Varghese Surname

2,494th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 222,252 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Oman

Varghese Surname User-submission:

The name is a variant of George and is used as a name among the Christian of Kerala India.

Varghese Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India108,7041:7,056616
Oman27,1021:13618
United Arab Emirates26,2661:34933
Saudi Arabia19,1601:1,610170
Kuwait12,5731:30223
United States8,8281:41,0585,041
Qatar6,1001:38713
Bahrain4,5701:29519
Sudan2,2401:16,7462,298
England1,6131:34,5434,570
Canada1,0131:36,3734,629
Australia7661:35,2424,651
Singapore3721:14,806652
Sri Lanka3651:57,0106,293
Thailand2971:237,84040,329
Ireland2881:16,3501,808
Malaysia2311:127,6818,300
New Zealand1981:22,8704,013
Samoa1621:1,196373
Malawi1311:130,68014,293
Hong Kong1271:57,7601,031
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
South Africa1061:511,11041,270
Northern Ireland1021:18,0892,301
Wales891:34,7703,467
Scotland851:62,9865,075
Kenya831:556,38426,876
Germany671:1,201,57478,034
Austria471:181,17923,261
Netherlands301:562,90650,501
Spain261:1,798,15550,469
Switzerland251:328,51725,592
Maldives241:16,8401,162
Botswana221:99,40615,343
Iraq211:1,667,69816,789
Yemen171:1,554,42912,359
Belgium161:718,54060,840
Ethiopia161:6,096,64111,907
China141:97,665,8265,141
Tanzania121:4,411,80154,433
Norway101:514,22941,629
Sweden101:984,67673,605
Bangladesh91:17,706,30813,537
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
Iceland91:42,2322,922
Libya91:693,7751,982
Philippines91:11,248,691221,039
Uganda91:4,337,69899,715
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Italy81:7,644,586115,463
France71:9,488,960336,266
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
Poland71:5,429,821146,768
American Samoa61:9,2931,961
Finland61:916,11741,832
Bermuda51:13,0561,849
Japan51:25,568,85950,629
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
South Korea51:10,248,0511,694
Afghanistan41:8,038,29630,874
Brunei41:104,6832,048
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Seychelles41:23,0981,012
Ukraine41:11,380,674331,818
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Vietnam31:30,882,0184,101
British Virgin Islands21:15,797839
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Jordan21:4,421,21822,351
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
Nepal21:14,240,47817,812
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Malta11:430,2723,380
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Varghese (88,026) may also be a first name.

Varghese Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The name is a variant of George and is used as a name among the Christian of Kerala India.

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Varghese Last Name Facts

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

The last name Varghese (Hindi: वर्गीस, Marathi: वघसे, Oriya: ଭରଗୀସ) is borne by more people in India than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Varghese? popularity and diffusion

Varghese is the 2,494th most prevalent family name globally, borne by around 1 in 32,790 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 93 percent of Varghese reside; 49 percent reside in South Asia and 49 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 11,402nd most prevalent given name on earth, held by 88,026 people.

The surname Varghese is most frequent in India, where it is borne by 108,704 people, or 1 in 7,056. In India Varghese is mostly concentrated in: Kerala, where 81 percent reside, Maharashtra, where 8 percent reside and Karnataka, where 2 percent reside. Not including India Varghese exists in 107 countries. It also occurs in Oman, where 12 percent reside and The United Arab Emirates, where 12 percent reside.

Varghese Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Varghese surname are 1.65% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 54.88% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Varghese earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 39.98% less than the national average, earning €18,025 per year; in Norway they earn 5.52% more than the national average, earning 365,171 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 68.38% more than the national average, earning R 400,128 per year; in United States they earn 26.21% more than the national average, earning $54,460 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.24% more than the national average, earning $60,235 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Varghese Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Varghese in the Marathi language
वघसेvaghase40.55
वरघेसेvaraghese12.38
वाघसेvaghase8.96
वरगीसvaragisa8.75
वघvagha6.94
वघसvaghasa3.31
वारगीसvaragisa2.35
वारघेसेvaraghese1.6
वरिगसvarigasa1.17
वगसेvagase1.17
वरघीसvaraghisa0.96
वारघीसvaraghisa0.85
वरघेसvaraghesa0.75
वेरघेसेveraghese0.64
वेघसेveghase0.53
वरिघसेvarighase0.43
वरगेशvaragesa0.43
वरघेरुvaragheru0.43
वरिघसvarighasa0.32
वेरगेसveragesa0.32
हरगेसेharagese0.32
वारगेसेvaragese0.32
वरघसेvaraghase0.32
वगर्सेvagarse0.32
वागेशvagesa0.32
वाहसेvahase0.21
गेवाघसेgevaghase0.21
वारघेसvaraghesa0.21
वेरगेसेveragese0.21
वरागीसvaragisa0.21
वघसीvaghasi0.21
वरघीvaraghi0.21
वरगीसाvaragisa0.21
वारेघेसेvareghese0.21
वरिगसेvarigase0.21
वेघेसेveghese0.21
वारिगसेvarigase0.21
हरगेसharagesa0.21
वरिगसाvarigasa0.21
वघषvaghasa0.21
वरुधेसvarudhesa0.21
वरगसेvaragase0.21
वघर्सेसvagharsesa0.11
वाघेरीvagheri0.11
वरगेसvaragesa0.11
वारोसेvarose0.11
िवघशivaghasa0.11
वरवेसेvaravese0.11
वाघसvaghasa0.11
वरघेषvaraghesa0.11
वरगेसेvaragese0.11
Varghese in the Hindi language
वर्गीसvargisa39.33
वर्गिसvargisa16.85
वरगीसvaragisa10.11
वरघेसेvaraghese6.74
वरगिसvaragisa5.62
वर्गीशvargisa5.62
वर्गेसvargesa3.37
वग्रेशvagresa1.12
वरघीसvaraghisa1.12
वारगिसvaragisa1.12
बर्गिसbargisa1.12
वर्गिशvargisa1.12
बरगेशbaragesa1.12
वर्गसेvargase1.12
पीवर्गिसpivargisa1.12
वरगिशvaragisa1.12
वरघीसेvaraghise1.12
Varghese in the Oriya language
ଭରଗୀସbharagisa15.38
ବରଗିସ୍baragis15.38
ଭରେଗସbharegasa15.38
ବରଗିସbaragisa7.69
ୱାରଘିସwaraghisa7.69
ୱାରଗିସwaragisa7.69
ଭରଗିସbharagisa7.69
ସାରାହାsaraha7.69
ବରଘିସbaraghisa7.69
ଭରେଘେସbhareghesa7.69

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