View the most religious surnames in Lebanon

Where Does The Last Name Harees Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Harees (Hindi: हरीश, Marathi: हरीस) has its highest incidence in Sri Lanka. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Harees? ^{popularity and diffusion}

It is the 304,881^st most frequently held family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 5,867,589 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Harees are found; 61 percent are found in South Asia and 60 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Harees is also the 145,235^th most commonly used first name worldwide. It is borne by 2,570 people.

It is most frequently used in Sri Lanka, where it is held by 512 people, or 1 in 40,642. Not including Sri Lanka it occurs in 20 countries. It is also common in India, where 19 percent live and Saudi Arabia, where 13 percent live.

Harees Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Harees has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname expanded 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Harees Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Harees last name is primarily Shiite (63%) in Lebanon.