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

The last name Gareth (Arabic: غريته, Hindi: गा्रेथ, Marathi: गारेथ) is carried by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gareth? popularity and diffusion

The last name Gareth is the 1,943,350th most numerous surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 79,212,456 people. Gareth occurs mostly in Oceania, where 37 percent of Gareth live; 37 percent live in Oceania Islands and 37 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 8,070th most frequent first name throughout the world, 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 mostly concentrated in: Morobe, where 76 percent are found, West New Britain, where 15 percent are found and Bougainville, where 6 percent are found. Other than Papua New Guinea this surname occurs in 16 countries. It is also common in England, where 14 percent are found and Wales, where 10 percent are found.

Gareth Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Gareth has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name grew 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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