Marah Surname
Approximately 34,938 people bear this surname
Marah Surname User-submission:
Marah and its variants are Arabic surnames, which mean 'happy'.
Marah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sierra Leone | 23,937 | 1:296 | 49 |
| Iraq | 3,443 | 1:10,172 | 801 |
| Indonesia | 2,050 | 1:64,512 | 7,019 |
| Morocco | 1,568 | 1:21,987 | 3,442 |
| Yemen | 1,230 | 1:21,484 | 2,242 |
| United States | 368 | 1:984,943 | 73,005 |
| India | 225 | 1:3,409,179 | 97,838 |
| Philippines | 223 | 1:453,983 | 55,455 |
| Iran | 209 | 1:367,380 | 24,195 |
| United Arab Emirates | 205 | 1:44,694 | 4,530 |
| Israel | 190 | 1:45,040 | 6,057 |
| Nigeria | 170 | 1:1,042,016 | 43,672 |
| Ireland | 135 | 1:34,881 | 2,909 |
| England | 129 | 1:431,923 | 29,000 |
| Egypt | 122 | 1:753,572 | 38,342 |
| Liberia | 121 | 1:36,434 | 3,379 |
| Cameroon | 110 | 1:188,810 | 19,696 |
| Niger | 97 | 1:197,856 | 6,708 |
| Canada | 71 | 1:518,952 | 43,932 |
| Afghanistan | 54 | 1:595,429 | 7,014 |
| Pakistan | 31 | 1:5,762,706 | 35,301 |
| Kuwait | 29 | 1:131,058 | 14,967 |
| Malaysia | 29 | 1:1,017,042 | 45,504 |
| South Africa | 21 | 1:2,579,891 | 103,459 |
| Guinea | 16 | 1:739,614 | 1,263 |
| Papua New Guinea | 16 | 1:509,607 | 63,542 |
| Tanzania | 14 | 1:3,781,544 | 51,645 |
| France | 13 | 1:5,109,440 | 259,941 |
| Kenya | 11 | 1:4,198,173 | 41,178 |
| Australia | 10 | 1:2,699,570 | 109,631 |
| Tunisia | 9 | 1:67,847 | 8,246 |
| Sudan | 9 | 1:4,167,799 | 5,799 |
| Scotland | 8 | 1:669,227 | 23,443 |
| Uganda | 8 | 1:4,879,910 | 106,546 |
| Brazil | 7 | 1:30,582,047 | 441,004 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Algeria | 6 | 1:6,438,592 | 53,709 |
| Nepal | 5 | 1:5,696,191 | 13,053 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| Togo | 4 | 1:1,811,942 | 8,122 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 1:46,323,027 | 5,235 |
| Solomon Islands | 2 | 1:290,014 | 19,875 |
| Syria | 2 | 1:9,650,511 | 17,817 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Vanuatu | 1 | 1:263,276 | 2,086 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Gambia | 1 | 1:1,923,451 | 1,043 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 25 | 1:177,195 | 8,871 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 13 | 1:1,875,028 | 58,113 |
| Wales | 5 | 1:313,683 | 10,604 |
| Guernsey | 5 | 1:6,531 | 1,136 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 115 | 1:436,684 | 31,761 |
Marah (23,897) may also be a first name.
Marah Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Marah and its variants are Arabic surnames, which mean 'happy'.
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Marah Religious Adherence
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Marah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Marah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Marah (Arabic: ماراح, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﺮﺍﻩ, Hindi: मरहा, Oriya: ମରାହ) is found in Sierra Leone more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Marah? popularity and diffusion
The surname Marah is the 15,958th most frequently held last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 208,585 people. The surname Marah is mostly found in Africa, where 75 percent of Marah reside; 70 percent reside in West Africa and 69 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 33,140th most widespread first name internationally, held by 23,897 people.
The surname Marah is most frequently held in Sierra Leone, where it is carried by 23,937 people, or 1 in 296. Excluding Sierra Leone Marah occurs in 58 countries. It is also found in Iraq, where 10 percent reside and Indonesia, where 6 percent reside.
Marah Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Marah has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 320 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it grew 540 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in England it grew 992 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Marah Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Marah surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Marah earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 381.43% more than the national average, earning R 1,144,070 per year; in United States they earn 5.89% less than the national average, earning $40,608 USD per year and in Canada they earn 43.59% less than the national average, earning $28,024 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Marah Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Marah in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻣﺮﺍﻩ | mrah | - |
| Marah in the Oriya language | ||
| ମରାହ | maraha | - |
| Marah in the Hindi language | ||
| मरहा | maraha | 72.22 |
| मरह | maraha | 11.11 |
| मड़हा | maraha | 5.56 |
| माराह | maraha | 5.56 |
| मराह | maraha | 5.56 |
| Marah in the Arabic language | ||
| ماراح | marah | - |
| مارح | marh | - |
| معريه | mryh | - |
| مراعه | mrah | - |
| معاريه | maryh | - |
| ميراءه | myrah | - |
| مرَّه | mrah | - |
| مرَه | mrah | - |
| مرؤه | mrwh | - |
| المراح | almrah | - |
| ذارح | dharh | - |
| ماره | marh | - |
| مرح | mrh | - |
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