Gargir Surname

1,871,545th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 98 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Israel

Gargir Surname User-submission:

The Gargir surname means 'watercress'. This surname arrived to Israel from Turkey. Gargir is a plant that grows near rivers, that's why the full term in Hebrew is gargir ha-nechalim, where nechalim means 'rivers'.

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Gargir Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran311:2,476,85681,358
United States281:12,944,962483,512
Israel201:427,88233,464
Turkey61:12,970,237144,247
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

Gargir Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Gargir surname means 'watercress'. This surname arrived to Israel from Turkey. Gargir is a plant that grows near rivers, that's why the full term in Hebrew is gargir ha-nechalim, where nechalim means 'rivers'.

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Gargir Last Name Facts

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

Gargir (Hindi: गार्गीर्) is held by more people in Iran than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gargir? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,871,545th most numerous family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 74,362,713 people. The surname Gargir occurs predominantly in Asia, where 63 percent of Gargir reside; 34 percent reside in North America and 34 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

Gargir is most common in Iran, where it is borne by 31 people, or 1 in 2,476,856. In Iran it is most prevalent in: Razavi Khorasan Province, where 81 percent are found, Khuzestan Province, where 16 percent are found and Tehran Province, where 3 percent are found. Besides Iran this last name is found in 8 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 29 percent are found and Israel, where 20 percent are found.

Gargir Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Gargir surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the political party.

Gargir earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 23.99% more than the national average, earning $53,500 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Gargier927/
Garir91480/
Argir91144/
Gargaire8620/
Arghir831,994/
Garger83890/
Argier83142/
Argire8362/
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Garair8315/
Gareir835/
Gharir834/
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Garcir833/
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Argird832/
Gargre832/
Garior832/
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Arir8072/
Arghire77436/
Garrier77355/
Gaurier77341/
Garnger7716/
Gorgier7710/
Gharger776/
Arguire775/
Gargere772/
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Argierd771/
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Garceir770/
Garaird770/
Garcire770/
Gargger770/
Argirre770/
Garsier770/
Harir736,243/
Asrir73555/
Arger73389/
Arier73182/
Ajrir73179/
Ayrir73142/
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Arire7359/
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Orgir7336/
Garer7317/
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Ahrir739/
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Garjr734/
Argre733/
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Garinger71819/
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Garenger711/
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Garringer671,851/
Arhire671,798/
Gareer67464/
Argyre67329/
Harrir67263/
Aurier67164/
Harire6767/
Gorger6763/
Görger6755/
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Gayregger6728/
Garere6727/
Garcer6725/
Garher6722/
Gorire6720/
Garrer6714/
Ayrier6713/
Garrenger6712/
Ghorir6712/
Atreir6711/
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Harier679/
Arrior679/
Gourir678/
Garser676/
Ngarer676/
Harirh675/
Araair674/
Argeer673/
Aruire673/
Aharir673/
Harirt673/
Garear673/
Araire673/
Areire673/
Aarhir673/
Gorier672/
Arghirova672/
Arcger672/
Arrier672/
Ahrire672/
Gharer672/
Harair672/
Goroir672/
Aurire672/
Horgir671/
Garjer671/
Garysr671/
Garerd671/
Garert671/
Harihr671/
Haritr671/
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Goritr671/
Ahroir671/
Argere671/
Argert671/
Ajhrir671/
Garzer671/
Arguer671/
Gharchair671/
Garyor671/
Arrair671/
Aurair671/
Orgire671/
Gorior671/
Ghaharger671/
Ajrire671/
Arzair671/
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Gaarer671/
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Gargir Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gargir in the Hindi language
गार्गीर्gargir-

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