Garh Surname

14,272nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 39,052 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Garh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Garh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India37,5261:20,4411,579
Pakistan7601:235,0585,424
Iran5831:131,70212,012
Liberia1211:36,4343,379
Afghanistan401:803,8308,369
Niger61:3,198,67054,540
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
England11:55,718,059489,080
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England141:1,741,09855,534
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Garh (4,233) may also be a first name.

Garh Last Name Facts

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

Garh (Arabic: غرَه, Bengali: গড়, Hindi: गढ) is carried by more people in India than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Garh click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Garh? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 14,272nd most commonly held surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 186,611 people. Garh occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Garh live; 100 percent live in South Asia and 96 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Garh is also the 106,567th most commonly used given name throughout the world, held by 4,233 people.

The last name Garh is most frequent in India, where it is held by 37,526 people, or 1 in 20,441. In India Garh is most common in: Assam, where 99 percent live, West Bengal, where 0 percent live and Tripura, where 0 percent live. Excluding India this last name exists in 12 countries. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 2 percent live and Iran, where 1 percent live.

Garh Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Garh has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Garh surname declined 83 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 93 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gaurh89187/
Garhe89133/
Gardh8938/
Gharh8929/
Gaarh8920/
Garph8915/
Garzh893/
Garht893/
Garrh893/
Garhh892/
Ngarh892/
Gairh891/
Gar8613,414/
Arh861,978/
Gairhe80121/
Ghearh8019/
Garhsh804/
Gaurdh803/
Nngarh801/
Gardth800/
Gaur7571,462/
Gorh7532,412/
Gare7516,074/
Gard7513,253/
Garr755,614/
Ghar754,617/
Gair754,278/
Gahr752,575/
Gaar752,130/
Garz751,713/
Ngar751,692/
Harh751,057/
Gart75899/
Gasr75278/
Garp75210/
Ardh7595/
Gayr7561/
Garå7524/
Arhe7523/
Arph7522/
Airh7510/
Øgar7510/
Aarh759/
Gaár758/
Gatr756/
Garð756/
Earh755/
Garø754/
Kgar753/
Cgar752/
Ggar752/
Asrh752/
Ajrh752/
Arzh751/
Aurh751/
Hgar751/
Arhd751/
Arhh751/
Arhp751/
Arhs751/
Atrh751/
Arht750/
Ågaurdh735/
Ar6765,875/
Ghare6730,369/
Gaire6717,714/
Garre676,839/
Gorhe671,939/
Gaure671,810/
Kgare671,727/
Ghaur671,683/
Gardt671,469/
Gaare671,463/
Gourh671,220/
Harrh671,176/
Gaard67860/
Goorh67736/
Gayre67650/
Gahar67611/
Ghart67309/
Ghasr67236/
Hajrh67233/
Eardh67180/
Ghahr67145/
Ghair67142/
Gharr67123/
Ngair67115/
Gaurd67112/
Gaarz67108/
Gordh6782/
Gahur6781/
Gauhr6754/
Guear6743/
Hasrh6741/
Ghard6735/
Aardh6728/
Haarh6726/
Gahýr6724/
Gautr6720/
Gardå6720/
Ghear6719/
Nghar6719/
Garrì6717/
Ghorh6716/
Ayreh6716/
Ngaur6715/
Asrph6714/
Gaurr6713/
Øgard6713/
Gharz6713/
Gahír6711/
Aharh6711/
Gauur679/
Gaair679/
Gasre679/
Nggar678/
Garrd678/
Qugar678/
Hgare676/
Harhe675/
Gaird675/
Ågard675/
Hearh674/
Ggare674/
Ghaar674/
Gaurt674/
Gartå674/
Hggar674/
Gorrh673/
Ghayr673/
Ghatr673/
Gaihr673/
G'Are672/
Gharp672/
Garzr672/
Goirh672/
Hardh672/
Ngahr672/
Aajrh672/
Gaahr671/
Garzs671/
Gghar671/
Gahrt671/
Gajjr671/
Harhs671/
Harph671/
Gorht671/
Aairh671/
Aarhe671/
Gartt671/
Garrt671/
Gairt671/
Gayır671/
Ngorh671/
Harhh671/
Gorzh671/
Hatrh671/
Ågarp671/
Gardì671/
Gauër671/
D'Gar671/
Gausr671/
Airhe671/
Nngar671/
Ayrth671/
Athrh671/
Gaïre671/
Gohrh671/
Ghgar671/
Kghar671/
Gayrd670/
Gardd670/
Ggard670/

Garh Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Garh in the Hindi language
गढgadha75
गाढgadha25
Garh in the Bengali language
গড়gara50.79
গড়gara41.27
গঁড়gamra4.76
গরgara3.17
Garh in the Arabic language
غرَهghrah-
غرَّهghrah-
غرّهghrh-
غرهghrh-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Garh
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