Ghagh Surname

684,148th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 434 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Nepal

Ghagh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ghagh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India3661:2,095,80770,862
Nepal441:647,2944,928
Iran141:5,484,466128,255
Pakistan71:25,520,55584,222
England31:18,572,686338,250

Ghagh (60) may also be a first name.

Ghagh Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ghagh (Hindi: घाघ, Marathi: घाघ) occurs more in India more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Ghagh.

How Common Is The Last Name Ghagh? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 684,148th most frequently occurring family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 16,791,580 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Ghagh live; 99 percent live in South Asia and 94 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Ghagh is also the 1,270,172nd most numerous first name globally, borne by 60 people.

Ghagh is most widely held in India, where it is held by 366 people, or 1 in 2,095,807. In India Ghagh is primarily concentrated in: Gujarat, where 87 percent are found, Maharashtra, where 13 percent are found and West Bengal, where 0 percent are found. Aside from India this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Nepal, where 10 percent are found and Iran, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ghaugh911/
Ghag8921,468/
Gagh8950/
Ghashgh832/
Ghogh801,506/
Gahag8019/
Ghaag806/
Ghagg804/
Ghaug802/
Ngagh801/
Ghayg801/
Ghahg801/
Ghags801/
Gag75909/
Gagsch7351/
Ghosgh7313/
Ghague7312/
Ghaakh736/
Ghashq733/
Ghaikh733/
Ghakhe732/
Ghaskh731/
Gahaag731/
Ghough730/
Hgag671,890/
Gaag671,395/
Gagg67656/
Gaug67434/
Gaig67243/
Ngag67101/
Ghog6776/
Høghaug6744/
Ghak6743/
Gayg6716/
Gags6713/
Gahg678/
Gasg676/
Ghaq675/
Gahakhe673/
Gagz672/
Ghachke672/
Ghac672/
Ghax672/
Gacg672/
Ghatgue671/
Ghoshgh671/
Ghatkhe671/
Kgag671/
Gahahak671/
Gaqg671/
Gagx671/
Gajg671/

Ghagh Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ghagh in the Hindi language
घाघghagha-
Ghagh in the Marathi language
घाघghagha49.09
घागghaga47.27
घेाघgheagha3.64

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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
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  • 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 Ghagh
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