Adahir Surname
Approximately 891 people bear this surname
Adahir Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 841 | 1:22,820 | 1,383 |
| Nigeria | 40 | 1:4,428,569 | 120,862 |
| Brazil | 6 | 1:35,679,055 | 486,536 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
Adahir (1,970) may also be a first name.
Adahir Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Adahir Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Adahir occurs most in Niger. It may also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Adahir? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 395,841st most frequent last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 8,179,064 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Adahir reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 94 percent reside in Chadic Africa. It is also the 170,600th most numerous first name throughout the world, borne by 1,970 people.
It is most frequently occurring in Niger, where it is carried by 841 people, or 1 in 22,820. In Niger Adahir is most prevalent in: Zinder Region, where 99 percent are found, Maradi Region, where 1 percent are found and Agadez Region, where 0 percent are found. Aside from Niger Adahir occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 4 percent are found and Brazil, where 1 percent are found.
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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 Adahir
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