Marrah Surname
Approximately 12,456 people bear this surname
Marrah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sierra Leone | 11,093 | 1:639 | 117 |
| Ghana | 485 | 1:55,713 | 5,980 |
| United States | 367 | 1:987,627 | 73,174 |
| Morocco | 307 | 1:112,300 | 19,480 |
| Liberia | 50 | 1:88,171 | 7,231 |
| South Africa | 33 | 1:1,641,749 | 81,435 |
| England | 30 | 1:1,857,269 | 74,552 |
| Jamaica | 25 | 1:114,798 | 4,448 |
| Germany | 15 | 1:5,367,031 | 196,901 |
| Indonesia | 9 | 1:14,694,355 | 460,137 |
| Libya | 9 | 1:693,775 | 1,982 |
| Philippines | 5 | 1:20,247,645 | 262,352 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Mali | 4 | 1:4,242,259 | 2,433 |
| Algeria | 3 | 1:12,877,184 | 84,902 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 5 | 1:885,973 | 23,404 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 6 | 1:4,062,562 | 101,150 |
| Wales | 3 | 1:522,805 | 14,314 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:54,269 | 2,077 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 66 | 1:760,889 | 48,111 |
Marrah (424) may also be a first name.
Marrah Demographics
Average Marrah Salary in
United States
$48,490 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Marrah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Marrah Come From? nationality or country of origin
Marrah (Arabic: مرره, Hindi: मर्राह, Oriya: ମାରା) is held by more people in Sierra Leone than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Marrah.
How Common Is The Last Name Marrah? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 41,908th most commonly occurring family name on earth, held by around 1 in 585,063 people. The last name Marrah occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Marrah live; 93 percent live in West Africa and 93 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Marrah is also the 417,166th most widespread first name globally It is held by 424 people.
This surname is most frequent in Sierra Leone, where it is carried by 11,093 people, or 1 in 639. Not including Sierra Leone it is found in 30 countries. It is also found in Ghana, where 4 percent are found and The United States, where 3 percent are found.
Marrah Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Marrah has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Marrah last name grew 556 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 500 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Marrah Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Marrah last name is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Marrah last name are 21.72% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 68.49% being registered with the party.
The amount Marrah earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 34.4% less than the national average, earning R 155,892 per year and in United States they earn 12.38% more than the national average, earning $48,490 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Marrah Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Marrah in the Hindi language | ||
| मर्राह | marraha | - |
| Marrah in the Oriya language | ||
| ମାରା | mara | - |
| Marrah in the Arabic language | ||
| مرره | mrrh | - |
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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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- 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 Marrah
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