Dahiir Surname

897,852nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 298 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Somalia
Highest density in:
Somalia

Dahiir Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Dahiir Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Somalia2941:45,7552,122
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028

Dahiir Last Name Facts

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

Dahiir occurs more in Somalia more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dahiir? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 897,852nd most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 24,454,852 people. Dahiir is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Dahiir live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in Cushitic Africa.

Dahiir is most commonly used in Somalia, where it is carried by 294 people, or 1 in 45,755. Aside from Somalia it is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Djibouti, where 0 percent live and Greece, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dhahiir921/
Daheir835/
Dehiir831/
Daeir7310/
Daheur67927/
Deajir6728/
Daheer6716/
Daejir677/
Deaier670/
Dooiior621/
Daeer5530/
Deheer50954/
Douyir501/
Doaaer501/
Doeher500/
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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 Dahiir
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