Gariga Surname

482,070th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 691 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Gariga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gariga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India3541:2,166,85172,500
Nigeria1941:913,10739,493
Russia411:3,515,196179,721
Niger361:533,11213,750
Papua New Guinea311:263,02335,917
Philippines141:7,231,302192,576
Uganda61:6,506,546123,710
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
France11:66,422,722504,397
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Gariga (162) may also be a first name.

Gariga Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gariga (Georgian: გარიგა, Hindi: गारिगा, Marathi: गरीगा, Oriya: ଗାରିଗା, Russian: Гарига) is more frequently found in India than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Gariga.

How Common Is The Last Name Gariga? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 482,070th most commonly occurring surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 10,546,376 people. The surname Gariga occurs mostly in Asia, where 55 percent of Gariga are found; 51 percent are found in South Asia and 51 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 720,105th most commonly used first name internationally It is held by 162 people.

The surname is most frequent in India, where it is borne by 354 people, or 1 in 2,166,851. In India it is primarily found in: Telangana, where 67 percent are found, Andhra Pradesh, where 29 percent are found and Odisha, where 3 percent are found. Beside India this last name occurs in 17 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 28 percent are found and Russia, where 6 percent are found.

Gariga Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Gariga has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gariga Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is principally Orthodox (75%) in Ukraine.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Garriga9211,580/
Garigay9251/
Gariega9239/
Ngariga9210/
Ghariga923/
Garigas922/
Gaariga921/
Garigai921/
Garigea921/
Garigaz921/
Gargiga921/
Garigha921/
Ariga9128,821/
Garrigas8618/
Garrigat861/
Gairigay861/
Geriga832,662/
Garige832,240/
Arisga83757/
Hariga83749/
Arriga83415/
Goriga83361/
Garyga83325/
Garigo83223/
Ariega83201/
Auriga83149/
Aariga83105/
Garega8373/
Atriga8351/
Garuga8349/
Arioga8343/
Ahriga8332/
Garigi8330/
Arziga8323/
Arigha8312/
Arigai8312/
Arigat8310/
Arigay838/
Arigas837/
Arigaa834/
Arigga833/
Arigau833/
Argiga832/
Arigah832/
Araiga832/
Aroiga831/
Areiga831/
Arigad831/
Ajriga831/
Asriga831/
Garrigaud8024/
Garrigaux801/
Gaurigaud801/
Gharaigay801/
Garrigo77813/
Ngarega77208/
Arraiga77195/
Gairigi77149/
Harigai7798/
Gheriga7764/
Garigui7729/
Garrigó7723/
Hauriga7722/
Gorigay7721/
Harriga7719/
Arrigas7717/
Gaurige7710/
Garrige776/
Garegai775/
Garigey775/
Garioge775/
Harigat774/
Gárgiga774/
Gorigha774/
Gariges774/
Garegay773/
Areigat772/
Gareaga772/
Garigye772/
Gharige772/
Gerriga772/
Ariegha772/
Arisgad772/
Arrigau772/
Arighai772/
Gariggo772/
Garigou772/
Garegat771/
Harigau771/
Gouriga771/
Gorigai771/
Aarigay771/
Arreiga771/
Harigas771/
Garugha771/
Ngarigi771/
Gariego771/
Gerigay771/
Gerigga771/
Gereiga771/
Arzigai771/
Ariggay771/
Arighay771/
Arigaus771/
Garigje771/
Haraiga771/
Arigo733,332/
Origa731,809/
Arigò7321/
Arigó734/
Garrigos713,565/
Garrigou711,109/
Garaygay71566/
Gariguez71341/
Garrigós7188/
Gharighi7168/
Garaigop7149/
Arigault7141/
Garigues7127/
Gharegha719/
Harrigat716/
Garriges716/
Garrigoz716/
Garriego716/
Harigaud715/
Gaurigui714/
Ahaariga714/
Garriger711/
Garrighy711/
Garrigys711/
Garigepp711/
Harigapp711/
Ghouriga711/
Harigaut711/
Haraigha711/
Garrigòs711/
Gereigha711/
Ghorigau711/
Garrigot711/
Garrigues678,351/
Arrigo677,277/
Gorige673,254/
Ariego67804/
Ouriga67478/
Origas67185/
Arigho67169/
Arigos67162/
Garrigoux67142/
Garriguet67129/
Garriguez67111/
Gorigi67106/
Atrigo6799/
Origha6797/
Oiriga6785/
Gorigo6750/
Orhiga6748/
Garege6742/
Arigoh6741/
Arrigault6740/
Arigot6734/
Arisgo6733/
Aregha6721/
Gharigich6719/
Euriga6718/
Arigoz6717/
Harigo6716/
Aurigo6711/
Arhigo6710/
Asrigo676/
Horiga676/
Origah675/
Araigo675/
Garegi674/
Ariogo674/
Garego673/
Gerigo672/
Arigou672/
Arigós672/
Garugo672/
Origai671/
Oraiga671/
Garjge671/
Gorigy671/
Argigo671/
Oruiga671/
Eiriga671/
Origat671/
Oreiga671/
Șoriga671/
Gariggues671/
Gasreiger671/
Aruigo671/
Arigoo671/
Garrrigos671/
Origau671/
Areigo671/
Garriguer670/
Garrighey670/
Garrigher670/

Gariga Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gariga in the Georgian language
გარიგაgariga-
Gariga in the Marathi language
गरीगाgariga-
Gariga in the Oriya language
ଗାରିଗାgariga90
କାୁଗାରିମାkaugarima10
Gariga in the Hindi language
गारिगाgariga50
गरिगाgariga50
Gariga in the Russian language
Гаригаgariga-

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Footnotes

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