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

The surname Garghan is found in England more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Garghan? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,436,415th most widely held family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 117,541,063 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 79 percent of Garghan are found; 79 percent are found in Northern Europe and 79 percent are found in British Isles.

The surname is most frequent in England, where it is carried by 46 people, or 1 in 1,211,262. In England Garghan is most common in: West Midlands, where 63 percent reside, Cambridgeshire, where 11 percent reside and East Riding of Yorkshire, where 11 percent reside. Outside of England this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 10 percent reside and Canada, where 8 percent reside.

Garghan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Garghan has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Garghan surname increased 460 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Garghan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Garghan 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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • 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 Garghan
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