Barah Surname
Approximately 10,068 people bear this surname
Barah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 6,092 | 1:125,914 | 8,104 |
| Iran | 979 | 1:78,430 | 8,041 |
| Cameroon | 483 | 1:43,000 | 5,706 |
| Morocco | 409 | 1:84,294 | 14,399 |
| Egypt | 336 | 1:273,618 | 18,414 |
| Yemen | 294 | 1:89,882 | 5,736 |
| Mauritius | 284 | 1:4,554 | 917 |
| Israel | 278 | 1:30,783 | 4,369 |
| Nigeria | 225 | 1:787,301 | 35,295 |
| Malaysia | 194 | 1:152,032 | 9,488 |
| Iraq | 110 | 1:318,379 | 6,214 |
| Niger | 91 | 1:210,901 | 7,017 |
| Philippines | 64 | 1:1,581,847 | 107,292 |
| Kuwait | 39 | 1:97,454 | 10,676 |
| Indonesia | 31 | 1:4,266,103 | 213,470 |
| Nepal | 26 | 1:1,095,421 | 6,297 |
| Qatar | 22 | 1:107,182 | 11,536 |
| Congo | 14 | 1:356,364 | 9,454 |
| United States | 14 | 1:25,889,924 | 709,614 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| Lebanon | 7 | 1:805,298 | 15,541 |
| Jordan | 7 | 1:1,263,205 | 16,935 |
| Syria | 6 | 1:3,216,837 | 11,326 |
| Papua New Guinea | 5 | 1:1,630,743 | 129,019 |
| Pakistan | 4 | 1:44,660,971 | 115,884 |
| Afghanistan | 4 | 1:8,038,296 | 30,874 |
| Chad | 4 | 1:3,398,050 | 7,703 |
| Brunei | 4 | 1:104,683 | 2,048 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Ukraine | 2 | 1:22,761,348 | 425,733 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Barah (1,586) may also be a first name.
Barah Demographics
Barah Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Barah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Barah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Barah (Arabic: باراه, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﺎﺭﻩ, Hindi: बराह, Marathi: बराह, Oriya: ବରାହ) occurs most in India. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Barah? popularity and diffusion
The surname Barah is the 50,937th most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 723,833 people. The last name Barah is primarily found in Asia, where 81 percent of Barah are found; 71 percent are found in South Asia and 60 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Barah is also the 194,164th most commonly used first name worldwide It is held by 1,586 people.
The last name Barah is most frequently occurring in India, where it is carried by 6,092 people, or 1 in 125,914. In India Barah is mostly concentrated in: Assam, where 85 percent are found, Odisha, where 10 percent are found and Andhra Pradesh, where 1 percent are found. Other than India this last name exists in 51 countries. It also occurs in Iran, where 10 percent are found and Cameroon, where 5 percent are found.
Barah Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Barah has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Barah surname rose 1,400 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Barah Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Barah last name is predominantly Shiite (33%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those bearing the Barah surname are 26.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 80% being registered to vote for the party.
Barah earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 15.78% more than the national average, earning $49,958 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Barah Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Barah in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺑﺎﺭﻩ | barh | - |
| Barah in the Oriya language | ||
| ବରାହ | baraha | 93.7 |
| ବରାଃ | barah | 3.36 |
| ବରାହ୍ | barah | 0.84 |
| ବରହ | baraha | 0.21 |
| ବାରା | bara | 0.21 |
| Barah in the Marathi language | ||
| बराह | baraha | 51.85 |
| बारह | baraha | 22.22 |
| बाराह | baraha | 7.41 |
| बारा | bara | 7.41 |
| बरहर् | barahar | 7.41 |
| बरह | baraha | 3.7 |
| Barah in the Hindi language | ||
| बराह | baraha | 50 |
| बारह | baraha | 27.78 |
| बरह | baraha | 11.11 |
| बाराह | baraha | 11.11 |
| Barah in the Arabic language | ||
| باراه | barah | - |
| براح | brah | - |
| عباره | barh | - |
| برح | brh | - |
| بارعه | barh | - |
| براءه | brah | - |
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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 Barah
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