Garghan Surname

2,436,415th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 62 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Garghan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Garghan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England461:1,211,26256,182
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:2,437,53768,340

Garghan Last Name Facts

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

Garghan is more commonly found in England than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Garghan? popularity and diffusion

Garghan is the 2,436,415th most commonly held last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 117,541,063 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 79 percent of Garghan live; 79 percent live in Northern Europe and 79 percent live in British Isles.

The last name is most prevalent in England, where it is carried by 46 people, or 1 in 1,211,262. In England it is primarily found in: West Midlands, where 63 percent are found, Cambridgeshire, where 11 percent are found and East Riding of Yorkshire, where 11 percent are found. Without taking into account England this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 10 percent are found and Canada, where 8 percent are found.

Garghan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Garghan has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname grew 460 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Garghan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gargahan930/
Garnghan930/
Gargan923,588/
Arghan9217/
Arghand861,124/
Gargaun86269/
Gargang8643/
Gorghan869/
Gargane866/
Gargahn865/
Garngan864/
Gargant863/
Gargand861/
Argahan861/
Garghon861/
Gargjan861/
Garrgan861/
Gargain860/
Argan831,665/
Garingan801,207/
Gargasin80250/
Gariñgan8013/
Ghargane806/
Garganne803/
Gargacin802/
Gorhghan801/
Hargan772,983/
Argane771,231/
Argain77501/
Gargam77499/
Argant77418/
Argand77293/
Gargon77256/
Argang779/
Arghon773/
Orghan773/
Aargan772/
Argham771/
Argaín771/
Argayn771/
Gargón771/
Garinggan75176/
Garganova7526/
Garringan757/
Arghoun71298/
Hargane71258/
Gargone71176/
Hargain7196/
Gargasienė7138/
Hargand7132/
Argatin7116/
Arghoon716/
Hargaan714/
D'Argan714/
Garngon711/
Argagne711/
Gargoun711/
Argaine711/
Heargan710/
Haargan710/
Hargham710/
Argon67940/
Argam67174/
Arganova6731/
Gargonne6721/
Arganová678/
Argón674/
Gargasim671/
Argheine671/
Gorghone671/
Gaurgond671/
Garingon671/
Argán671/

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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 Garghan
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