Chehir Surname
Approximately 58 people bear this surname
Chehir Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 52 | 1:742,914 | 41,230 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
Chehir (10) may also be a first name.
Chehir Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chehir Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chehir (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺸﻬﻴﺮ) occurs more in Algeria more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chehir? popularity and diffusion
Chehir is the 2,530,696th most numerous surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 125,647,343 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Chehir live; 97 percent live in North Africa and 97 percent live in Mahgreb. Chehir is also the 3,684,242nd most numerous forename world-wide, held by 10 people.
This surname is most commonly held in Algeria, where it is borne by 52 people, or 1 in 742,914. In Algeria it is mostly found in: Guelma Province, where 98 percent reside and Adrar Province, where 2 percent reside. Excluding Algeria this last name exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Tunisia, where 7 percent reside and Canada, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chehire | 92 | 15 | / |
| Hehir | 91 | 3,746 | / |
| Chahir | 83 | 6,449 | / |
| Chihir | 83 | 22 | / |
| Cheher | 83 | 10 | / |
| Chohir | 83 | 4 | / |
| Cheair | 83 | 2 | / |
| Choeir | 83 | 2 | / |
| Hehair | 83 | 0 | / |
| Hehier | 83 | 0 | / |
| Heheir | 83 | 0 | / |
| Chihire | 77 | 49 | / |
| Chihior | 77 | 4 | / |
| Chaeher | 77 | 1 | / |
| Chieher | 77 | 1 | / |
| Heher | 73 | 842 | / |
| Chier | 73 | 382 | / |
| Hahir | 73 | 42 | / |
| Heair | 73 | 28 | / |
| Cheur | 73 | 14 | / |
| Chyer | 73 | 13 | / |
| Chiir | 73 | 7 | / |
| Höehr | 73 | 4 | / |
| Hjeir | 73 | 2 | / |
| Chjer | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hihir | 73 | 1 | / |
| Heoir | 73 | 0 | / |
| Chyir | 73 | 0 | / |
| Chijeire | 71 | 1 | / |
| Cheigger | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chaher | 67 | 1,189 | / |
| Chyhyr | 67 | 775 | / |
| Heijer | 67 | 328 | / |
| Chyher | 67 | 195 | / |
| Chiert | 67 | 44 | / |
| Kheair | 67 | 16 | / |
| Chiere | 67 | 15 | / |
| Heaird | 67 | 14 | / |
| Chijer | 67 | 9 | / |
| Chiior | 67 | 7 | / |
| Cha'er | 67 | 6 | / |
| Chiher | 67 | 4 | / |
| Chjeer | 67 | 3 | / |
| Jehair | 67 | 2 | / |
| Heiier | 67 | 2 | / |
| Cheuer | 67 | 2 | / |
| Chiyor | 67 | 2 | / |
| Chiirr | 67 | 2 | / |
| Chaaer | 67 | 2 | / |
| Choair | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chahér | 67 | 1 | / |
| Heyier | 67 | 1 | / |
| Heheer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chaeer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chierz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chaoir | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hohair | 67 | 0 | / |
Chehir Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chehir in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﺸﻬﻴﺮ | alshhyr | - |
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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 Chehir
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