Maarah Surname
Approximately 20 people bear this surname
Maarah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 8 | 1:2,399,002 | 43,750 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Afghanistan | 3 | 1:10,717,728 | 35,605 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Maarah (101) may also be a first name.
Maarah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Maarah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Maarah (Arabic: معيره) occurs in Niger more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Maarah.
How Common Is The Last Name Maarah? popularity and diffusion
Maarah is the 4,427,875th most widely held last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 364,377,296 people. Maarah is mostly found in Africa, where 50 percent of Maarah are found; 40 percent are found in West Africa and 40 percent are found in Chadic Africa. Maarah is also the 940,641st most commonly used forename world-wide, held by 101 people.
This last name is most commonly held in Niger, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 2,399,002. In Niger Maarah is mostly found in: Diffa Region, where 100 percent reside. Outside of Niger Maarah is found in 6 countries. It is also found in India, where 20 percent reside and Afghanistan, where 15 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Maarah Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Maarah in the Arabic language | ||
| معيره | myrh | - |
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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 Maarah
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