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 surname Chahir (Marathi: चाहीर, Oriya: ଚାହିର) occurs in Morocco more than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of Chahir click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chahir? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 76,060th most commonly used last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,130,027 people. The surname is primarily found 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 widespread forename at a global level, held by 388 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Morocco, where it is borne by 5,759 people, or 1 in 5,986. Not including Morocco it occurs in 22 countries. It is also found in Saudi Arabia, where 3 percent are found and Egypt, where 2 percent are found.

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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  • 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 Chahir
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