Taregh Surname

2,944,094th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 44 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Taregh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Taregh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria311:5,714,283142,531
Iran91:8,531,392160,212
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Syria11:19,301,02222,457

Taregh (46) may also be a first name.

Taregh Last Name Facts

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

The last name Taregh (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻃﺎﺭﻕ) has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Taregh? popularity and diffusion

The last name Taregh is the 2,944,094th most frequently held surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 165,626,044 people. Taregh is mostly found in Africa, where 70 percent of Taregh reside; 70 percent reside in West Africa and 70 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Taregh is also the 1,484,914th most frequent first name globally, borne by 46 people.

The last name is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is held by 31 people, or 1 in 5,714,283. In Nigeria Taregh is most prevalent in: Benue, where 61 percent are found and Nasarawa, where 39 percent are found. Apart from Nigeria it exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Iran, where 20 percent are found and The United States, where 7 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tareg9163/
Tarekh83110/
Tareqh8376/
Taureg8356/
Teregh8328/
Tarigh8313/
Tarekhe77367/
Touregh77120/
Taregue7717/
Tareekh7717/
Dteregh774/
Tarekch771/
Taarekh771/
Tereugh771/
Torhegh771/
Tarek73244,004/
Tareq7340,690/
Tarig738,453/
Tereg7320/
Toreg7312/
Tarec735/
Tarex733/
Thareekh7111/
Tharuigh711/
Tareke678,546/
Tarike673,899/
Terekh672,100/
Tharec671,288/
Tareek671,013/
Tarikh67837/
Tarekk67214/
Toureg67200/
Tareak6785/
Tariqe6782/
Tareeq6775/
Taurek6740/
Tareqe6734/
Tariek6732/
Thaareekh6719/
Taureq6713/
Thareq6710/
Tareiq675/
Tahrek675/
Tharig675/
Tayrek674/
Tareck674/
Taraig674/
Tareik673/
Tharek673/
Tearec673/
Taurig672/
Taerig671/
Tojreg671/
Torreg671/
Tarreq671/
Tehreg671/
Tarrec671/
Tarrig671/
Tarrek671/
Tarzig671/
Tarieq671/
Tarheq671/
Tarequ671/
Tareaq671/
Terigh671/

Taregh Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Taregh in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻃﺎﺭﻕtarq-

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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 Taregh
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