Targhy Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Morocco
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Targhy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Targhy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Mauritania31:1,364,95427,355

Targhy Last Name Facts

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

The surname Targhy (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺗﺎﺭﻕ) is borne by more people in Morocco than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Targhy.

How Common Is The Last Name Targhy? popularity and diffusion

The last name Targhy is the 7,117,718th most commonly held family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Targhy live; 57 percent live in North Africa and 57 percent live in Mahgreb.

This last name is most commonly held in Morocco, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 8,619,025. Excluding Morocco this last name is found in one country. It is also common in Mauritania, where 43 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Targhiy921/
Targy91102/
Targhi832,824/
Targay83537/
Targhe8333/
Targha835/
Targuy833/
Targye831/
Targeh831/
Targey831/
Targhis7770/
Thargay7714/
Targhee772/
Torghay771/
Thargey771/
Targeth771/
Targa736,637/
Targe73445/
Targi73263/
Targé7313/
Torgy7313/
Tergy732/
Tarenghi7195/
Targhist711/
Thargeeh711/
Targui671,701/
Target67958/
Torgay67414/
Targit67222/
Targes67162/
Targee6788/
Targai6752/
Targez6747/
Tarnge6745/
Tharge6734/
Targer6725/
Torgha6720/
Targie6719/
Tajrgi6718/
Torghi6716/
Tarngi6712/
Taargi674/
Torgoy673/
Tarngchai671/
Targis671/
Tarrga671/
Targea671/
Targaa671/
Torgye671/
Tharga671/
Targoi670/
Torgey670/
Tergey670/

Targhy Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Targhy in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺗﺎﺭﻕtarq50
ﺍﻟﺘﺮﻛﻲaltrky50

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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 Targhy
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