Derara Surname

138,566th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,229 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Derara Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Derara Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia3,2201:30,2943,612
India61:127,844,230863,365
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Derara (5,443) may also be a first name.

Derara Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Derara Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Derara (Marathi: देरारा) occurs most in Ethiopia. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Derara? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 138,566th most frequently held family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,256,905 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Derara reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in Ethiosemitic Africa. Derara is also the 91,143rd most commonly occurring first name globally, held by 5,443 people.

The surname is most commonly held in Ethiopia, where it is borne by 3,220 people, or 1 in 30,294. Excluding Ethiopia this surname occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in India, where 0 percent are found and Algeria, where 0 percent are found.

Derara Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Derara has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Derara surname contracted 92 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

Derara Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Derara in the Marathi language
देराराderara-

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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
  • 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 Derara
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