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
The last name Virah (Hindi: विरह, Marathi: िवरह) occurs more in India more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Virah? popularity and diffusion
The surname Virah is the 3,373,373rd most prevalent surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 214,339,586 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 50 percent of Virah reside; 44 percent reside in South Asia and 44 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Virah is also the 772,378th most numerous first name internationally It is held by 143 people.
The last name Virah is most common in India, where it is held by 15 people, or 1 in 51,137,692. In India it is most numerous in: Gujarat, where 27 percent are found, Haryana, where 27 percent are found and Uttar Pradesh, where 27 percent are found. Not including India Virah is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 18 percent are found and Mauritius, where 15 percent are found.
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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