Arag Surname
Approximately 2,539 people bear this surname
Arag Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lebanon | 967 | 1:5,829 | 1,007 |
| Yemen | 946 | 1:27,934 | 2,718 |
| Iran | 292 | 1:262,954 | 19,511 |
| Philippines | 179 | 1:565,577 | 63,118 |
| Jordan | 24 | 1:368,435 | 11,926 |
| Taiwan | 22 | 1:1,065,670 | 7,365 |
| Iraq | 21 | 1:1,667,698 | 16,789 |
| India | 20 | 1:38,353,269 | 431,471 |
| Papua New Guinea | 17 | 1:479,630 | 60,627 |
| Sweden | 11 | 1:895,160 | 66,831 |
| Israel | 6 | 1:1,426,272 | 75,466 |
| Malaysia | 6 | 1:4,915,704 | 170,578 |
| Algeria | 6 | 1:6,438,592 | 53,709 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| Syria | 4 | 1:4,825,256 | 12,827 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
Arag (154) may also be a first name.
Arag Demographics
Arag Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
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) occurs more in Lebanon more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Arag? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 169,884th most common family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 2,870,243 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 98 percent of Arag live; 78 percent live in West Asia and 40 percent live in Levant. Arag is also the 740,891st most widespread first name throughout the world, borne by 154 people.
The surname is most frequent in Lebanon, where it is held by 967 people, or 1 in 5,829. In Lebanon Arag is most frequent in: Beqaa Governorate, where 44 percent live, North Governorate, where 37 percent live and Mount Lebanon Governorate, where 13 percent live. Aside from Lebanon it exists in 21 countries. It also occurs in Yemen, where 37 percent live and Iran, where 12 percent live.
Arag Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Arag last name is primarily 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
Arag Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Arag in the Oriya language | ||
| ଅରାଗ | araga | - |
| Arag in the Hindi language | ||
| अरग | araga | 75 |
| अ्रग | araga | 25 |
| Arag in the Marathi language | ||
| आरग | araga | 61.54 |
| अराग | araga | 38.46 |
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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 Arag
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