Verghese Surname

87,023rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,532 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Seychelles

Verghese Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Verghese Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1,5441:496,80425,051
United Arab Emirates9701:9,4461,194
United States7041:514,85643,086
Saudi Arabia5571:55,3967,891
Kuwait3761:10,1081,395
Oman2721:13,5591,553
Bahrain2351:5,7391,064
Qatar1721:13,7091,501
Australia1651:163,61016,947
England1371:406,70127,895
Canada1011:364,80832,793
Singapore861:64,0432,603
Malaysia831:355,35218,862
New Zealand291:156,14917,650
Wales241:128,9399,528
Seychelles231:4,017661
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
Mauritius41:323,35410,053
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
China21:683,660,78330,601
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426

Verghese (376) may also be a first name.

Verghese Last Name Facts

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

The last name Verghese (Marathi: वेघसे) is more frequently found in India than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Verghese? popularity and diffusion

It is the 87,023rd most prevalent family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 1,317,344 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 78 percent of Verghese are found; 47 percent are found in West Asia and 47 percent are found in Arabian Peninsula. It is also the 447,400th most numerous first name world-wide. It is borne by 376 people.

Verghese is most commonly used in India, where it is held by 1,544 people, or 1 in 496,804. In India it is primarily found in: Kerala, where 27 percent reside, Maharashtra, where 13 percent reside and Karnataka, where 13 percent reside. Beside India Verghese is found in 47 countries. It also occurs in The United Arab Emirates, where 18 percent reside and The United States, where 13 percent reside.

Verghese Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Verghese last name are 6.5% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 59.73% registered with the party.

The amount Verghese earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 19.31% less than the national average, earning 279,248 kr per year; in United States they earn 40.4% more than the national average, earning $60,581 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.53% more than the national average, earning $58,888 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Verghese Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Verghese in the Marathi language
वेघसेveghase57.58
वेरघेसेveraghese12.12
वघसेvaghase12.12
वेघसveghasa9.09
वेघvegha6.06
वरघेसेvaraghese3.03

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Footnotes

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