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

Taregh (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻃﺎﺭﻕ) has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Taregh? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,944,094th most widely held family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 165,626,044 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 70 percent of Taregh are found; 70 percent are found in West Africa and 70 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Taregh is also the 1,484,914th most common given name internationally, borne by 46 people.

Taregh is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is held by 31 people, or 1 in 5,714,283. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Benue, where 61 percent reside and Nasarawa, where 39 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria it occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Iran, where 20 percent reside and The United States, where 7 percent reside.

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
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  • 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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