Mahra Surname
Approximately 16,463 people bear this surname
Mahra Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 13,901 | 1:55,181 | 3,788 |
| Palestine | 941 | 1:4,834 | 1,091 |
| Pakistan | 795 | 1:224,709 | 5,271 |
| Egypt | 214 | 1:429,606 | 25,756 |
| United Arab Emirates | 158 | 1:57,989 | 5,595 |
| Morocco | 136 | 1:253,501 | 42,794 |
| Kuwait | 96 | 1:39,591 | 4,718 |
| Iran | 45 | 1:1,706,278 | 64,723 |
| Indonesia | 42 | 1:3,148,790 | 173,812 |
| Ethiopia | 25 | 1:3,901,850 | 10,182 |
| Sweden | 24 | 1:410,282 | 29,154 |
| Qatar | 16 | 1:147,375 | 16,023 |
| United States | 15 | 1:24,163,929 | 685,360 |
| Lebanon | 11 | 1:512,462 | 12,816 |
| Afghanistan | 8 | 1:4,019,148 | 21,487 |
| Canada | 5 | 1:7,369,118 | 289,406 |
| Algeria | 4 | 1:9,657,888 | 64,782 |
| Yemen | 4 | 1:6,606,324 | 25,896 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Jordan | 2 | 1:4,421,218 | 22,351 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 17 | 1:2,954,040 | 135,915 |
Mahra (6,958) may also be a first name.
Mahra Demographics
Average Mahra Salary in
United States
$17,050 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Mahra Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mahra Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mahra (Arabic: المحري, Hindi: महरा, Marathi: महेरा) occurs most in India. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mahra? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 32,349th most commonly held surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 442,662 people. The last name Mahra is primarily found in Asia, where 97 percent of Mahra reside; 90 percent reside in South Asia and 84 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Mahra is also the 77,896th most commonly used first name at a global level, borne by 6,958 people.
The last name Mahra is most frequently occurring in India, where it is borne by 13,901 people, or 1 in 55,181. In India it is most frequent in: Jharkhand, where 92 percent are found, Uttarkhand, where 3 percent are found and Bihar, where 3 percent are found. Excluding India it is found in 30 countries. It is also common in Palestine, where 6 percent are found and Pakistan, where 5 percent are found.
Mahra Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Mahra has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Mahra surname declined 12 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Mahra Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Mahra surname is chiefly Sunni (100%) in Lebanon.
The amount Mahra earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 60.49% less than the national average, earning $17,050 USD per year and in Canada they earn 23.93% less than the national average, earning $37,793 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Mahra Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mahra in the Hindi language | ||
| महरा | mahara | 68.99 |
| माहरा | mahara | 24.68 |
| सिंह | sinha | 3.48 |
| मेहरा | mehara | 1.58 |
| महेरा | mahera | 0.32 |
| Mahra in the Marathi language | ||
| महेरा | mahera | 66.67 |
| महरा | mahara | 33.33 |
| Mahra in the Arabic language | ||
| المحري | almhry | - |
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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 Mahra
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