Alshahir Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Yemen
Highest density in:
United Arab Emirates

Alshahir Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Alshahir Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Yemen51:5,285,05921,214
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259

Alshahir Last Name Facts

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

The last name Alshahir is more frequently found in Yemen than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Alshahir? popularity and diffusion

Alshahir is the 5,213,395th most prevalent family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 520,538,994 people. The last name Alshahir occurs predominantly in Asia, where 64 percent of Alshahir are found; 64 percent are found in West Asia and 64 percent are found in Arabian Peninsula.

This surname is most frequently held in Yemen, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 5,285,059. In Yemen it is primarily found in: Sana'a Governorate, where 80 percent reside and Al Bayda Governorate, where 20 percent reside. Not including Yemen Alshahir occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in The United Arab Emirates, where 29 percent reside and Sweden, where 14 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Alsahir932/
Alshaher88314/
Alsaahir88191/
Elshahir8838/
Alsahier881/
Alssahir881/
Alshaer809,753/
Alsaher801,515/
Elsahir801/
Alshaeer75132/
Alshaaer7577/
Alsha'er7513/
Alsgaher754/
Elshaeir754/
Alschaer751/
Alzahirh751/
Alsayier751/
Alzohair751/
Alsahaer751/
Alchaher751/
Alshaeyr751/
Elshaheer71154/
Elshaer6724,196/
Elsaher67770/
Alchaer6791/
Alzeair672/

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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 Alshahir
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