Garlah Surname
Approximately 22 people bear this surname
Garlah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 21 | 1:209,930 | 13,691 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Garlah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Garlah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Garlah occurs more in Liberia more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Garlah.
How Common Is The Last Name Garlah? popularity and diffusion
It is the 4,206,983rd most commonly occurring surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 331,252,087 people. The surname Garlah is mostly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Garlah are found; 95 percent are found in West Africa and 95 percent are found in Anglo-West Africa.
It is most commonly used in Liberia, where it is borne by 21 people, or 1 in 209,930. In Liberia it is most prevalent in: Montserrado County, where 62 percent are found, Gbarpolu County, where 33 percent are found and Grand Bassa County, where 5 percent are found. Not including Liberia Garlah occurs in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 5 percent are found.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Garlah
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