Ara Surname
Approximately 410,984 people bear this surname
Ara Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 209,468 | 1:3,662 | 349 |
| Bangladesh | 156,535 | 1:1,018 | 99 |
| Pakistan | 25,853 | 1:6,910 | 578 |
| Indonesia | 3,549 | 1:37,264 | 4,325 |
| Mexico | 2,042 | 1:60,787 | 2,890 |
| Spain | 1,826 | 1:25,604 | 2,678 |
| Philippines | 1,533 | 1:66,039 | 11,275 |
| Italy | 938 | 1:65,199 | 11,614 |
| Nepal | 785 | 1:36,281 | 1,284 |
| Turkey | 767 | 1:101,462 | 8,835 |
| Nigeria | 654 | 1:270,860 | 15,432 |
| United States | 637 | 1:569,009 | 46,718 |
| Venezuela | 534 | 1:56,562 | 2,671 |
| Japan | 480 | 1:266,342 | 10,476 |
| Egypt | 458 | 1:200,733 | 14,525 |
| Papua New Guinea | 374 | 1:21,801 | 2,341 |
| England | 366 | 1:152,235 | 14,507 |
| Albania | 311 | 1:9,370 | 1,772 |
| Peru | 295 | 1:107,743 | 6,645 |
| France | 261 | 1:254,493 | 39,305 |
| Argentina | 246 | 1:173,754 | 14,578 |
| Morocco | 239 | 1:144,251 | 25,171 |
| Saudi Arabia | 239 | 1:129,104 | 17,726 |
| Afghanistan | 183 | 1:175,700 | 3,503 |
| Taiwan | 165 | 1:142,089 | 1,266 |
| Niger | 162 | 1:118,469 | 4,647 |
| United Arab Emirates | 147 | 1:62,328 | 5,951 |
| Brazil | 137 | 1:1,562,586 | 51,889 |
| Chile | 113 | 1:155,898 | 5,263 |
| Iran | 111 | 1:691,734 | 36,512 |
| Cuba | 108 | 1:106,692 | 3,104 |
| Bolivia | 105 | 1:101,109 | 3,944 |
| Canada | 102 | 1:361,231 | 32,546 |
| Portugal | 94 | 1:110,832 | 5,195 |
| Guatemala | 91 | 1:176,733 | 3,618 |
| Tanzania | 90 | 1:588,240 | 37,030 |
| Thailand | 81 | 1:872,078 | 137,928 |
| Malaysia | 78 | 1:378,131 | 19,929 |
| Paraguay | 73 | 1:99,134 | 2,323 |
| Australia | 58 | 1:465,443 | 35,949 |
| Belize | 55 | 1:6,463 | 1,030 |
| Panama | 53 | 1:73,816 | 3,129 |
| Qatar | 47 | 1:50,170 | 4,949 |
| Benin | 43 | 1:240,363 | 21,480 |
| Cameroon | 43 | 1:483,002 | 39,429 |
| Colombia | 42 | 1:1,137,478 | 9,713 |
| Ivory Coast | 39 | 1:591,570 | 17,665 |
| Jordan | 37 | 1:238,985 | 10,121 |
| Solomon Islands | 32 | 1:18,126 | 3,487 |
| Sweden | 29 | 1:339,543 | 23,803 |
| Norway | 24 | 1:214,262 | 24,079 |
| Germany | 22 | 1:3,659,339 | 158,771 |
| Iraq | 21 | 1:1,667,698 | 16,789 |
| Uruguay | 21 | 1:163,417 | 13,939 |
| Belgium | 17 | 1:676,273 | 58,718 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Costa Rica | 12 | 1:398,339 | 3,755 |
| Bulgaria | 10 | 1:697,890 | 27,590 |
| Finland | 9 | 1:610,745 | 34,002 |
| Switzerland | 9 | 1:912,546 | 58,198 |
| American Samoa | 8 | 1:6,970 | 1,431 |
| El Salvador | 7 | 1:906,270 | 3,798 |
| Denmark | 6 | 1:940,786 | 47,603 |
| Scotland | 6 | 1:892,303 | 28,047 |
| Armenia | 5 | 1:586,036 | 10,281 |
| Israel | 5 | 1:1,711,527 | 84,568 |
| Jersey | 5 | 1:19,840 | 3,614 |
| Poland | 5 | 1:7,601,750 | 167,855 |
| Algeria | 4 | 1:9,657,888 | 64,782 |
| Angola | 4 | 1:6,747,304 | 6,999 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Netherlands | 4 | 1:4,221,794 | 131,139 |
| Sri Lanka | 4 | 1:5,202,140 | 12,146 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Andorra | 2 | 1:41,919 | 1,654 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1:7,952,923 | 34,269 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Syria | 2 | 1:9,650,511 | 17,817 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Yemen | 2 | 1:13,212,647 | 40,633 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
The alternate forms: Ära (8) & Ará (3) are calculated separately.
Ara (84,251) may also be a first name.
Ara Demographics
Average Ara Salary in
United States
$47,699 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Ara Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ara Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ara (Arabic: عارا, Bengali: আরা, Georgian: არა, Hindi: आरा, Marathi: आरा, Oriya: ଆରା) has its highest incidence in India. It can occur in the variant forms: Ära or Ará. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ara? popularity and diffusion
Ara is the 1,313th most commonly held last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 17,732 people. Ara is primarily found in Asia, where 97 percent of Ara live; 96 percent live in South Asia and 51 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 11,851st most commonly held first name on earth. It is borne by 84,251 people.
This surname is most commonly used in India, where it is held by 209,468 people, or 1 in 3,662. In India it is primarily found in: Bihar, where 56 percent live, Jharkhand, where 18 percent live and Uttar Pradesh, where 13 percent live. Other than India Ara exists in 108 countries. It also occurs in Bangladesh, where 38 percent live and Pakistan, where 6 percent live.
Ara Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Ara has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Ara surname rose 36,600 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Ara Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Ara last name are 12.14% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 58.91% registered with the party.
The amount Ara earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 28.27% more than the national average, earning €38,520 per year; in Norway they earn 42.6% less than the national average, earning 198,651 kr per year; in Peru they earn 37.28% more than the national average, earning S/. 26,611 per year; in Colombia they earn 22.97% less than the national average, earning $17,487,800 COP per year; in United States they earn 10.54% more than the national average, earning $47,699 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.28% more than the national average, earning $51,311 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ara Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ara in the Georgian language | ||
| არა | ara | - |
| Ara in the Bengali language | ||
| আরা | ara | - |
| Ara in the Hindi language | ||
| आरा | ara | 98.46 |
| अरा | ara | 0.62 |
| आर | ara | 0.46 |
| ारा | ara | 0.03 |
| अर | ara | 0 |
| एरा | era | 0 |
| Ara in the Oriya language | ||
| ଆରା | ara | 97.48 |
| ଅରା | ara | 1.04 |
| ଅର | ara | 0.28 |
| ଆର | ara | 0.28 |
| Ara in the Marathi language | ||
| आरा | ara | 86.14 |
| अरा | ara | 10.91 |
| आर | ara | 2.73 |
| अर | ara | 0.23 |
| Ara in the Arabic language | ||
| عارا | ara | - |
| أرا | ara | - |
| آرا | ara | - |
| را | ra | - |
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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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