Korah Surname
Approximately 7,136 people bear this surname
Korah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 4,324 | 1:177,397 | 10,878 |
| Ghana | 485 | 1:55,713 | 5,980 |
| Indonesia | 413 | 1:320,216 | 28,115 |
| United Arab Emirates | 323 | 1:28,366 | 3,135 |
| Saudi Arabia | 318 | 1:97,031 | 14,320 |
| United States | 225 | 1:1,610,929 | 108,055 |
| South Africa | 218 | 1:248,522 | 25,292 |
| Somalia | 196 | 1:68,633 | 2,887 |
| Egypt | 183 | 1:502,381 | 28,715 |
| Kuwait | 77 | 1:49,360 | 5,585 |
| Papua New Guinea | 61 | 1:133,667 | 18,337 |
| Bahrain | 59 | 1:22,858 | 4,582 |
| Canada | 53 | 1:695,200 | 56,020 |
| Qatar | 47 | 1:50,170 | 4,949 |
| England | 30 | 1:1,857,269 | 74,552 |
| Nigeria | 21 | 1:8,435,369 | 179,591 |
| Israel | 20 | 1:427,882 | 33,464 |
| Thailand | 14 | 1:5,045,596 | 363,835 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Malaysia | 9 | 1:3,277,136 | 121,952 |
| Australia | 6 | 1:4,499,284 | 146,780 |
| Switzerland | 5 | 1:1,642,583 | 87,307 |
| Pakistan | 5 | 1:35,728,777 | 102,388 |
| Djibouti | 4 | 1:228,733 | 966 |
| Oman | 4 | 1:921,993 | 7,313 |
| Vanuatu | 4 | 1:65,819 | 1,151 |
| Benin | 3 | 1:3,445,201 | 77,822 |
| Afghanistan | 3 | 1:10,717,728 | 35,605 |
| Lebanon | 2 | 1:2,818,542 | 25,087 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| 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 | 3 | 1:16,739,561 | 595,711 |
Korah (606) may also be a first name.
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Korah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Korah Come From? nationality or country of origin
Korah (Arabic: كوره, Hindi: कोड़ाह, Marathi: कोरह, Oriya: େକାରାହ) is more frequently found in India than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Korah? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 69,439th most frequently used last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 1,021,237 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 79 percent of Korah live; 61 percent live in South Asia and 61 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 339,515th most frequent first name world-wide, borne by 606 people.
The surname Korah is most commonly used in India, where it is borne by 4,324 people, or 1 in 177,397. In India it is primarily concentrated in: Jharkhand, where 81 percent are found, Kerala, where 9 percent are found and Arunachal Pradesh, where 6 percent are found. Barring India Korah is found in 38 countries. It is also found in Ghana, where 7 percent are found and Indonesia, where 6 percent are found.
Korah Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Korah has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Korah surname expanded 7,500 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 3,000 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Korah Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Korah last name are 14.1% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 60.87% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Korah earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 56.33% less than the national average, earning R 103,776 per year; in United States they earn 21.67% more than the national average, earning $52,499 USD per year and in Canada they earn 22.24% more than the national average, earning $60,734 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Korah Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Korah in the Oriya language | ||
| େକାରାହ | ekaraha | - |
| Korah in the Marathi language | ||
| कोरह | koraha | 50 |
| कोरा | kora | 21.43 |
| कोराह | koraha | 10.71 |
| कोरााहम | koraahama | 7.14 |
| कोरहाहम | korahahama | 7.14 |
| किरह | kiraha | 3.57 |
| Korah in the Hindi language | ||
| कोड़ाह | koraha | 33.33 |
| कोराह | koraha | 33.33 |
| कोरह | koraha | 33.33 |
| Korah in the Arabic language | ||
| كوره | kwrh | - |
| كوريه | kwryh | - |
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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 Korah
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