Khaleghi Surname

16,198th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 34,363 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Khaleghi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Khaleghi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran33,9791:2,260284
United States1711:2,119,643134,411
England391:1,428,66862,556
Canada321:1,151,42583,867
Thailand271:2,616,235275,741
Sweden221:447,58032,003
Iraq161:2,188,85319,343
Netherlands151:1,125,81268,885
Norway101:514,22941,629
France91:7,380,302306,885
Austria81:1,064,42975,134
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Khaleghi (1,176) may also be a first name.

Khaleghi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Khaleghi is borne by more people in Iran than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Khaleghi? popularity and diffusion

Khaleghi is the 16,198th most frequently used surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 212,075 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Khaleghi are found; 99 percent are found in South Asia and 99 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 231,499th most prevalent given name throughout the world, borne by 1,176 people.

The last name Khaleghi is most prevalent in Iran, where it is carried by 33,979 people, or 1 in 2,260. In Iran Khaleghi is most numerous in: Tehran Province, where 16 percent are found, Kerman Province, where 16 percent are found and Razavi Khorasan Province, where 12 percent are found. Excluding Iran this last name is found in 28 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 0 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.

Khaleghi Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Khaleghi last name are 2.09% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 55.32% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Khaleghi earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 32.67% less than the national average, earning 233,029 kr per year; in United States they earn 38.96% more than the national average, earning $59,961 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.65% less than the national average, earning $47,372 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khalegi9353/
Haleghi935/
Khalighi882,800/
Khaleghy8813/
Chaleghi883/
Khaleghe882/
Khaleegi881/
Khahlehi881/
Haleighi881/
Khalejhi881/
Halehi869/
Halegi863/
Halegoi8017/
Khaligi8016/
Khaleei804/
Khalege803/
Khalihi801/
Khaljei801/
Chalehi801/
Khalighy759/
Khaleaei751/
Khalji713,595/
Halege7176/
Khalie7149/
Haligi7146/
Khalje7132/
Halega714/
Halihi713/
Holegi713/
Halehe712/
Challighi711/
Haleeh711/
Haljeh711/
Holehi711/
Khaliji67817/
Chalega67228/
Haleaei6725/
Khaljee6719/
Halegoa6719/
Khealie6718/
Khailji6716/
Khallie6715/
Khalihe6712/
Haleger6711/
Chalihi6710/
Khalige676/
Khaligy675/
Haligai675/
Khalije673/
Khaliea673/
Khalgee672/
Khaljie672/
Hjalieh672/
Kholjeh671/
Holighi671/
Khaljji671/
Halyhyi671/
Chalege671/
Kholigi671/
Khahlie671/
Haslege671/
Haleget671/
Chalieh671/
Chalhie671/
Haliheh671/
Haleige671/
Halajhi671/
Hallegy670/

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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 Khaleghi
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