Girg Surname

996,001st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 257 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Girg Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Girg Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2171:370,99335,221
Austria151:567,69652,281
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Girg Last Name Facts

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

The surname Girg (Russian: Гирг) is more commonly found in Germany than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Girg.

How Common Is The Last Name Girg? popularity and diffusion

It is the 996,001st most commonly held surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 28,356,210 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 93 percent of Girg reside; 91 percent reside in Western Europe and 91 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most frequent in Germany, where it is carried by 217 people, or 1 in 370,993. In Germany Girg is most common in: Bavaria, where 42 percent are found, Baden-Württemberg, where 25 percent are found and Hesse, where 15 percent are found. Beside Germany Girg is found in 9 countries. It is also common in Austria, where 6 percent are found and Indonesia, where 2 percent are found.

Girg Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Girg has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Girg last name increased 133 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gierg8959/
Gireg8933/
Girgs897/
Girgh894/
Girgz891/
Irg8667/
Girggs807/
Greg756,119/
Gerg751,496/
Iorg75237/
Girk75143/
Gurg75109/
Sirg7551/
Zirg756/
Irgh754/
Hirg753/
Airg753/
Oirg752/
Ihrg752/
Girc752/
Irgs751/
Ierg751/
Cirg751/
Irgk751/
Irgp751/
Irrg751/
Irgt751/
Irhg751/
Ijrg751/
Girgová73310/
Girgova7312/
Gregg6747,775/
Zireg672,525/
Girke671,570/
Gergs67768/
Irgue67344/
Gergő67319/
Girek67318/
Gierc67150/
Gierk67104/
Guirk6721/
Jirgh676/
Gergg675/
Gireq674/
Gurgg674/
Gregh674/
Sirgh673/
Zeirg672/
Grecg672/
Ghurg672/
Dgerg671/
Jirgs671/
Jhirg671/
Gergt671/
Yirgs671/
Gergh671/
Hairg671/
Giork671/
Heirg671/
Gircs671/
Djirg671/
Gisrc671/
Gyrqg671/
Seirg670/
Gairx670/
Girks670/
Geerg670/
Sierg670/

Girg Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Girg in the Russian language
Гиргgirg-

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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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  • 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 Girg
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