Ahiru Surname
Approximately 473 people bear this surname
Ahiru Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 238 | 1:744,297 | 33,840 |
| Japan | 206 | 1:620,603 | 16,092 |
| India | 15 | 1:51,137,692 | 512,385 |
| Papua New Guinea | 7 | 1:1,164,817 | 109,517 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Ahiru (330) may also be a first name.
Ahiru Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ahiru Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ahiru (Hindi: अहिरु, Marathi: अिहरु) is found most frequently in Nigeria. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of Ahiru click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ahiru? popularity and diffusion
Ahiru is the 642,034th most common family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 15,407,074 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 51 percent of Ahiru live; 50 percent live in West Africa and 50 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 482,193rd most frequently held first name throughout the world, held by 330 people.
The surname Ahiru is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is borne by 238 people, or 1 in 744,297. In Nigeria Ahiru is most common in: Kano, where 18 percent reside, Jigawa, where 16 percent reside and Yobe, where 11 percent reside. Beside Nigeria this last name is found in 8 countries. It is also found in Japan, where 44 percent reside and India, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aahiru | 91 | 76 | / |
| Ahirou | 91 | 59 | / |
| Hahiru | 91 | 41 | / |
| Ahirau | 91 | 6 | / |
| Ahoiru | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ahisru | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ahahiru | 83 | 17 | / |
| Hahirou | 83 | 8 | / |
| Ahhirou | 83 | 2 | / |
| Ahirudh | 83 | 1 | / |
| Aheru | 80 | 14 | / |
| Aoiru | 80 | 2 | / |
| Oairu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ehiru | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ohiru | 80 | 1 | / |
| A'Iru | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ahahirou | 77 | 62 | / |
| Aiyeru | 73 | 34 | / |
| Aherou | 73 | 13 | / |
| Ajieru | 73 | 2 | / |
| Hauiru | 73 | 2 | / |
| Oairuz | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ohirou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aoirus | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aeru | 67 | 8 | / |
| Ahaerou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gohirou | 67 | 1 | / |
Ahiru Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ahiru in the Marathi language | ||
| अिहरु | aiharu | 75 |
| आिहरु | aiharu | 16.67 |
| अिहरू | aiharu | 8.33 |
| Ahiru in the Hindi language | ||
| अहिरु | ahiru | 60 |
| अहिरू | ahiru | 20 |
| अहीरु | ahiru | 20 |
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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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- 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 Ahiru
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