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 carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ahiru? popularity and diffusion
The last name Ahiru is the 642,034th most widespread family name internationally, held by around 1 in 15,407,074 people. Ahiru occurs mostly in Africa, where 51 percent of Ahiru are found; 50 percent are found in West Africa and 50 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ahiru is also the 482,193rd most frequently occurring first name worldwide It is held by 330 people.
The surname is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 238 people, or 1 in 744,297. In Nigeria it is most common in: Kano, where 18 percent are found, Jigawa, where 16 percent are found and Yobe, where 11 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria Ahiru occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in Japan, where 44 percent are found and India, where 3 percent are found.
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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