Yarra Surname
Approximately 23,949 people bear this surname
Yarra Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 21,772 | 1:35,232 | 2,528 |
| Mali | 1,226 | 1:13,841 | 614 |
| Philippines | 507 | 1:199,681 | 31,532 |
| United States | 125 | 1:2,899,671 | 170,778 |
| Australia | 87 | 1:310,295 | 26,919 |
| Canada | 41 | 1:898,673 | 68,969 |
| Papua New Guinea | 25 | 1:326,149 | 43,617 |
| Chile | 21 | 1:838,880 | 17,964 |
| Argentina | 20 | 1:2,137,171 | 104,027 |
| Qatar | 16 | 1:147,375 | 16,023 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Niger | 13 | 1:1,476,309 | 30,154 |
| Ivory Coast | 13 | 1:1,774,710 | 34,235 |
| Guinea | 12 | 1:986,151 | 1,312 |
| United Arab Emirates | 11 | 1:832,934 | 27,512 |
| Mauritania | 10 | 1:409,486 | 16,302 |
| England | 8 | 1:6,964,757 | 184,742 |
| Norway | 6 | 1:857,048 | 55,549 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| Burkina Faso | 3 | 1:6,117,367 | 22,156 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 4 | 1:6,093,842 | 135,151 |
The alternate forms: Yarrá (1) are calculated separately.
Yarra (3,169) may also be a first name.
Yarra Demographics
Average Yarra Salary in
United States
$46,335 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Yarra Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yarra Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Yarra (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻳﺎﺭ, Marathi: यर, Oriya: ୟାରା) occurs in India more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant: Yarrá. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Yarra? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 22,679th most frequently occurring surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 304,294 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 93 percent of Yarra live; 91 percent live in South Asia and 91 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 127,710th most frequent first name worldwide, borne by 3,169 people.
Yarra is most widely held in India, where it is held by 21,772 people, or 1 in 35,232. In India Yarra is mostly concentrated in: Andhra Pradesh, where 88 percent live, Telangana, where 11 percent live and Karnataka, where 0 percent live. Not including India this surname exists in 32 countries. It is also found in Mali, where 5 percent live and The Philippines, where 2 percent live.
Yarra Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Yarra has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Yarra last name grew 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Yarra Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Yarra last name are 30.1% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 83.33% registered with the political party.
The amount Yarra earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 7.38% more than the national average, earning $46,335 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.61% less than the national average, earning $45,900 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Yarra Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Yarra in the Oriya language | ||
| ୟାରା | yara | 83.93 |
| ରାଓ | ra'o | 7.14 |
| ୟାରାୟା | yaraya | 1.79 |
| ୟାର | yara | 1.79 |
| Yarra in the Marathi language | ||
| यर | yara | 70.59 |
| यार | yara | 23.53 |
| याररा | yarara | 5.88 |
| Yarra in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻳﺎﺭ | yar | 66.67 |
| ﻳﺎﺭﻩ | yarh | 16.67 |
| ﻳﺎﺭﺍ | yara | 16.67 |
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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 Yarra
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