Cheragh Surname
Approximately 2,277 people bear this surname
Cheragh Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 2,153 | 1:35,663 | 4,216 |
| Pakistan | 118 | 1:1,513,931 | 16,403 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
Cheragh (2,465) may also be a first name.
Cheragh Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Cheragh Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Cheragh (Marathi: चेराग) is held by more people in Iran than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Cheragh? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 186,039th most frequently used family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 3,200,503 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Cheragh live; 100 percent live in South Asia and 100 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 148,947th most frequently used forename worldwide. It is borne by 2,465 people.
The last name is most commonly used in Iran, where it is held by 2,153 people, or 1 in 35,663. In Iran it is most frequent in: Tehran Province, where 22 percent live, Kermanshah Province, where 15 percent live and Hamadan Province, where 7 percent live. Excluding Iran Cheragh exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 5 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Cheragh Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Cheragh in the Marathi language | ||
| चेराग | ceraga | - |
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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
- 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 Cheragh
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