Ghys Surname

160,228th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,722 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Ghys Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ghys Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium1,4791:7,7731,073
France1,0051:66,0929,116
United States791:4,588,088240,017
Argentina491:872,31556,573
Luxembourg461:12,6202,379
Australia191:1,420,82673,129
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
England41:13,929,515290,718
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
China11:1,367,321,56651,149

Ghys (31) may also be a first name.

Ghys Last Name Facts

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

Ghys is found most frequently in Belgium. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ghys? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ghys is the 160,228th most frequent family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 2,677,276 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 94 percent of Ghys are found; 93 percent are found in Western Europe and 55 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 1,874,099th most commonly held first name internationally, borne by 31 people.

The last name Ghys is most commonly occurring in Belgium, where it is carried by 1,479 people, or 1 in 7,773. In Belgium it is mostly concentrated in: Flemish Region, where 66 percent reside, Walloon Region, where 24 percent reside and Brussels Capital Region, where 10 percent reside. Excluding Belgium Ghys exists in 22 countries. It is also found in France, where 37 percent reside and The United States, where 3 percent reside.

Ghys Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Ghys last name are 25.45% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 72.22% being registered to vote for the party.

Ghys earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 26.25% less than the national average, earning $31,821 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ghyse8971/
Ghuys8934/
Ghyst8912/
Ghays8912/
Ghoys891/
Gys861,178/
Ghy8614/
Ghyosh804/
Ghaysh802/
Ghayse801/
Ghoyse801/
Ghoy752,863/
Geys751,108/
Gays75589/
Ghis75510/
Gohy75507/
Ghyo75465/
Guys75270/
Gyss75180/
Ghay75106/
Goys7594/
Guhy7563/
Gahy7548/
Ghyj7542/
Gehs7538/
Ghes7528/
Gyse7523/
Nghy755/
Gyså755/
Gyts753/
Ghyh753/
Gihs752/
Ghiy752/
Gyxs752/
Qgys752/
Ghuy751/
Gáhy751/
Hghy751/
Ghyt751/
Ngys751/
Gghy751/
Gyzs751/
Gysz751/
Ngahy671,586/
Geyst671,031/
Gy67741/
Ghaya67673/
Geyts67660/
Ghais67557/
Guyse67420/
Gehse67391/
Ghois67387/
Ghijs67341/
Gahay67224/
Ghish67209/
Gheas67113/
Ghesh67106/
Gayst67100/
Guehy6782/
Ghiss6779/
Gayse6772/
Nghoy6741/
Gheis6739/
Guyss6738/
Ghest6734/
Gayts6730/
Ghaiy6727/
Ghess6726/
Ghouy6724/
Gohiy6723/
Gohyi6722/
Gouys6715/
Ghuiy6712/
Ghees6711/
Ghooy679/
Goyts677/
Gishs677/
Gehyi676/
Ghios675/
Hghes675/
Gahiy674/
Guhiy674/
Ghets674/
Gehst674/
Gahey673/
N'Ghy673/
Geyse673/
Ghoyt673/
Gaysh672/
Gayss672/
Guyst672/
Geths672/
Ghuis672/
Nghuy671/
Nguhy671/
Ghgay671/
Ghhay671/
Guysc671/
Ghjay671/
Giehs671/
Ghayz671/
Ngehy671/
Gehts671/
Gueys671/
Gysch671/
Geyhs671/
Ghaysheh671/
Gaays671/
Gyths671/
Ghayt671/
Qghyz671/
Gauhy671/
Gezhs671/
Gyshe671/
Hghay671/
Hhghy671/
Gehes670/
Gysse670/
Geyss670/

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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 Ghys
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