Ahir Surname

12,452nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 45,109 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Ahir Surname User-submission:

This surname is derived from ahir, abhir, which means 'fearless'.

Ahir Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India40,7031:18,8451,470
Iran1,0651:72,0967,507
South Africa9011:60,1317,586
Indonesia4921:268,79924,292
England4621:120,60212,205
Malaysia4121:71,5885,186
Panama1621:24,1501,507
United States1561:2,323,455144,218
United Arab Emirates1471:62,3285,951
Canada1171:314,92028,951
Qatar1061:22,2452,387
Nigeria411:4,320,555118,938
Turkey391:1,995,42169,208
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
Philippines381:2,664,164134,326
Thailand301:2,354,612261,046
Pakistan251:7,145,75540,003
Australia251:1,079,82861,253
Jamaica151:191,3305,833
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
New Zealand101:452,83231,784
Hong Kong91:815,0543,802
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Afghanistan91:3,572,57620,130
Bangladesh91:17,706,30813,537
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Denmark71:806,38843,211
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Cameroon41:5,192,267135,173
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Algeria31:12,877,18484,902
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Iceland21:190,0456,825
France21:33,211,361423,184
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Ahir (1,854) may also be a first name.

Ahir Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname is derived from ahir, abhir, which means 'fearless'.

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Ahir Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ahir (Arabic: لاهير, Bengali: আহির, Hindi: अहीर, Marathi: अहीर, Oriya: ଅହିର) is more frequently found in India than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ahir? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 12,452nd most commonly held family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 161,554 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 96 percent of Ahir are found; 93 percent are found in South Asia and 90 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Ahir is also the 176,950th most numerous first name worldwide, borne by 1,854 people.

The surname is most commonly used in India, where it is borne by 40,703 people, or 1 in 18,845. In India Ahir is most frequent in: West Bengal, where 39 percent reside, Maharashtra, where 23 percent reside and Jharkhand, where 15 percent reside. Outside of India this surname is found in 59 countries. It is also common in Iran, where 2 percent reside and South Africa, where 2 percent reside.

Ahir Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Ahir surname are 3.91% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 57.14% being registered with the party.

The amount Ahir earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 6.72% more than the national average, earning R 253,608 per year; in United States they earn 8.06% less than the national average, earning $39,672 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.77% more than the national average, earning $51,061 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Aahir89979/
Ahier89557/
Ahuir89509/
Ajhir89256/
Hahir8942/
Ahior8932/
Ahhir8913/
Auhir8912/
Aehir891/
Ahijer8047/
Ahahir806/
Eahire804/
Ahirre804/
Gaahir802/
Aheire802/
Haehir801/
Ahhire801/
Ahoire801/
Ajhire801/
Ãahire801/
Aahitr801/
Gaheir801/
Ahhair801/
Ahirhe801/
Aher7577,123/
Ohir7545/
Așir7527/
Ağir7513/
Ehir7511/
Auir759/
Eair758/
Aeir753/
Oair751/
Gaihier7317/
Gahahir731/
Ahijeir731/
Auheire731/
Auhaire731/
Ahuirre731/
Aajhire731/
Aahirre731/
Ahaheir730/
Hehir673,746/
Aaher672,041/
Aiyer671,165/
Ohair671,097/
Houir67729/
Ohier67270/
Oheir67193/
Haher67167/
Ayier67126/
Gahér67100/
Heair6728/
Heuir6728/
Höier6727/
Goair6727/
Huier6717/
Hoair6717/
Haehr6714/
Ajier6714/
Gauir6714/
Ajher6713/
Gaehr678/
Aaier677/
Ouair676/
Auire674/
Eaird674/
Hoeir673/
Auher672/
Aherr672/
D'Hahier672/
Aijir671/
Aayir671/
Hohir671/
Ahger671/
Ajjir671/
Auair671/
Gaoir671/
Hauir671/
Aherd671/
Ahher671/
Aeier671/
Huiir671/
Auier670/

Ahir Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ahir in the Oriya language
ଅହିରahira90.17
ଅହୀରahira7.54
ଆହିରahira1.15
ଆହୀରahira0.22
ଅହୀର୍ahir0.05
ଅହିର୍ahir0.05
ଆହାରahara0.05
Ahir in the Marathi language
अहीरahira85.65
आहीरahira13.37
हिरhira0.41
अहीरेahire0.21
आहीरेahire0.21
अहीरे़ahire0.03
हीरhira0.03
अहीऱahira0.03
Ahir in the Hindi language
अहीरahira83.77
अहिरahira15.03
आहीरahira0.51
आहिरahira0.51
ाहिरahira0.09
Ahir in the Bengali language
আহিরahira82.47
আহীরahira16.49
অহিরahira1.03
Ahir in the Arabic language
لاهيرlahyr-

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