Garga Surname
Approximately 20,849 people bear this surname
Garga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 13,304 | 1:1,561 | 140 |
| India | 2,770 | 1:276,919 | 15,766 |
| Nigeria | 1,921 | 1:92,214 | 6,388 |
| Chad | 1,733 | 1:7,843 | 1,090 |
| Philippines | 433 | 1:233,807 | 35,655 |
| Nepal | 146 | 1:195,075 | 2,908 |
| Turkey | 105 | 1:741,156 | 37,229 |
| Niger | 75 | 1:255,894 | 8,080 |
| United States | 73 | 1:4,965,191 | 254,179 |
| Indonesia | 58 | 1:2,280,159 | 138,233 |
| Romania | 29 | 1:692,340 | 47,921 |
| Canada | 28 | 1:1,315,914 | 92,927 |
| Poland | 27 | 1:1,407,731 | 83,680 |
| Singapore | 26 | 1:211,835 | 10,313 |
| Liberia | 24 | 1:183,689 | 12,460 |
| England | 20 | 1:2,785,903 | 97,972 |
| Burkina Faso | 12 | 1:1,529,342 | 12,810 |
| France | 11 | 1:6,038,429 | 280,838 |
| Brazil | 6 | 1:35,679,055 | 486,536 |
| Taiwan | 5 | 1:4,688,949 | 27,695 |
| Australia | 5 | 1:5,399,140 | 162,351 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Benin | 3 | 1:3,445,201 | 77,822 |
| Transnistria | 3 | 1:158,233 | 13,093 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Mauritania | 2 | 1:2,047,432 | 30,537 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Central African Republic | 1 | 1:4,515,390 | 1,196 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 15 | 1:3,347,912 | 150,340 |
Garga (15,734) may also be a first name.
Garga Demographics
Garga Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Garga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Garga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Garga (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺟﺎﺭﻛﻪ, Hindi: गर्ग, Marathi: गग, Oriya: ଗଗର୍, Russian: Гарга) is found in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Garga? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 25,819th most numerous surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 349,539 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 82 percent of Garga live; 64 percent live in West Africa and 31 percent live in Senegambia Africa. Garga is also the 44,907th most widespread first name in the world It is held by 15,734 people.
The surname is most commonly held in Cameroon, where it is carried by 13,304 people, or 1 in 1,561. In Cameroon it is primarily concentrated in: Far North Region, where 67 percent live, North Region, where 15 percent live and Adamawa Region, where 8 percent live. Other than Cameroon it is found in 46 countries. It also occurs in India, where 13 percent live and Nigeria, where 9 percent live.
Garga Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Garga has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Garga surname grew 487 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Garga Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is predominantly Muslim (88%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those bearing the Garga surname are 20.1% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 73.33% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Garga earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 44.01% more than the national average, earning $62,141 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.55% less than the national average, earning $43,946 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Garga Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Garga in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺟﺎﺭﻛﻪ | jarkh | - |
| Garga in the Hindi language | ||
| गर्ग | garga | 95.08 |
| गर्गा | garga | 2.77 |
| गार्गा | garga | 0.92 |
| गर्ग्ा | garga | 0.21 |
| राम | rama | 0.1 |
| Garga in the Oriya language | ||
| ଗଗର୍ | gagar | 93.58 |
| ଗଗ | gaga | 4.53 |
| ସାରଦା | sarada | 0.38 |
| Garga in the Marathi language | ||
| गग | gaga | 85.71 |
| गाग | gaga | 14.29 |
| Garga in the Russian language | ||
| Гарга | garga | - |
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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
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- 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 Garga
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