Ghaghan Surname
Approximately 16 people bear this surname
Ghaghan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 15 | 1:11,909,592 | 53,778 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Ghaghan (27) may also be a first name.
Ghaghan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ghaghan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ghaghan (Hindi: धधन) is held by more people in Pakistan than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Ghaghan click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ghaghan? popularity and diffusion
The last name Ghaghan is the 4,908,606th most frequently held surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Ghaghan reside; 100 percent reside in South Asia and 94 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 2,036,353rd most widely held first name world-wide, borne by 27 people.
This surname is most widespread in Pakistan, where it is carried by 15 people, or 1 in 11,909,592. In Pakistan Ghaghan is most prevalent in: Punjab, where 93 percent are found and Sindh, where 7 percent are found. Beside Pakistan it is found in one country. It is also common in India, where 6 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ghaghan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ghaghan in the Hindi language | ||
| धधन | dhadhana | - |
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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 Ghaghan
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