Chiragh Surname

115,019th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,017 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Afghanistan

Chiragh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chiragh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan2,3291:76,7042,714
Afghanistan1,6121:19,9461,025
United Arab Emirates301:305,40920,323
India161:47,941,586492,263
England151:3,714,537119,675
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432

Chiragh (5,160) may also be a first name.

Chiragh Last Name Facts

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

The last name Chiragh (Hindi: चिराग) occurs more in Pakistan more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chiragh? popularity and diffusion

It is the 115,019th most commonly held last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 1,814,176 people. The surname Chiragh is predominantly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Chiragh live; 99 percent live in South Asia and 98 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 94,343rd most frequently used first name in the world, borne by 5,160 people.

The last name Chiragh is most frequently occurring in Pakistan, where it is held by 2,329 people, or 1 in 76,704. In Pakistan Chiragh is most common in: Punjab, where 84 percent are found, Sindh, where 7 percent are found and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 4 percent are found. Barring Pakistan this surname exists in 8 countries. It is also found in Afghanistan, where 40 percent are found and The United Arab Emirates, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chirag923,709/
Hiragh921/
Chairag8635,368/
Cheragh862,277/
Chirakh8623/
Shiragh8612/
Chiraag868/
Chitrag866/
Chiragt865/
Chiragg861/
Choirag861/
Chirasg861/
Cirag83605/
Hirag831/
Chirakhe80429/
Cheeragh802/
Chaireag801/
Khairagh801/
Chirague801/
Chehragh801/
Chirac772,493/
Chirak77162/
Jiragh7732/
Cherag7713/
Siragh774/
Giragh774/
Ziragh771/
Cierag771/
Kiragh771/
Hirakh771/
Hitrag771/
Shirag770/
Chiragova7532/
Chairak717,111/
Chirake71752/
Chirack71410/
Chiraux71283/
Chyrakh71200/
Choirog71123/
Chiratc7183/
Chireac7166/
Scherag7141/
Chuirak7132/
Chirakhova7130/
Zheragh7128/
Cherakh7127/
Shirakh7122/
Schirak7111/
Chirhoc716/
Khairag714/
Kheragh712/
Shiraqh712/
Choirak712/
Sheragh712/
Hirague712/
Cherrag711/
Chsirak711/
Chairac711/
Churaag711/
Chairax711/
Schirac711/
Chierak711/
Shyragh710/
Chiorac710/
Heraigh710/
Sirag6722,638/
Scherhag67688/
Hirak67567/
Cirak67474/
Cirac67450/
Schirack67151/
Zirag67143/
Ciróg67142/
Chiraque67107/
Hiraq67106/
Chittrak6751/
Chaireak6746/
Schierak6722/
Khirakhe6713/
Jirag6713/
Kirag679/
Cerag678/
Hirac676/
Shirakhe676/
Girag676/
Chairake675/
Herag674/
Hirog673/
Cirog672/
Chitrrak671/
Scherahg671/
Cherrakh671/
Cherakhe671/
Sherahgh671/
Chirogue671/
Cherough671/
Cherague671/
Cirax671/
Schirask671/
Shirough670/

Chiragh Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Chiragh in the Hindi language
चिरागciraga-

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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 Chiragh
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