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
The surname Ahiru (Hindi: अहिरु, Marathi: अिहरु) has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ahiru? popularity and diffusion
The last name Ahiru is the 642,034th most frequently held family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 15,407,074 people. Ahiru occurs predominantly in Africa, where 51 percent of Ahiru reside; 50 percent reside in West Africa and 50 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 482,193rd most frequent forename globally, held by 330 people.
This last name is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 238 people, or 1 in 744,297. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Kano, where 18 percent live, Jigawa, where 16 percent live and Yobe, where 11 percent live. Aside from Nigeria it exists in 8 countries. It is also common in Japan, where 44 percent live and India, where 3 percent live.
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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