Barrah Surname
Approximately 1,011 people bear this surname
Barrah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 616 | 1:287,569 | 16,174 |
| Morocco | 136 | 1:253,501 | 42,794 |
| England | 69 | 1:807,508 | 43,459 |
| Wales | 48 | 1:64,469 | 5,713 |
| Australia | 41 | 1:658,432 | 45,385 |
| Pakistan | 40 | 1:4,466,097 | 30,538 |
| United States | 17 | 1:21,321,114 | 641,998 |
| Tunisia | 9 | 1:67,847 | 8,246 |
| Canada | 7 | 1:5,263,656 | 239,735 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Cyprus | 2 | 1:442,438 | 9,493 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wales | 33 | 1:47,528 | 2,451 |
| England | 8 | 1:3,046,921 | 80,371 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1:16,739,561 | 595,711 |
Barrah (260) may also be a first name.
Barrah Demographics
Average Barrah Salary in
United States
$36,438 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
View the highest/lowest earning families in The United States
Barrah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Barrah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Barrah (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﺎﺭﻩ) occurs most in Nigeria. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Barrah? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 358,623rd most frequently held last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 7,208,255 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 76 percent of Barrah are found; 61 percent are found in West Africa and 61 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Barrah is also the 552,051st most commonly held first name in the world It is held by 260 people.
The last name Barrah is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 616 people, or 1 in 287,569. In Nigeria Barrah is most numerous in: Abia, where 47 percent live, Lagos, where 13 percent live and Rivers, where 6 percent live. Not including Nigeria this last name exists in 26 countries. It is also found in Morocco, where 13 percent live and England, where 7 percent live.
Barrah Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Barrah has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Barrah last name grew 863 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 145 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 567 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Barrah Last Name Statistics demography
Barrah earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 15.55% less than the national average, earning $36,438 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Barrah Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Barrah in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺑﺎﺭﻩ | barh | - |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Barrah
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis