Chiragh Surname
Approximately 4,017 people bear this surname
Chiragh Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 2,329 | 1:76,704 | 2,714 |
| Afghanistan | 1,612 | 1:19,946 | 1,025 |
| United Arab Emirates | 30 | 1:305,409 | 20,323 |
| India | 16 | 1:47,941,586 | 492,263 |
| England | 15 | 1:3,714,537 | 119,675 |
| Canada | 5 | 1:7,369,118 | 289,406 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
Chiragh (5,160) may also be a first name.
Chiragh Demographics
Average Chiragh Salary in
England
£19,250
Per year
Average Salary in
England
£26,976
Per year
Chiragh Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chiragh Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chiragh (Hindi: चिराग) is more frequently found in Pakistan than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Chiragh.
How Common Is The Last Name Chiragh? popularity and diffusion
It is the 115,019th most commonly used surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 1,814,176 people. The last name Chiragh occurs predominantly 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 commonly held given name on earth It is held by 5,160 people.
The last name is most widely held in Pakistan, where it is carried by 2,329 people, or 1 in 76,704. In Pakistan it is most numerous in: Punjab, where 84 percent are found, Sindh, where 7 percent are found and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 4 percent are found. Besides Pakistan this surname is found in 8 countries. It is also common in Afghanistan, where 40 percent are found and The United Arab Emirates, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Chiragh Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chiragh in the Hindi language | ||
| चिराग | ciraga | - |
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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 Chiragh
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