghwali8687/
Gwajili864/
Guhaili862/
Ghweili862/
Ghbaili861/
Ghwaily861/
Gwili83718/
Gwali83645/
Ng'hwali80125/
Gh'weili801/
Ngh'wali801/
Gwaily77840/
Gwasli77107/
Gwaila7788/
Gwalia7782/
Gcwili7755/
Ghuili7716/
Kgwili7715/
Gwalli777/
Kgwali777/
Ghbali776/
Ghwale775/
Ghwala775/
Gwiliy774/
Gwaali773/
Ghwila773/
Ghvali772/
Gwaile772/
Gweili771/
Guaili771/
Gbaili771/
Gwilit771/
Gwilli771/
Kgwaila7140/
Ghweily7129/
Ghweyli7121/
Guailli7113/
Gbailai717/
Guhaali715/
Gwailes714/
Gwajile713/
Ngcwili712/
Kgwaile712/
Gwayile712/
Gqwaila711/
Nghwale711/
Nhkwali711/
Ghvalit711/
Ghweila711/
Gbayili711/
Gwayila711/
Nkgwili711/
Ngqwili711/
Guahali711/
Gwailly711/
Gwala6731,527/
Guili672,857/
Kwali671,645/
Gweli671,414/
Gwale67874/
Gbali67867/
Gwila67700/
Guali67611/
Gwily67463/
Kwili67404/
Gbili67226/
Kouhaili67191/
Qwili6796/
Cwili6793/
Gvali6762/
Gvili6752/
Gh'weily6710/
Ghweileh675/
Gwaly675/
Ngwayile675/
Gh'weyli672/
Qwali671/
Ngwajali671/
Gweillih671/
Gwile670/

Ghwaili Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ghwaili in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻗﻮﻳﻠﻲaqwyly-

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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
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  • 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 Ghwaili
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