Where Does The Last Name Sarah Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Sarah (Arabic: سّره, Bengali: সারা, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺻﺎﺭﻩ, Hindi: साराह, Marathi: सराह, Oriya: ସାରା) is more frequently found in Indonesia than any other country or territory. It may also occur as: Saráh or Sàràh. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sarah? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name is the 7,837^th most commonly used family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 100,465 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 58 percent of Sarah are found; 32 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 31 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Sarah is also the 72^nd most common forename internationally. It is borne by 4,826,386 people.

The last name is most commonly held in Indonesia, where it is borne by 21,972 people, or 1 in 6,019. In Indonesia Sarah is mostly found in: West Java, where 33 percent are found, South Kalimantan, where 11 percent are found and West Nusa Tenggara, where 9 percent are found. Apart from Indonesia Sarah is found in 146 countries. It also occurs in Egypt, where 10 percent are found and Bangladesh, where 6 percent are found.

Sarah Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Sarah has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Sarah surname grew 1,735 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 333 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it decreased 13 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 243 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sarah Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is principally Catholic (48%) in Ireland, Christian (100%) in Kenya, Maronite (45%) in Lebanon and Christian (87%) in Nigeria.

In The United States Sarah are 1.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 55% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Sarah earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Colombia they earn 5% less than the national average, earning $21,567,000 COP per year; in United States they earn 17.72% less than the national average, earning $35,504 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.16% less than the national average, earning $40,162 CAD per year.