Aahir Surname

367,731st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 979 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Aahir Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Aahir Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India9621:797,36535,825
Pakistan101:17,864,38868,137
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293

Aahir (84) may also be a first name.

Aahir Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Aahir Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Aahir (Arabic: ياهير, Bengali: আহির, Hindi: आहिर, Marathi: आईर) has its highest incidence in India. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Aahir? popularity and diffusion

Aahir is the 367,731st most commonly held family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 7,443,867 people. The last name Aahir is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Aahir are found; 99 percent are found in South Asia and 98 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Aahir is also the 1,046,220th most commonly occurring given name world-wide. It is borne by 84 people.

Aahir is most commonly occurring in India, where it is carried by 962 people, or 1 in 797,365. In India it is mostly concentrated in: Tripura, where 61 percent live, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, where 14 percent live and Maharashtra, where 10 percent live. Barring India this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Pakistan, where 1 percent live and Malaysia, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ahahir916/
Gaahir912/
Aahitr911/
Ahir8945,109/
Aajhire831/
Aahirre831/
Gahahir831/
Aaher802,041/
Ahier80557/
Ahuir80509/
Ajhir80256/
Hahir8042/
Ahior8032/
Ahhir8013/
Auhir8012/
Aaier807/
Aayir801/
Auair801/
Aehir801/
Aahere7354/
Ahijer7347/
Aaheer735/
Ahirre734/
Eahire734/
Aheire732/
Haayir731/
Ahhair731/
Gaheir731/
Ãahire731/
Ahirhe731/
Ahoire731/
Ahhire731/
Aaiyer731/
Haehir731/
Gauair731/
Ajhire731/
Aher6777,123/
Haaijer67475/
Ohir6745/
Așir6727/
Aaer6724/
Gaihier6717/
Ağir6713/
Ehir6711/
Auir679/
Eair678/
Aaheere676/
Aeir673/
Ahijeir671/
Auheire671/
Auhaire671/
Ahuirre671/
Oair671/
Ahaheir670/

Aahir Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Aahir in the Hindi language
आहिरahira-
Aahir in the Bengali language
আহিরahira98.87
আহীরahira1.13
Aahir in the Marathi language
आईरa'ira38.1
आहीरahira33.33
अहीरahira14.29
आहेरahera14.29
Aahir in the Arabic language
ياهيرyahyr-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Aahir
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