Al Muhair Surname

745,450th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 386 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Yemen
Highest density in:
Lebanon

Al Muhair Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Al Muhair Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Yemen1991:132,7906,995
Lebanon1741:32,3973,246
Jordan71:1,263,20516,935
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Lebanon

Al Muhair Demographics

Al Muhair Religious Adherence
in Lebanon

Sample size: 90 (2014)

Religious Adherence
in Lebanon

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Al Muhair Last Name Facts

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

The surname Al Muhair is borne by more people in Yemen than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Al Muhair.

How Common Is The Last Name Al Muhair? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 745,450th most widely held family name globally, borne by around 1 in 18,879,653 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 99 percent of Al Muhair reside; 99 percent reside in West Asia and 52 percent reside in Arabian Peninsula.

It is most frequently used in Yemen, where it is borne by 199 people, or 1 in 132,790. In Yemen it is primarily concentrated in: Amanat Al Asimah, where 95 percent live, Al Mahwit Governorate, where 2 percent live and Sana'a Governorate, where 2 percent live. Outside of Yemen this surname exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Lebanon, where 45 percent live and Jordan, where 2 percent live.

Al Muhair Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Al Muhair surname is predominantly Maronite (96%) in Lebanon.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Al Muhajir95130/
Al Muhar942/
Al Mouhajir902/
Al Muhier8992/
Al Muhart891/
Al Muhijar841/
Al Muhajer841/
Al Mujjar781/
Al Mutayar741/
Al-Muhajer741/

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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 Al Muhair
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