Lorah Surname
Approximately 1,573 people bear this surname
Lorah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,435 | 1:252,585 | 23,981 |
| India | 99 | 1:7,748,135 | 165,146 |
| Brazil | 11 | 1:19,461,303 | 329,560 |
| Malawi | 9 | 1:1,902,123 | 19,532 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Solomon Islands | 4 | 1:145,007 | 19,402 |
| Iran | 2 | 1:38,391,262 | 236,033 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 342 | 1:146,838 | 13,702 |
The alternate forms: Lôráh (1) are calculated separately.
Lorah (821) may also be a first name.
Lorah Demographics
Average Male Lorah Height
177.78 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Lorah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lorah Come From? nationality or country of origin
Lorah (Marathi: लोरह) is most common in The United States. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Lôráh. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Lorah? popularity and diffusion
It is the 251,770th most commonly occurring family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 4,632,896 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 92 percent of Lorah reside; 91 percent reside in North America and 91 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Lorah is also the 285,218th most frequent given name on earth, held by 821 people.
The surname Lorah is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 1,435 people, or 1 in 252,585. In The United States it is most numerous in: Pennsylvania, where 56 percent are found, Florida, where 6 percent are found and California, where 5 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States this last name occurs in 15 countries. It is also common in India, where 6 percent are found and Brazil, where 1 percent are found.
Lorah Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Lorah has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Lorah surname increased 420 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Lorah Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Lorah last name are 2.61% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 50.62% being registered to vote for the political party.
Lorah earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 8.19% less than the national average, earning $39,616 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Lorah Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Lorah in the Marathi language | ||
| लोरह | loraha | - |
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Lorah Reference & Research
Lorah FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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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 Lorah
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis