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
The last name Chhir (Hindi: छीर) is held by more people in Pakistan than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Chhir? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,967,751st most common surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 80,972,732 people. The surname Chhir occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Chhir live; 94 percent live in South Asia and 94 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Chhir is also the 2,694,839th most prevalent given name globally, held by 17 people.
The last name is most frequent in Pakistan, where it is carried by 84 people, or 1 in 2,126,713. In Pakistan Chhir is mostly concentrated in: Punjab, where 100 percent reside. Not including Pakistan this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found 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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