Charag Surname
Approximately 330 people bear this surname
Charag Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 246 | 1:726,195 | 10,760 |
| India | 73 | 1:10,507,745 | 199,418 |
| Philippines | 8 | 1:12,654,778 | 228,986 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Charag (2,717) may also be a first name.
Charag Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Charag Come From? nationality or country of origin
Charag (Bengali: চেরাগ, Hindi: चारग, Marathi: चारग, Oriya: ଚରଗ) is found in Pakistan more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Charag? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 835,661st most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 22,083,472 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Charag reside; 97 percent reside in South Asia and 78 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Charag is also the 140,399th most widespread given name on earth, borne by 2,717 people.
It is most frequently occurring in Pakistan, where it is borne by 246 people, or 1 in 726,195. In Pakistan it is most prevalent in: Punjab, where 78 percent live, Sindh, where 13 percent live and Balochistan, where 4 percent live. Besides Pakistan it is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in India, where 22 percent live and The Philippines, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Charag Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Charag in the Bengali language | ||
| চেরাগ | ceraga | - |
| Charag in the Oriya language | ||
| ଚରଗ | caraga | 75 |
| ଚରାଗ | caraga | 25 |
| Charag in the Marathi language | ||
| चारग | caraga | 61.54 |
| चराग | caraga | 23.08 |
| िचारग | icaraga | 7.69 |
| िचराग | icaraga | 7.69 |
| Charag in the Hindi language | ||
| चारग | caraga | 51.43 |
| चराग | caraga | 42.86 |
| चिराग | ciraga | 5.71 |
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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
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- 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 Charag
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