Bhageerath Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Mauritius

Bhageerath Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bhageerath Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India91:85,229,487684,495
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552

Bhageerath (908) may also be a first name.

Bhageerath Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bhageerath (Hindi: भगीरथ, Marathi: भागीरथ) is borne by more people in India than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Bhageerath.

How Common Is The Last Name Bhageerath? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 6,063,924th most widely held family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 90 percent of Bhageerath live; 90 percent live in South Asia and 90 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 269,226th most frequently used first name on earth It is held by 908 people.

The last name Bhageerath is most numerous in India, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 85,229,487. In India it is most frequent in: Telangana, where 89 percent live and Uttarkhand, where 11 percent live. Outside of India this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in Mauritius, where 10 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Bhageerath Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bhageerath in the Marathi language
भागीरथbhagiratha66.67
भगीरथbhagiratha33.33
Bhageerath in the Hindi language
भगीरथbhagiratha61.36
भागीरथbhagiratha38.38
भगीरथीbhagirathi0.25

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Bhageerath
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis