Galaghar Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Portugal

Galaghar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Galaghar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India231:33,350,669396,143
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
Scotland51:748,64318,576
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States211:2,391,366115,093

Galaghar Last Name Facts

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

The last name Galaghar (Hindi: गलाघर, Marathi: गळघर) is more commonly found in India than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Galaghar? popularity and diffusion

The last name Galaghar is the 3,798,600th most frequently held surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 269,909,108 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 85 percent of Galaghar are found; 85 percent are found in South Asia and 85 percent are found in Indo-South Asia.

This surname is most frequently occurring in India, where it is carried by 23 people, or 1 in 33,350,669. In India it is most numerous in: Gujarat, where 96 percent reside and Maharashtra, where 4 percent reside. Outside of India this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in Portugal, where 15 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Galaghar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Galaghar in the Hindi language
गलाघरgalaghara-
Galaghar in the Marathi language
गळघरgalaghara-

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Galaghar Reference & Research

Gallagher DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Gallagher FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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 Galaghar
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