Gareth Surname

1,943,350th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 92 people bear this surname

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

Gareth Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gareth Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea341:239,81532,925
England131:4,286,005132,302
Wales91:343,83718,086
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Brunei41:104,6832,048
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Croatia31:1,409,53570,997
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Gareth (129,151) may also be a first name.

Gareth Last Name Facts

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

Gareth (Arabic: غريته, Hindi: गा्रेथ, Marathi: गारेथ) is found most in Papua New Guinea. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gareth? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,943,350th most frequent family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 79,212,456 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 37 percent of Gareth reside; 37 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 37 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 8,070th most commonly used forename in the world. It is borne by 129,151 people.

The surname Gareth is most frequent in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 34 people, or 1 in 239,815. In Papua New Guinea Gareth is most prevalent in: Morobe, where 76 percent live, West New Britain, where 15 percent live and Bougainville, where 6 percent live. Apart from Papua New Guinea Gareth occurs in 16 countries. It is also found in England, where 14 percent live and Wales, where 10 percent live.

Gareth Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Gareth has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Gareth last name rose 186 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Garreth9298/
Garethe927/
Gareath924/
Gaureth921/
Garieth920/
Gaireth920/
Garet912,201/
Garretth861/
Garrethe860/
Garret833,424/
Gayret831,061/
Garett83462/
Garete83325/
Gauret83236/
Garedh83203/
Goreth83202/
Garets83126/
Garest83125/
Garget8369/
Garetz8359/
Gahret8352/
Gharet8339/
Gariet8319/
Gereth8316/
Gairet834/
Gareet834/
Ngaret834/
Garith832/
Gajret831/
Gareat831/
Garyth830/
Garrett77170,903/
Gautret77971/
Gargett77783/
Garecht77238/
Garette77150/
Gareyte7769/
Garrete7758/
Garriet7755/
Giereth7733/
Garaith7729/
Gareits7724/
Gareste7714/
Gehreth7713/
Gorreth7710/
Gharett7710/
Gerreth778/
Goureth778/
Gairett775/
Garrith774/
Gariett774/
Gareitz774/
Gareett773/
Gorethe773/
Garrets772/
Garidth772/
Garreet771/
Gaurets771/
Garretz771/
Gharehd771/
Garreht771/
Gaurete771/
Goereth771/
Gooreth771/
Goretch771/
Ghayret771/
Gereeth770/
Gharest770/
Gaurett770/
Gharret770/
Gahrett770/
Gaerett770/
Gared733,003/
Goret732,646/
Garit73539/
Geret73383/
Göret7357/
Géret731/
Garyt730/
Garrecht71910/
Garrette71866/
Gairrett7153/
Garretts7143/
Garetova7140/
Garriett7124/
Gharrett7115/
Gauthret718/
Garreett717/
Garrettt714/
Garetová714/
Gaarrett711/
Garreitt711/
Garrettd711/
Garrrett711/
Gareette711/
Gaerrett711/
Gourethe711/
Hgarrett710/
Gouret672,138/
Garait671,696/
Gehret671,381/
Gorget67866/
Gorets67746/
Gorret67611/
Garred67503/
Garist67466/
Garayt67402/
Gorete67277/
Garite67205/
Garrit67165/
Göretz6779/
Goriet6768/
Goyret6757/
Gariot6742/
Gargit6740/
Gareid6730/
Ghared6730/
Gorett6724/
Gharit6724/
Gereit6722/
Gerret6721/
Gorith6720/
Gerett6715/
Garhed6713/
Gaurit6713/
Gareed6712/
Gahred679/
Garitt678/
Ngoret676/
Garhid675/
Geriet675/
Gheret674/
Gaered674/
Gerith673/
Garryt673/
Gorest672/
Garied672/
Garuit671/
Garytt671/
Gatred671/
Gerhet671/
Garead671/
Garecz671/
Garhit671/
Goeret671/
Garyte671/
Garidh671/
Gohret671/
Goiret671/
Gieret671/
Gairit671/
Gooret671/
Goretp671/
Garrechtt670/
Gereht670/

Gareth Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gareth in the Hindi language
गा्रेथgaretha-
Gareth in the Marathi language
गारेथgaretha28.57
गॅरेथgeretha14.29
गरेठgaretha14.29
गैरतgairata14.29
गँरेटgamreta14.29
गेरेथgeretha14.29
Gareth in the Arabic language
غريتهghryth-

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