Lorah Surname

251,770th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,573 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Lorah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lorah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,4351:252,58523,981
India991:7,748,135165,146
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
Malawi91:1,902,12319,532
England41:13,929,515290,718
Solomon Islands41:145,00719,402
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
France11:66,422,722504,397
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3421:146,83813,702

The alternate forms: Lôráh (1) are calculated separately.

Lorah (821) may also be a first name.

Lorah Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lorah (Marathi: लोरह) occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may appear as: Lôráh. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lorah? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 251,770th most frequently used surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 4,632,896 people. The surname Lorah is mostly 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 widespread forename globally. It is borne by 821 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 1,435 people, or 1 in 252,585. In The United States Lorah is primarily concentrated in: Pennsylvania, where 56 percent live, Florida, where 6 percent live and California, where 5 percent live. Beside The United States this last name occurs in 15 countries. It also occurs in India, where 6 percent live and Brazil, where 1 percent live.

Lorah Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Lorah has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Lorah surname rose 420 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Lorah Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Lorah surname are 2.61% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 50.62% registered with 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lorrah91390/
Lorach91109/
Lorash9170/
Lotrah9111/
Lorgah913/
Loraha912/
Lorahd911/
Lora8971,295/
Lôráh871/
Llorach831,116/
Lourash8393/
Lorasch8347/
Loraich839/
Lorrach838/
Lourzah837/
Llorath831/
Lourrah831/
Loirath831/
Lhorach831/
Loera8048,871/
Lohra8026,631/
Loura803,265/
Loras802,179/
Lorea801,940/
Loray801,445/
Lorza801,274/
Loira801,213/
Lorho80981/
Loroa80422/
Llora80380/
Lerah80335/
Lorga80326/
Lotra80246/
Lorat80223/
Liora80146/
Larah80135/
Lorra80127/
Lorai80125/
Loraj8097/
Hlora8080/
Luora8068/
Lorha8065/
Loyra8063/
Lorau8036/
Losra8027/
Loora8019/
Loraz8016/
Loraa806/
Lorìa806/
Lyora803/
Loréa803/
Lhora802/
Loroh802/
Lorap801/
Lorïa801/
L'Ora801/
Loirat731,239/
Lorrai731,038/
Loiray731,020/
Larach73846/
Louras73378/
Loraas73351/
Lourai73220/
Lotrat73208/
Lotrea73207/
Loraux73202/
Lourad73192/
Loroch73179/
Lioras73136/
Loitra73125/
Larash7393/
Lorhai7389/
Lereah7381/
Lousra7366/
Loytra7365/
Leraha7356/
Lourau7342/
Lorray7340/
Loraud7339/
Llorad7338/
Larahu7324/
Laerah7320/
Lothra7320/
Lorras7320/
Lorais7320/
Lottra7320/
Lohrau7319/
Looraz7319/
Lotrap7317/
Larrah7315/
Lourea7315/
Loraus7314/
Lohrai7313/
Lorrea7313/
Liorat7312/
Loyrat7312/
Llorea7311/
Lloray739/
Lohura739/
Laraha739/
Loutra739/
Loraiz738/
Louray737/
Lohray736/
Larajh736/
Lhotra735/
Loirau734/
Louhra733/
Loiras733/
Loratt733/
Lorgai733/
Lohtra732/
Lloras732/
Lorait732/
Loréga732/
Llorza732/
Lorouh732/
Loirai732/
Lahrah732/
Lloera732/
Loihra731/
Lohhra731/
Loerra731/
Loeraa731/
Lohraj731/
Lorass731/
Lorhey731/
Lorhea731/
Lorhaa731/
Loreea731/
Lorioa731/
Lorast731/
Lorasz731/
Lorays731/
Lloroa731/
Liorad731/
Liorra731/
Luoras731/
Lourga731/
Lotray731/
Laraph731/
L'Orea731/
Lgarah731/
Lllora731/
Llorat731/
Loirha731/
Lorhad731/
Lourra731/
Llorga731/
Looray730/
Loriea730/
Loratz730/
Loreas730/
Lara67810,526/
Loro6715,894/
Lera6710,669/
Latrach673,755/
Laarach67614/
Loreaux67210/
Loothra67161/
Liarash67120/
Laaradh67116/
Loireau6767/
Loureau6749/
Lorault6748/
Loiraud6731/
Laurash6727/
Latrash6723/
Loreaud6716/
Loutrat6716/
Larrach6715/
Laraich6713/
Lourzai677/
Lothras675/
Lóra674/
Lára674/
Lootrap674/
Laharah674/
Louërat674/
Lôra673/
Laraadh672/
Lourrad672/
Larrath671/
Loorapp671/
Loreych671/
Lorriea671/
Lothrap671/
Louraid671/
Lhourai671/
Larahai671/
Laraish671/
Laurach671/
Lorô671/
Làra671/
Lorreau671/
Lorzeau671/
Loró671/
Lohrais671/
Loyraux671/
L'Loera671/
Loitrat671/
Lourouh671/
Laaraah671/
Laurath671/
Lourhas670/
Loreauz670/
Larahee670/

Lorah Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lorah in the Marathi language
लोरहloraha-

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Lorah Reference & Research

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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
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