Chaher Surname

315,551st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,189 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Algeria
Highest density in:
Tunisia

Chaher Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Chaher 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
Algeria3761:102,74315,177
Argentina2591:165,03213,888
India2481:3,093,00691,743
Morocco2041:169,00029,345
France251:2,656,909193,074
Brazil231:9,307,580200,052
Tunisia91:67,8478,246
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
England41:13,929,515290,718
Djibouti41:228,733966
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Comoros11:749,524685
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PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Chahér (1) are calculated separately.

Chaher (147) may also be a first name.

Chaher Last Name Facts

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

The last name Chaher (Hindi: चहेर, Marathi: चाहेर, Oriya: ଚାେହର) is borne by more people in Algeria than any other country or territory. It may also appear as: Chahér. Click here to see other possible spellings of Chaher.

How Common Is The Last Name Chaher? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 315,551st most widespread last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 6,129,139 people. The surname Chaher is mostly found in Africa, where 51 percent of Chaher live; 50 percent live in North Africa and 50 percent live in Mahgreb. It is also the 760,591st most frequent first name on earth. It is borne by 147 people.

It is most prevalent in Algeria, where it is carried by 376 people, or 1 in 102,743. In Algeria Chaher is mostly concentrated in: Jijel Province, where 51 percent live, Chlef Province, where 46 percent live and Algiers Province, where 1 percent live. Not including Algeria this last name occurs in 32 countries. It is also common in Argentina, where 22 percent live and India, where 21 percent live.

Chaher Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Chaher has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Chaher surname rose 400 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 20 percent between 1881 and 2014.

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
Chahér941/
Chahere924/
Chaheur922/
Chaeher921/
Chaheer921/
Chaaher921/
Chaer912,390/
Haher91167/
Chahir836,449/
Hajher8315/
Cheher8310/
Chaere8310/
Cha'er836/
Chaaer832/
Chaerd831/
Chaeer831/
Haer801,845/
Chajjer7740/
Hauhere777/
Chaiyer771/
Chaaier771/
Chauier771/
Chayjer771/
Chhoher771/
Khaer734,491/
Höher731,155/
Heher73842/
Haerr73398/
Hoher73397/
Choer73195/
Hahir7342/
Haere7334/
Cheur7314/
Haehr7314/
Haerd733/
Chaér731/
Chaêr731/
Ha'er731/
Chhajjer714/
D'Hahier712/
Chooherd711/
Haayer67188/
Hoherz67184/
Khaere6772/
Chehir6758/
Haijer6744/
Hoherd6731/
Hohert6729/
Khoher6712/
Hajger6711/
Hajjer679/
Haehre678/
Choere675/
Chohir674/
Cheair672/
Choeir672/
Cheuer672/
Haerth672/
Choair671/
Jaherh671/
Hayier671/
Hajier671/
Chaoir671/
Hooher670/
Hohher670/
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Chaher Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Chaher in the Oriya language
ଚାେହରcaehara-
Chaher in the Marathi language
चाहेरcahera96.27
चहेरcahera1.24
च्याहेरcyahera1.24
चाहरेcahare0.62
चिहरcihara0.62
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Chaher in the Hindi language
चहेरcahera50
चाहरcahara33.33
चाहेरcahera16.67

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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 Chaher
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