Jalighi Surname

3,882,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Jalighi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jalighi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran251:3,071,30192,215
England11:55,718,059489,080

Jalighi Last Name Facts

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

Jalighi is found most in Iran. It can occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Jalighi? popularity and diffusion

Jalighi is the 3,882,373rd most commonly used surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 280,290,228 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 96 percent of Jalighi reside; 96 percent reside in South Asia and 96 percent reside in Islamic South Asia.

The surname is most prevalent in Iran, where it is carried by 25 people, or 1 in 3,071,301. In Iran Jalighi is most prevalent in: Khuzestan Province, where 52 percent reside, Kurdistan Province, where 40 percent reside and Lorestan Province, where 4 percent reside. Barring Iran Jalighi occurs in one country. It also occurs in England, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jaligi9219/
Jattlighi881/
Jaligid8647/
Yalighi869/
Salighi863/
Jalligi861/
Saylighi8010/
Djaligui802/
Sahlighi801/
Jalige77145/
Saligi7739/
Jaliga7727/
Yaligi774/
Caligi773/
Zaligi771/
Joligi771/
Yalehighi751/
Calaigi7135/
Saligoi7121/
Saleghi715/
Jaliger714/
Caleghi711/
Salligi711/
Zaligui711/
Sealigi711/
Calighy710/
Saligheh6726/
Salighay6715/
Jalliger6712/
Cauligai675/
Joleigha671/
Jaligaya671/
Callighy670/
Calligie670/

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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 Jalighi
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