Explore the Family Name Ghannam

The meaning of Ghannam

Arabic (mainly the Levant and Egypt): occupational name from ghannām ‘shepherd’. Bearers of this surname are both Muslims and Christians. Some characteristic forenames: Arabic/Muslim Mahmoud, Ahmad, Khalil, Aziz, Ghanem, Jalil, Sabri, Suha, Ameen, Anwar, Farha, Farida.

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How common is the last name Ghannam in the United States?

According to data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Ghannam has significantly increased between the years 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Ghannam was ranked as the 46,523rd most popular surname in America, but by 2010 it had climbed to the 37,229th spot. This represents a substantial increase of nearly 20%. The count of people bearing this surname also rose by almost 39% during this period, from 431 to 599. As a result, the proportion of people named Ghannam per 100k residents went up by 25% from 0.16 to 0.2.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#46,523	#37,229	19.98%
Count	431	599	38.98%
Proportion per 100k	0.16	0.2	25%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Ghannam

When looking at the ethnicity of individuals with the surname Ghannam, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that there were some noteworthy changes between 2000 and 2010. The percentage of Ghannams identifying as White saw an approximately 8% increase, rising from 82.6% to 89.15%. Those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander and Hispanic each increased by nearly 8%, going from 1.39% to 1.5%. However, there was a marked decrease in individuals identifying with two or more ethnicities, plummeting by nearly 49% from 13.69% to 7.01%. The percentages for those identifying as Black, American Indian, and Alaskan Native remained steady at 0.

	2000	2010	Change
White	82.6%	89.15%	7.93%
Two or More Races	13.69%	7.01%	-48.79%
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.39%	1.5%	7.91%
Hispanic	1.39%	1.5%	7.91%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%