Virah Surname
Approximately 34 people bear this surname
Virah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 15 | 1:51,137,692 | 512,385 |
| Papua New Guinea | 6 | 1:1,358,953 | 118,663 |
| Mauritius | 5 | 1:258,683 | 8,939 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Virah (143) may also be a first name.
Virah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Virah Come From? nationality or country of origin
Virah (Hindi: विरह, Marathi: िवरह) is borne by more people in India than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Virah? popularity and diffusion
The last name Virah is the 3,373,373rd most prevalent surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 214,339,586 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 50 percent of Virah reside; 44 percent reside in South Asia and 44 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 772,378th most frequently used given name worldwide It is held by 143 people.
This surname is most commonly held in India, where it is held by 15 people, or 1 in 51,137,692. In India Virah is most common in: Gujarat, where 27 percent reside, Haryana, where 27 percent reside and Uttar Pradesh, where 27 percent reside. Other than India this last name exists in 9 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 18 percent reside and Mauritius, where 15 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Virah Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Virah in the Marathi language | ||
| िवरह | ivaraha | - |
| Virah in the Hindi language | ||
| विरह | viraha | 75 |
| वीरहा | viraha | 10 |
| विराह | viraha | 10 |
| वीरह | viraha | 5 |
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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 Virah
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