Gheshlagh Surname
Approximately 337 people bear this surname
Gheshlagh Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 323 | 1:237,717 | 18,252 |
| Denmark | 8 | 1:705,589 | 39,626 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Gheshlagh (16) may also be a first name.
Gheshlagh Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gheshlagh Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gheshlagh is found in Iran more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gheshlagh? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 823,466th most widely held surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 21,624,765 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 96 percent of Gheshlagh are found; 96 percent are found in South Asia and 96 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Gheshlagh is also the 2,786,762nd most frequent first name globally, borne by 16 people.
Gheshlagh is most commonly held in Iran, where it is borne by 323 people, or 1 in 237,717. In Iran Gheshlagh is most prevalent in: East Azerbaijan Province, where 67 percent live, Tehran Province, where 7 percent live and Alborz Province, where 6 percent live. Apart from Iran this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Denmark, where 2 percent live and Finland, where 1 percent live.
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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 Gheshlagh
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