Chahir Surname

76,060th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,449 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Morocco
Highest density in:
Morocco

Chahir Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chahir Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Morocco5,7591:5,986706
Saudi Arabia1991:155,05422,057
Egypt1531:600,88732,813
France1341:495,69269,430
Algeria861:449,20435,752
Spain281:1,669,71648,608
Tunisia271:22,6163,533
Belgium191:605,08754,956
United States131:27,881,456736,413
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
England41:13,929,515290,718
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Chahir (388) may also be a first name.

Chahir Last Name Facts

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

The last name Chahir (Marathi: चाहीर, Oriya: ଚାହିର) is more frequently found in Morocco than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chahir? popularity and diffusion

Chahir is the 76,060th most frequent family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 1,130,027 people. The surname Chahir occurs mostly in Africa, where 93 percent of Chahir reside; 93 percent reside in North Africa and 91 percent reside in Mahgreb. Chahir is also the 439,750th most frequently held first name internationally. It is borne by 388 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Morocco, where it is carried by 5,759 people, or 1 in 5,986. Beside Morocco Chahir is found in 22 countries. It is also found in Saudi Arabia, where 3 percent live and Egypt, where 2 percent live.

Chahir Last Name Statistics demography

Chahir earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 4.1% more than the national average, earning $44,917 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hahir9142/
Chaher831,189/
Chehir8358/
Chohir834/
Cheair832/
Chaoir831/
Chahér831/
Choair831/
Choaire7718/
Chahere774/
Khahire773/
Chaheur772/
Chouair771/
Chaaher771/
Chauier771/
Chaheer771/
Chaiyer771/
Chaaier771/
Chaeher771/
Hehir733,746/
Chaer732,390/
Haher73167/
Heair7328/
Hoair7317/
Haehr7314/
Hohir731/
Chaêr731/
Chaér731/
Hauir731/
Chaijitr714/
D'Hahier712/
Haijer6744/
Hajjir6727/
Kheair6716/
Hajher6715/
Heaird6714/
Chaere6710/
Haijir6710/
Cheher6710/
Haehre678/
Cha'er676/
Hoaire673/
Chaaer672/
Chouir672/
Choeir672/
Haayir671/
Hajier671/
Chaerd671/
Houair671/
Hayier671/
Khoair671/
Chaeer671/
Hohair670/
Hauire670/

Chahir Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Chahir in the Oriya language
ଚାହିରcahira-
Chahir in the Marathi language
चाहीरcahira-

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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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  • 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 Chahir
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