Ghys is used as a family name or surname in Belgium. It is 4 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Ghys
No. of characters: 4
Origin: Belgium
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Ghys

How popular is Ghys?

Ghys is common in Belgium.

Ghys is ranked 137792 on our list.

Ghys is not so popular last name but still a prevalent surname concentrated mainly in Belgium which may be its originating country too. Around 2806 people have been found who wears Ghys as their family name. Ghys is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
100,092 Spain9
280,667 Canada5
78,945 Argentina3
124,220 Italy2
139,444 Brazil2
83,428 United Arab Emirates1
29,774 Venezuela1
42,479 Greece1
172,258 Germany1
53,033 Nigeria1
118,015 Netherlands1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
23,537 Switzerland45
67,388 Australia26
3,830 Luxembourg20
155,219 England16
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
253,807 United States67
Countries with hundreds of Ghys:
12,025 France771
Countries with thousands of Ghys:
656 Belgium1,834

Comments

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Tommye Schade
 ghys is a frequent surname in Artois, represents a Flemish abbreviation of gisbert, personal name of Germanic origin from gis meaning and boom Berht which means famous, illustrious.

Ghys Namesakes

  • Étienne Ghys, Mathematician
  • Florent Ghys, Composer
  • Jos Ghysen, Author
  • Jan Ghyselinck, Cyclist

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