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
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Arah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Arah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Arah (Arabic: عاريه, Hindi: आरा, Marathi: आराह) is more commonly found in Indonesia than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Arah.
How Common Is The Last Name Arah? popularity and diffusion
The last name Arah is the 115,988th most common last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,832,423 people. Arah is predominantly found in Asia, where 77 percent of Arah live; 41 percent live in Southeast Asia and 38 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 85,567th most frequent first name throughout the world, borne by 6,011 people.
This last name is most prevalent in Indonesia, where it is carried by 1,109 people, or 1 in 119,251. In Indonesia Arah is primarily concentrated in: South Sulawesi, where 31 percent live, West Nusa Tenggara, where 26 percent live and West Java, where 11 percent live. Excluding Indonesia this last name is found in 39 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 19 percent live and Iran, where 18 percent live.
Arah Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Arah has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Arah last name 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 surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% 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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- 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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