Saharah Surname
Approximately 1,366 people bear this surname
Saharah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 1,306 | 1:101,263 | 10,428 |
| India | 23 | 1:33,350,669 | 396,143 |
| Pakistan | 20 | 1:8,932,194 | 45,447 |
| Malaysia | 9 | 1:3,277,136 | 121,952 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Saharah (2,430) may also be a first name.
Saharah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Saharah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Saharah (Arabic: شاره) occurs more in Indonesia more than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Saharah? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 282,260th most frequent surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 5,334,953 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 99 percent of Saharah reside; 96 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 96 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Saharah is also the 150,229th most widely held forename on earth It is held by 2,430 people.
It is most numerous in Indonesia, where it is held by 1,306 people, or 1 in 101,263. In Indonesia it is most frequent in: West Java, where 69 percent live, Jakarta, where 11 percent live and North Sumatra, where 7 percent live. Not including Indonesia this last name occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in India, where 2 percent live and Pakistan, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Saharah Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Saharah in the Arabic language | ||
| شاره | sharh | - |
| شاعره | sharh | - |
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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 Saharah
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