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    The surname Ghazi

    An Arabic surname, carried by 664 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex G200

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    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Ghazi is more common than 78.9% of them.

    Origin

    Arabic origin

    Borrowed from Arabic غَازِي (ḡāzī, “hero, champion, conqueror”). This surname is mostly found in Iraq.

    One of 179 Arabic surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 664 people named Ghazi in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 464,978 Americans. That is up 47% since 2000, when the Census counted 452.

    #34,185
    rank among US surnames
    664
    people in 2010
    0.2
    per 100,000 Americans
    +46.9%
    change since 2000 (was #44,738)

    Who is named Ghazi

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    64% of people named Ghazi identified as white (not Hispanic), 21% as Asian and Pacific Islander and 9.9% as two or more races.

    • White (not Hispanic) 64%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 21%
    • Two or more races 9.9%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.4%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Ghazis

    2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Mohammad Ghazi al-Jalali
      69th Syrian Prime Minister, born 1969
    • Farid Ghazi
      Association football player from Algeria, born 1974

    Notable Ghazis come mostly from Syria (1) and Algeria (1).

    Other Arabic surnames

    All 179 Arabic surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Ghazi come from?
    Borrowed from Arabic غَازِي (ḡāzī, “hero, champion, conqueror”). This surname is mostly found in Iraq.
    How common is the surname Ghazi?
    664 people in the United States had the surname Ghazi in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 464,978 Americans. It ranked 34,185th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Ghazi?
    In the 2010 Census, 64% of people named Ghazi identified as white (not Hispanic), and 21% as Asian and Pacific Islander.
    Who is the most famous person named Ghazi?
    Mohammad Ghazi al-Jalali, 69th Syrian Prime Minister, followed by Farid Ghazi.
    Where is the surname Ghazi most common?
    Wikidata records people named Ghazi in Syria and Algeria.
    Is the surname Ghazi getting more or less common?
    More common. 452 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 664 in 2010, up 47%.