Gharigh Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Afghanistan

Gharigh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gharigh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Iran11:76,782,524277,718

Gharigh Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gharigh occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gharigh? popularity and diffusion

It is the 8,968,613th most frequently used surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 50 percent of Gharigh reside; 50 percent reside in North America and 50 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 181,229,466. In The United States Gharigh is primarily found in: Louisiana, where 50 percent reside and Tennessee, where 50 percent reside. Aside from The United States this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Afghanistan, where 25 percent reside and Iran, where 25 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gharig92101/
Gargigh86111/
Gehrigh860/
Garig83358/
Ghareagh8020/
Gharehgh8013/
Ghareegh801/
Gehrig779,068/
Göhrig77405/
Gahrig7744/
Gaerig7734/
Garaig7728/
Gaurig7714/
Gohrig7713/
Gharic779/
Ghariq777/
Gerigh774/
Garrig773/
Gherig772/
Ghareg772/
Garigs771/
Kgarig771/
Garikh771/
Gharik771/
Goehrig71304/
Gehrigk7159/
Gaurikh7143/
Garigue7142/
Garrigs7112/
Gargaig713/
Gaurigg712/
Garrigg712/
Ghauric711/
Gharaik711/
Gathrig711/
Gaasrig710/
Garaigs710/
Gerig673,008/
Garrigue672,728/
Garik671,044/
Garic67752/
Görig67613/
Gharehkh67145/
Gorig6732/
Gareg6719/
Garigova6717/
Garug6713/
Ghorikhe6710/
Gariq673/
Gathrigt673/
Gaurigue672/
Gärig671/
Garaigue671/
Gairigue671/

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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 Gharigh
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