Chhir Surname
Approximately 90 people bear this surname
Chhir Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 84 | 1:2,126,713 | 19,920 |
| Taiwan | 5 | 1:4,688,949 | 27,695 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Chhir (17) may also be a first name.
Chhir Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chhir Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chhir (Hindi: छीर) is more frequently found in Pakistan than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Chhir? popularity and diffusion
Chhir is the 1,967,751st most commonly held family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 80,972,732 people. Chhir is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Chhir live; 94 percent live in South Asia and 94 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 2,694,839th most commonly occurring first name globally It is held by 17 people.
The surname Chhir is most frequent in Pakistan, where it is held by 84 people, or 1 in 2,126,713. In Pakistan Chhir is most common in: Punjab, where 100 percent reside. Without taking into account Pakistan it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Taiwan, where 6 percent reside and India, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Chhir Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chhir in the Hindi language | ||
| छीर | chira | - |
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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 Chhir
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