Ahmed Dahir Surname
Approximately 876 people bear this surname
Ahmed Dahir Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Somalia | 833 | 1:16,149 | 1,019 |
| Ethiopia | 25 | 1:3,901,850 | 10,182 |
| Sweden | 17 | 1:579,221 | 42,433 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
Ahmed Dahir Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ahmed Dahir Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ahmed Dahir occurs in Somalia more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Ahmed Dahir? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 401,066th most frequent surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 8,319,116 people. Ahmed Dahir is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Ahmed Dahir reside; 98 percent reside in East Africa and 95 percent reside in Cushitic Africa.
The surname is most frequently used in Somalia, where it is held by 833 people, or 1 in 16,149. Excluding Somalia Ahmed Dahir exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Ethiopia, where 3 percent are found and Sweden, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ahmed Dahiru | 96 | 9 | / |
| Ahmed Daahir | 96 | 1 | / |
| Ahmed Tahir | 91 | 10 | / |
| Ahmed-Dahir | 91 | 6 | / |
| Ahmed Daher | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ahmed Tahiri | 87 | 1 | / |
| Ahmed Tahirou | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ahmed Attahir | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ahmad Tahir | 82 | 183 | / |
| Ahmed Taher | 82 | 134 | / |
| Ahmad Dahar | 82 | 4 | / |
| Ahmed Tahar | 82 | 4 | / |
| Ahmet Tahir | 82 | 3 | / |
| Ahmed-Tahira | 78 | 1 | / |
| Ahmed Attaher | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ahmet Taher | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ahmedatahar | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ahmedetaher | 73 | 1 | / |
| Amadou Tahirou | 64 | 2 | / |
| Ahmad-Taheri | 61 | 1 | / |
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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 Ahmed Dahir
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