Ghughar Surname

1,227,038th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 190 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Ghughar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ghughar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1781:4,309,356113,912
Pakistan121:14,886,99061,272

Ghughar (86) may also be a first name.

Ghughar Last Name Facts

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

Ghughar (Hindi: घुघरा, Marathi: घूघर, Oriya: ଘୁଘର) occurs most in India. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ghughar? popularity and diffusion

Ghughar is the 1,227,038th most numerous last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 38,355,505 people. Ghughar occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Ghughar are found; 100 percent are found in South Asia and 94 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Ghughar is also the 1,032,266th most frequently used given name throughout the world. It is borne by 86 people.

The surname Ghughar is most commonly used in India, where it is held by 178 people, or 1 in 4,309,356. In India Ghughar is mostly concentrated in: Odisha, where 93 percent live, Gujarat, where 2 percent live and Madhya Pradesh, where 2 percent live. Excluding India this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 6 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ghughare93119/
Ghunghar9314/
Ghaughar933/
Ghugahar931/
Ghugar92180/
Gughar929/
Ghoghar863,392/
Ghugare861,134/
Gughare868/
Ghungar864/
Gaughar861/
Ghugard861/
Ghougar861/
Gugar83135/
Ghoghair8023/
Ghogahar802/
Ghuggare801/
Gaughare801/
Ghogar77250/
Guggar77224/
Gungar7796/
Gugare7768/
Gougar7762/
Goghar7731/
Gighar775/
Gaugar773/
Gugair771/
Ggugar771/
Gugard770/
Guggare7192/
Gougare7120/
Goungar7120/
Gougarh7110/
Gougard715/
Ghoghor714/
Guggard711/
Ggugare711/
Gougart711/
Gugarth711/
Gougahr711/
Gogar671,974/
Gigar671,563/
Gussgard6724/
Gusgaard6721/
Gugor676/
Goughour674/

Ghughar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ghughar in the Oriya language
ଘୁଘରghughara90.48
ଘୂଘରghughara7.14
ଘୁଗରghugara1.59
Ghughar in the Marathi language
घूघरghughara50
घुघरghughara50
Ghughar in the Hindi language
घुघराghughara37.5
घुघरghughara37.5
घूघरghughara25

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ghughar
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