Gagaru Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Gagaru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gagaru Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria111:16,103,887259,204
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Gagaru (174) may also be a first name.

Gagaru Last Name Facts

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

Gagaru (Hindi: गगरु, Marathi: गागरु, Oriya: ଗାଗରୁ) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Gagaru click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gagaru? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gagaru is the 5,213,395th most widespread family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 520,538,994 people. The surname Gagaru is primarily found in Africa, where 79 percent of Gagaru reside; 79 percent reside in West Africa and 79 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 692,220th most commonly used given name internationally, borne by 174 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is held by 11 people, or 1 in 16,103,887. In Nigeria Gagaru is most numerous in: Kaduna, where 73 percent reside, Kano, where 9 percent reside and Kogi, where 9 percent reside. Barring Nigeria it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in India, where 14 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 7 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gagarau92374/
Gangaru9241/
Gagarou9210/
Gagarui926/
Ghagaru926/
Gaigaru924/
Agaru91306/
Gangarau865/
Ganggaru864/
Ghangaru862/
Ghagarup862/
Ghagharu862/
Ghagarud861/
Ngangaru861/
Gagaarou861/
Angaru83204/
Hagaru83173/
Agarau8349/
Agharu8315/
Agarou8315/
Agauru838/
Aagaru838/
Ogaaru834/
Agarus833/
Ajgaru833/
Agarhu832/
Asgaru832/
Agarru832/
Agaruu831/
Agasru831/
Gogaru831/
Agarup831/
Augaru831/
Ghaugarud802/
Ghagharau801/
Ghangharu801/
Haygaru77376/
Haigaru7785/
Gangoru7746/
Agaroud779/
Gojgaru774/
Hangaru772/
Angarui772/
Aangaru772/
Agarouj771/
Aungaru771/
Agaroup771/
Gagouru771/
Gagorou771/
Gogarou771/
Gongaru771/
Aigarru771/
Ogaru73671/
Agoru7385/
Ghogharu7142/
Gagourou7137/
Gougarou717/
Agarrouj714/
Agarroud714/
Gangooru713/
Ngongaru711/
Gongarou711/
Gongarau711/
Ogharu67494/
Agorou67140/
Gogoru6724/
Gegeru6723/
Ghogharau6717/
Agooru677/
Ongaru677/
Agorau676/
Gangourou672/
Ogarau672/
Ogauru671/
Agoruh671/
Agaroe671/
Agaroo671/
Aagoru671/
Agarró671/
Agharroud671/

Gagaru Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gagaru in the Hindi language
गगरुgagaru-
Gagaru in the Oriya language
ଗାଗରୁgagaru92.31
ଗଗରୁgagaru7.69
Gagaru in the Marathi language
गागरुgagaru58.97
गागरूgagaru38.46
गगरुgagaru2.56

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gagaru
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