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

Gariga (Georgian: გარიგა, Hindi: गारिगा, Marathi: गरीगा, Oriya: ଗାରିଗା, Russian: Гарига) occurs most in India. It may appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Gariga.

How Common Is The Last Name Gariga? popularity and diffusion

The last name Gariga is the 482,070th most frequently occurring last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 10,546,376 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 55 percent of Gariga live; 51 percent live in South Asia and 51 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Gariga is also the 720,105th most commonly held given name worldwide, borne by 162 people.

This surname is most frequent in India, where it is borne by 354 people, or 1 in 2,166,851. In India it is most prevalent in: Telangana, where 67 percent live, Andhra Pradesh, where 29 percent live and Odisha, where 3 percent live. Barring India Gariga occurs in 17 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 28 percent live and Russia, where 6 percent live.

Gariga Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Gariga has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Gariga last name increased 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gariga Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is chiefly 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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