Arag Surname

169,884th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,539 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lebanon
Highest density in:
Lebanon

Arag Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Arag Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lebanon9671:5,8291,007
Yemen9461:27,9342,718
Iran2921:262,95419,511
Philippines1791:565,57763,118
Jordan241:368,43511,926
Taiwan221:1,065,6707,365
Iraq211:1,667,69816,789
India201:38,353,269431,471
Papua New Guinea171:479,63060,627
Sweden111:895,16066,831
Israel61:1,426,27275,466
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Algeria61:6,438,59253,709
Qatar61:393,00055,922
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Syria41:4,825,25612,827
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Greece11:11,079,790145,225

Arag (154) may also be a first name.

Arag Last Name Facts

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

The last name Arag (Hindi: अरग, Marathi: आरग, Oriya: ଅରାଗ) is most common in Lebanon. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Arag? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 169,884th most prevalent last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 2,870,243 people. The last name Arag occurs predominantly in Asia, where 98 percent of Arag are found; 78 percent are found in West Asia and 40 percent are found in Levant. Arag is also the 740,891st most frequently occurring first name throughout the world, held by 154 people.

The last name is most numerous in Lebanon, where it is carried by 967 people, or 1 in 5,829. In Lebanon it is most prevalent in: Beqaa Governorate, where 44 percent are found, North Governorate, where 37 percent are found and Mount Lebanon Governorate, where 13 percent are found. Not including Lebanon Arag is found in 21 countries. It also occurs in Yemen, where 37 percent are found and Iran, where 12 percent are found.

Arag Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Arag surname is predominantly Melkite Greek Catholic (51%) in Lebanon.

Arag earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 43.7% less than the national average, earning $24,292 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Garag895,594/
Harag89977/
Arrag89321/
Aurag89294/
Atrag89177/
Arzag8973/
Aragh8932/
Ahrag8922/
Arhag8911/
Aarag8910/
Ayrag899/
Asrag897/
Areag895/
Araig892/
Araug892/
Airag891/
Arags891/
Aracg891/
Harrag804,216/
Garagh80260/
Garrag80173/
Haraig80160/
Gaurag8068/
Arague8058/
Arhaug8048/
Arzagh8037/
Garaig8028/
Auragh8028/
Haragh8010/
Arragg809/
Aaragh809/
Airzag804/
Gajrag802/
Gargag802/
Ahurag801/
Arreag801/
Aracgh801/
Hatrag801/
Gairag801/
Aharag801/
Arrzag801/
Argagh801/
Argayg801/
Haraag801/
Haraug800/
Arak758,767/
Arac752,640/
Orag75874/
Arog75749/
Erag75292/
Araq75261/
Arax7533/
Aarhaug73122/
Aragova7312/
Harague734/
Arrague734/
Gargaig733/
Garraug731/
Gauragh731/
Argaugh731/
Hatrahg731/
Atrague731/
Areagsh731/
Harragh730/
Arakh674,085/
Harak673,079/
Garog671,151/
Arzac671,061/
Ağrak67827/
Arrak67781/
Arzak67652/
Araux67636/
Garak67614/
Arake67573/
Aroog67298/
Airak67257/
Aroug67226/
Ayrak67188/
Aarak67181/
Arhak67157/
Gorag67144/
Arraq67138/
Araqe67127/
Oragh6759/
Argac6757/
Haraigue6756/
Harac6753/
Arrac6753/
Errag6743/
Horag6739/
Asrog6737/
Araqh6736/
Asraq6735/
Araik6730/
Airac6730/
Erhag6722/
Oraug6722/
Haragova6720/
Araix6720/
Arack6719/
Argok6719/
Ayrac6715/
Ahrak6714/
Arhaq6714/
Haraq6714/
Auraq6713/
Araak679/
Aurak679/
Arrog678/
Araaq677/
Ourag677/
Harrague675/
Atrax675/
Aerak674/
Araic674/
Atraq674/
Herag674/
Hargaugh673/
Earak672/
Eurag672/
Harog672/
Arrasgue672/
Oirag672/
Ahraq672/
Araqu672/
Airaq672/
Arahk671/
Orgag671/
Orzag671/
Erayg671/
Hareaugh671/
Harzaugh671/
Airog671/
Arraygue671/
Arauc671/
Areac671/
Arakp671/
Arogh671/
Oraag671/
Orahg671/
Oraig671/
Otrag671/
Țarog671/
Harág671/
Aarax671/
Aaraq671/
Araïc671/
Areig671/
Argog671/
Araiq671/
Oreag671/
Eragh671/
Ahrac671/
Eraig671/
Ajrak671/
Eyrag671/
Arauk671/
Garaq671/
Garraugh670/
Harraugh670/

Arag Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Arag in the Oriya language
ଅରାଗaraga-
Arag in the Hindi language
अरगaraga75
अ्रगaraga25
Arag in the Marathi language
आरगaraga61.54
अरागaraga38.46

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