Mariah Surname
Approximately 14,916 people bear this surname
Mariah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 13,683 | 1:9,665 | 1,226 |
| South Africa | 289 | 1:187,466 | 20,414 |
| Egypt | 214 | 1:429,606 | 25,756 |
| Malaysia | 109 | 1:270,589 | 15,097 |
| Yemen | 108 | 1:244,679 | 9,175 |
| Kenya | 93 | 1:496,558 | 25,459 |
| United States | 85 | 1:4,264,223 | 227,504 |
| Brazil | 67 | 1:3,195,139 | 92,032 |
| Jordan | 62 | 1:142,620 | 8,276 |
| Botswana | 28 | 1:78,105 | 13,263 |
| Nigeria | 25 | 1:7,085,710 | 162,099 |
| Papua New Guinea | 13 | 1:627,209 | 74,307 |
| Lebanon | 12 | 1:469,757 | 12,312 |
| United Arab Emirates | 11 | 1:832,934 | 27,512 |
| Jamaica | 11 | 1:260,904 | 6,695 |
| Palestine | 11 | 1:413,532 | 12,017 |
| Pakistan | 10 | 1:17,864,388 | 68,137 |
| India | 9 | 1:85,229,487 | 684,495 |
| Uganda | 7 | 1:5,577,040 | 114,218 |
| Israel | 7 | 1:1,222,519 | 68,299 |
| England | 6 | 1:9,286,343 | 223,652 |
| Syria | 6 | 1:3,216,837 | 11,326 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Canada | 4 | 1:9,211,398 | 321,528 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Australia | 3 | 1:8,998,567 | 200,784 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Romania | 2 | 1:10,038,935 | 80,612 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Liberia | 2 | 1:2,204,268 | 40,131 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Dominica | 1 | 1:75,891 | 912 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 47 | 1:1,068,483 | 62,061 |
The alternate forms: Mariáh (4) are calculated separately.
Mariah (122,180) may also be a first name.
Mariah Demographics
Average Mariah Salary in
United States
$26,850 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Mariah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mariah Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mariah (Arabic: مريّه) is more commonly found in Indonesia than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant: Mariáh. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mariah? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 35,433rd most numerous family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 488,572 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 94 percent of Mariah live; 92 percent live in Southeast Asia and 92 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Mariah is also the 8,465th most common first name throughout the world It is held by 122,180 people.
This last name is most commonly held in Indonesia, where it is carried by 13,683 people, or 1 in 9,665. In Indonesia it is mostly found in: West Java, where 71 percent reside, Banten, where 5 percent reside and East Java, where 4 percent reside. Aside from Indonesia this last name is found in 51 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 2 percent reside and Egypt, where 1 percent reside.
Mariah Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Mariah has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Mariah last name rose 181 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 600 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Mariah Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
The amount Mariah earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 31.72% more than the national average, earning R 313,020 per year and in United States they earn 37.77% less than the national average, earning $26,850 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Mariah Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mariah in the Arabic language | ||
| مريّه | mryh | - |
| مارياة | maryat | - |
| مريه | mryh | - |
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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
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- 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 Mariah
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