Ghaghar Surname
Approximately 681 people bear this surname
Ghaghar Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 631 | 1:1,215,635 | 48,641 |
| Pakistan | 48 | 1:3,721,748 | 27,543 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
Ghaghar (181) may also be a first name.
Ghaghar Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ghaghar Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ghaghar (Hindi: घाघर, Oriya: ଘଘର) is held by more people in India than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ghaghar? popularity and diffusion
The last name Ghaghar is the 487,389th most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 10,701,242 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Ghaghar are found; 100 percent are found in South Asia and 93 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 677,199th most commonly used first name globally, held by 181 people.
It is most widespread in India, where it is borne by 631 people, or 1 in 1,215,635. In India Ghaghar is most common in: Gujarat, where 98 percent are found, Uttarkhand, where 1 percent are found and Uttar Pradesh, where 0 percent are found. Without taking into account India Ghaghar is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Pakistan, where 7 percent are found and Afghanistan, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ghaghar Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ghaghar in the Oriya language | ||
| ଘଘର | ghaghara | - |
| Ghaghar in the Hindi language | ||
| घाघर | ghaghara | 60 |
| घघर | ghaghara | 20 |
| धाधर | dhadhara | 10 |
| घाहघर | ghahaghara | 10 |
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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 Ghaghar
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