Alahira Surname

2,106,139th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 80 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Alahira Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Alahira Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria791:2,242,31376,227
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Alahira (20) may also be a first name.

Alahira Last Name Facts

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

The surname Alahira is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Alahira? popularity and diffusion

Alahira is the 2,106,139th most numerous last name in the world, held by around 1 in 91,094,324 people. The last name Alahira is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Alahira are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Alahira is also the 2,446,817th most frequently occurring first name internationally It is held by 20 people.

The last name is most common in Nigeria, where it is held by 79 people, or 1 in 2,242,313. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Adamawa, where 76 percent live, Kaduna, where 10 percent live and Federal Capital Territory, where 9 percent live. Excluding Nigeria it occurs in one country. It is also found in India, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Alahirah9351/
Alhahira934/
Alahiro861/
Olahira861/
Allahgaira821/
Alaera772/
Allahirou752/
Ailaera714/
Olahera712/
Oulahiro677/
Oulohira671/
Alhoeera671/
Olaera62485/
Aleura627/
Elaera624/
Alaero623/
Aloera622/
Elaeraj571/
Olioera571/
Aloetra570/
Elaeraay534/

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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 Alahira
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