Dahir Surname

2,427th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 227,255 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Somalia
Highest density in:
Somalia

Dahir Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dahir Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Somalia144,8881:9314
Kenya20,4881:2,254354
Lebanon16,8251:33533
Somaliland16,0251:21835
Syria8,5751:2,251273
Ethiopia6,4391:15,1492,102
Palestine2,5201:1,805357
Nigeria2,1991:80,5565,718
Morocco1,6701:20,6443,211
Djibouti1,5481:59176
Pakistan9211:193,9674,792
Egypt7021:130,96310,408
United States7001:517,79843,295
Niger6791:28,2651,624
Saudi Arabia3981:77,52710,981
England3941:141,41613,724
Kuwait3571:10,6461,481
Indonesia2521:524,79842,627
Sweden2381:41,3733,298
Iraq2041:171,6754,240
Canada1401:263,18324,832
Argentina1381:309,73524,668
India1091:7,037,297155,647
United Arab Emirates1001:91,6238,280
Norway731:70,4429,915
Denmark731:77,3257,557
Spain671:697,79230,551
France651:1,021,888113,182
Jordan521:170,0478,882
Sudan491:765,5142,614
Netherlands381:444,39944,765
Qatar371:63,7306,585
South Africa301:1,805,92385,708
Cameroon231:903,00360,285
Iran231:3,338,37197,100
Finland221:249,85019,707
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Australia201:1,349,78570,688
Malaysia181:1,638,56867,452
Uganda181:2,168,84967,754
Germany161:5,031,591189,895
Belgium151:766,44363,354
Brazil141:15,291,024280,658
Wales121:257,87814,969
Tanzania71:7,563,08870,659
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
Iceland51:76,0184,442
Yemen51:5,285,05921,214
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
China41:341,830,39216,990
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Eritrea11:4,751,901911
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Panama11:3,912,25817,195

Dahir (98,029) may also be a first name.

Dahir Last Name Facts

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

Dahir (Arabic: داهر, Bengali: দাহির, Hindi: दाहिर, Marathi: दाहीर, Oriya: ଦାହିର) occurs most in Somalia. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dahir? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,427th most commonly used family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 32,068 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 86 percent of Dahir reside; 83 percent reside in East Africa and 79 percent reside in Cushitic Africa. It is also the 10,379th most commonly occurring given name globally, borne by 98,029 people.

It is most frequently held in Somalia, where it is borne by 144,888 people, or 1 in 93. Outside of Somalia this last name occurs in 73 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 9 percent live and Lebanon, where 7 percent live.

Dahir Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is principally Muslim (94%) in Kenya, Sunni (32%) in Lebanon and Muslim (97%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Dahir surname are 2.84% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 50.39% registered with the party.

The amount Dahir earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 26.71% less than the national average, earning 253,632 kr per year; in United States they earn 9.45% less than the national average, earning $39,072 USD per year and in Canada they earn 32.24% less than the national average, earning $33,663 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Daahir9110,532/
Dhahir911,017/
Dahier9110/
Dahuir914/
Dauhir912/
Dahirh912/
Dahhir911/
Dahirz911/
Hdahir911/
Dhahier838/
Deahire831/
Dhaahir831/
Daher8041,704/
Dehir80249/
Dohir80186/
Deair8071/
Dauir8012/
Daeir8010/
Daoir801/
D'Hahier772/
Daheur73927/
Dhaher73890/
Douair73486/
Dhohir73251/
Dehier73188/
Dohair73125/
Dauher7338/
Daehre7325/
Dahger733/
Dahert733/
Dhehir733/
Deaire732/
Daeher732/
Dahher732/
Daaher731/
Deeair731/
Deaird731/
Dahear731/
Dheair731/
Dajher731/
Daiyer731/
Dahaer731/
Ddaher731/
Deairt730/
Deaier730/
Daherr730/
Daer67714/
Douaire67384/
Daigger67154/
Dauhert6713/
Ddaheer679/
Dauaire678/
Dauhjre674/
Deyhier672/
Dahaher672/
Dohaire672/
Dhaheur671/
Deyjair671/
Douaird671/
Daheere671/
Daheart671/
Dheaher670/

Dahir Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dahir in the Marathi language
दाहीरdahira60.9
दािहरdaihara37.18
दहीरdahira0.64
Dahir in the Bengali language
দাহিরdahira50
দহিরdahira50
Dahir in the Oriya language
ଦାହିରdahira50
ଦହିରdahira25
ଦାହିର୍dahir25
Dahir in the Hindi language
दाहिरdahira40
दहीरdahira40
दहिरdahira20
Dahir in the Arabic language
داهرdahr-
لضاهرldahr-
لاهرlahr-
ضاهرdahr-
ظهيرzhyr-

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