Arah Surname
Approximately 3,977 people bear this surname
Arah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 1,109 | 1:119,251 | 12,022 |
| Nigeria | 768 | 1:230,655 | 13,492 |
| Iran | 714 | 1:107,539 | 10,360 |
| Pakistan | 403 | 1:443,285 | 8,003 |
| Philippines | 388 | 1:260,923 | 38,581 |
| India | 178 | 1:4,309,356 | 113,912 |
| Malaysia | 125 | 1:235,954 | 13,459 |
| United Arab Emirates | 68 | 1:134,739 | 11,022 |
| Palestine | 52 | 1:87,478 | 6,579 |
| United States | 35 | 1:10,355,970 | 420,657 |
| Suriname | 26 | 1:21,254 | 4,689 |
| Papua New Guinea | 18 | 1:452,984 | 57,838 |
| Qatar | 16 | 1:147,375 | 16,023 |
| Israel | 14 | 1:611,260 | 42,949 |
| Niger | 10 | 1:1,919,202 | 37,248 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Netherlands | 4 | 1:4,221,794 | 131,139 |
| Ivory Coast | 4 | 1:5,767,808 | 55,416 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Yemen | 4 | 1:6,606,324 | 25,896 |
| Slovenia | 3 | 1:829,225 | 25,091 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3 | 1:8,125,123 | 158,686 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Arah (6,011) may also be a first name.
Arah Demographics
Average Arah Salary in
United States
$47,523 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Arah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Arah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Arah (Arabic: عاريه, Hindi: आरा, Marathi: आराह) is most common in Indonesia. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Arah? popularity and diffusion
The last name Arah is the 115,988th most frequently occurring surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 1,832,423 people. The surname Arah occurs predominantly in Asia, where 77 percent of Arah reside; 41 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 38 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 85,567th most prevalent first name on earth, held by 6,011 people.
This last name is most numerous in Indonesia, where it is carried by 1,109 people, or 1 in 119,251. In Indonesia Arah is most frequent in: South Sulawesi, where 31 percent are found, West Nusa Tenggara, where 26 percent are found and West Java, where 11 percent are found. Without taking into account Indonesia this last name occurs in 39 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 19 percent are found and Iran, where 18 percent are found.
Arah Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Arah has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 3,500 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 167 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Arah Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Arah last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% being registered with the party.
Arah earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 10.14% more than the national average, earning $47,523 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Arah Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Arah in the Marathi language | ||
| आराह | araha | 50 |
| अराह | araha | 50 |
| Arah in the Hindi language | ||
| आरा | ara | 44.44 |
| आराह | araha | 33.33 |
| आरह | araha | 11.11 |
| अरह | araha | 11.11 |
| Arah in the Arabic language | ||
| عاريه | aryh | - |
| اره | arh | - |
| اراه | arah | - |
| آره | arh | - |
| آراه | arah | - |
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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 Arah
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