Dara Surname
Approximately 125,987 people bear this surname
Dara Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 67,612 | 1:11,345 | 933 |
| Mali | 17,037 | 1:996 | 114 |
| Pakistan | 13,787 | 1:12,957 | 890 |
| Nigeria | 5,585 | 1:31,718 | 2,648 |
| Indonesia | 3,251 | 1:40,680 | 4,698 |
| Iran | 3,039 | 1:25,266 | 3,165 |
| Thailand | 1,767 | 1:39,976 | 4,379 |
| Iraq | 1,603 | 1:21,848 | 1,221 |
| Lebanon | 1,267 | 1:4,449 | 800 |
| Turkey | 1,180 | 1:65,950 | 6,225 |
| Togo | 945 | 1:7,670 | 1,744 |
| Chad | 770 | 1:17,652 | 2,191 |
| United States | 711 | 1:509,788 | 42,749 |
| Cambodia | 595 | 1:26,029 | 1,428 |
| Italy | 454 | 1:134,706 | 21,594 |
| Afghanistan | 405 | 1:79,391 | 2,268 |
| Bolivia | 384 | 1:27,647 | 1,964 |
| Greece | 368 | 1:30,108 | 4,669 |
| Kenya | 356 | 1:129,719 | 10,668 |
| Jordan | 338 | 1:26,161 | 3,504 |
| Poland | 272 | 1:139,738 | 20,228 |
| Hungary | 257 | 1:38,196 | 4,133 |
| United Arab Emirates | 256 | 1:35,790 | 3,775 |
| Zimbabwe | 252 | 1:61,263 | 9,239 |
| Benin | 249 | 1:41,508 | 5,342 |
| Egypt | 244 | 1:376,786 | 23,402 |
| Philippines | 225 | 1:449,948 | 55,152 |
| Kuwait | 193 | 1:19,693 | 2,634 |
| Albania | 156 | 1:18,680 | 3,235 |
| Algeria | 146 | 1:264,600 | 27,597 |
| Israel | 139 | 1:61,566 | 7,798 |
| Solomon Islands | 137 | 1:4,234 | 508 |
| Morocco | 136 | 1:253,501 | 42,794 |
| England | 131 | 1:425,329 | 28,711 |
| Papua New Guinea | 117 | 1:69,690 | 9,084 |
| Canada | 105 | 1:350,910 | 31,754 |
| Cameroon | 98 | 1:211,929 | 21,585 |
| Russia | 97 | 1:1,485,805 | 102,006 |
| South Africa | 95 | 1:570,292 | 44,274 |
| Mauritania | 92 | 1:44,509 | 3,346 |
| Niger | 88 | 1:218,091 | 7,183 |
| Argentina | 83 | 1:514,981 | 37,804 |
| Palestine | 83 | 1:54,805 | 5,351 |
| Ivory Coast | 71 | 1:324,947 | 11,901 |
| DR Congo | 68 | 1:1,086,464 | 68,260 |
| Malaysia | 66 | 1:446,882 | 22,856 |
| Syria | 65 | 1:296,939 | 4,504 |
| France | 56 | 1:1,186,120 | 124,657 |
| Vietnam | 47 | 1:1,971,193 | 2,174 |
| Qatar | 41 | 1:57,512 | 5,907 |
| Brazil | 36 | 1:5,946,509 | 145,792 |
| Kazakhstan | 34 | 1:520,073 | 37,773 |
| Sweden | 32 | 1:307,711 | 21,451 |
| Australia | 31 | 1:870,829 | 53,581 |
| Singapore | 30 | 1:183,590 | 7,666 |
| Belgium | 28 | 1:410,594 | 42,948 |
| Taiwan | 27 | 1:868,324 | 6,112 |
| Ethiopia | 25 | 1:3,901,850 | 10,182 |
| Norway | 23 | 1:223,578 | 24,793 |
| Romania | 21 | 1:956,089 | 52,327 |
| Uganda | 20 | 1:1,951,964 | 63,898 |
| Netherlands | 18 | 1:938,176 | 63,634 |
| Germany | 15 | 1:5,367,031 | 196,901 |
| New Zealand | 12 | 1:377,360 | 28,765 |
| Burkina Faso | 10 | 1:1,835,210 | 14,348 |
| Gambia | 9 | 1:213,717 | 372 |
| Ireland | 8 | 1:588,617 | 15,973 |
| Switzerland | 8 | 1:1,026,614 | 63,315 |
| Tanzania | 8 | 1:6,617,702 | 68,742 |
| Yemen | 6 | 1:4,404,216 | 18,907 |
| Denmark | 5 | 1:1,128,943 | 52,970 |
| Spain | 5 | 1:9,350,407 | 109,555 |
| Belarus | 4 | 1:2,375,265 | 105,497 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Colombia | 4 | 1:11,943,518 | 26,735 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:1,338,454 | 35,497 |
| Georgia | 3 | 1:1,248,515 | 28,066 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1:41,375,402 | 71,397 |
| Oman | 3 | 1:1,229,324 | 8,987 |
| Liberia | 2 | 1:2,204,268 | 40,131 |
| Lithuania | 2 | 1:1,517,294 | 35,813 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:1,547,266 | 39,871 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| East Timor | 1 | 1:1,215,928 | 507 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Guinea | 1 | 1:11,833,817 | 3,268 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 7 | 1:7,174,098 | 302,835 |
The alternate forms: Darã (1) are calculated separately.
Dara (346,381) may also be a first name.
Dara Demographics
Average Dara Salary in
United States
$47,200 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Dara Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dara Come From? nationality or country of origin
Dara (Arabic: درّا, Bengali: দারা, Georgian: დარა, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺩﺍﺭﺍ, Hindi: दारा, Marathi: दारा, Oriya: ଦାରା, Russian: Дара, Tibetan: ད་ར་) is borne by more people in India than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant: Darã. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Dara? popularity and diffusion
It is the 4,462nd most frequent last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 57,844 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 76 percent of Dara reside; 67 percent reside in South Asia and 54 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Dara is also the 3,016th most commonly occurring first name worldwide It is held by 346,381 people.
This surname is most commonly occurring in India, where it is carried by 67,612 people, or 1 in 11,345. In India it is mostly concentrated in: Gujarat, where 48 percent live, Andhra Pradesh, where 34 percent live and Telangana, where 13 percent live. Barring India this last name exists in 104 countries. It also occurs in Mali, where 14 percent live and Pakistan, where 11 percent live.
Dara Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Dara has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Dara last name rose 10,157 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 13,100 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Dara Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is chiefly Muslim (78%) in Kenya, Shiite (85%) in Lebanon and Christian (91%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those bearing the Dara surname are 9.09% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 55.86% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Dara earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 73.62% less than the national average, earning €7,923 per year; in Norway they earn 11.84% less than the national average, earning 305,115 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 62.21% less than the national average, earning R 89,796 per year; in Colombia they earn 51.66% more than the national average, earning $34,430,900 COP per year; in United States they earn 9.39% more than the national average, earning $47,200 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.8% less than the national average, earning $46,802 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Dara Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Dara in the Georgian language | ||
| დარა | dara | - |
| Dara in the Tibetan language | ||
| ད་ར་ | dara | - |
| Dara in the Hindi language | ||
| दारा | dara | 97.34 |
| डारा | dara | 1.79 |
| दरा | dara | 0.48 |
| दारां | daram | 0.14 |
| डरा | dara | 0.07 |
| धारा | dhara | 0.03 |
| दाराज़् | daraz | 0.01 |
| राज | raja | 0.01 |
| डर | dara | 0.01 |
| डेारा | deara | 0.01 |
| दा़रा | dara | 0.01 |
| दर्ा | dara | 0.01 |
| डाड़ा | dara | 0.01 |
| Dara in the Marathi language | ||
| दारा | dara | 94.03 |
| डारा | dara | 4.77 |
| दरा | dara | 0.94 |
| दार | dara | 0.13 |
| डरा | dara | 0.06 |
| Dara in the Bengali language | ||
| দারা | dara | 66.67 |
| দ্বারাসিং | dbarasim | 33.33 |
| Dara in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺩﺍﺭﺍ | dara | 54.05 |
| ﺩﺍﺭ | dar | 32.43 |
| ﺩﺍﺭﻩ | darh | 13.51 |
| Dara in the Oriya language | ||
| ଦାରା | dara | 53.57 |
| ଦରା | dara | 36.56 |
| ଡରା | dara | 3.91 |
| ଡର | dara | 1.53 |
| ଦର | dara | 1.36 |
| େଦାରା | edara | 0.85 |
| ଡାରା | dara | 0.51 |
| ତାରା | tara | 0.17 |
| ଦାର | dara | 0.17 |
| Dara in the Russian language | ||
| Дара | dara | - |
| Dara in the Arabic language | ||
| درّا | dra | - |
| دارع | dar | - |
| درا | dra | - |
| دارا | dara | - |
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Footnotes
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