Regha Surname
Approximately 393 people bear this surname
Regha Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 331 | 1:535,174 | 26,268 |
| Indonesia | 34 | 1:3,889,682 | 201,134 |
| India | 17 | 1:45,121,493 | 474,784 |
| Afghanistan | 7 | 1:4,593,312 | 23,122 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Regha (550) may also be a first name.
Regha Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Regha Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Regha (Hindi: रेघा, Marathi: रेघा, Oriya: େରଘା) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Regha.
How Common Is The Last Name Regha? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 735,823rd most frequently occurring surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 18,543,374 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 85 percent of Regha live; 84 percent live in West Africa and 84 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Regha is also the 359,069th most frequently used first name worldwide. It is borne by 550 people.
It is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 331 people, or 1 in 535,174. In Nigeria Regha is primarily concentrated in: Delta, where 63 percent live, Edo, where 9 percent live and Lagos, where 8 percent live. Besides Nigeria this last name is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 9 percent live and India, where 4 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Regha Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Regha in the Marathi language | ||
| रेघा | regha | 96.88 |
| रेखा | rekha | 3.13 |
| Regha in the Oriya language | ||
| େରଘା | eragha | 94.44 |
| େରଘ | eragha | 5.56 |
| Regha in the Hindi language | ||
| रेघा | regha | 90 |
| रेखा | rekha | 10 |
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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 Regha
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