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

The last name Lah (Arabic: عله, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻠﻪ, Hindi: लाह, Marathi: लाह, Oriya: ଲହ) is borne by more people in Malaysia than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant: Láh or Lâh. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

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

This last name is the 18,443^rd most frequent family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 243,788 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 53 percent of Lah live; 43 percent live in West Africa and 30 percent live in Mande Africa. It is also the 77,036^th most frequent first name in the world It is held by 7,074 people.

Lah is most commonly used in Malaysia, where it is held by 7,867 people, or 1 in 3,749. In Malaysia it is most numerous in: Kelantan, where 30 percent are found, Sarawak, where 13 percent are found and Kedah, where 11 percent are found. Without taking into account Malaysia Lah exists in 92 countries. It also occurs in Mali, where 21 percent are found and The Ivory Coast, where 12 percent are found.

Lah Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Lah has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Lah surname expanded 1,936 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Lah Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is principally Sunni (100%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those bearing the Lah surname are 0.48% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 52.75% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Lah earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 18.76% more than the national average, earning $51,245 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.13% less than the national average, earning $46,140 CAD per year.