Arayah Surname
Approximately 42 people bear this surname
Arayah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palestine | 32 | 1:142,152 | 8,076 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
Arayah (89) may also be a first name.
Arayah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Arayah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Arayah is found in Palestine more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Arayah? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 3,017,195th most commonly held family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 173,512,998 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 93 percent of Arayah are found; 88 percent are found in West Asia and 76 percent are found in Levant. Arayah is also the 1,011,231st most numerous first name throughout the world It is held by 89 people.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Palestine, where it is held by 32 people, or 1 in 142,152. In Palestine it is most prevalent in: Nablus Governorate, where 47 percent reside, Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate, where 22 percent reside and Deir al-Balah Governorate, where 19 percent reside. Not including Palestine this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Kuwait, where 10 percent reside and Malaysia, where 5 percent reside.
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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 Arayah
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