Dahir Surname
Approximately 227,255 people bear this surname
Dahir Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Somalia | 144,888 | 1:93 | 14 |
| Kenya | 20,488 | 1:2,254 | 354 |
| Lebanon | 16,825 | 1:335 | 33 |
| Somaliland | 16,025 | 1:218 | 35 |
| Syria | 8,575 | 1:2,251 | 273 |
| Ethiopia | 6,439 | 1:15,149 | 2,102 |
| Palestine | 2,520 | 1:1,805 | 357 |
| Nigeria | 2,199 | 1:80,556 | 5,718 |
| Morocco | 1,670 | 1:20,644 | 3,211 |
| Djibouti | 1,548 | 1:591 | 76 |
| Pakistan | 921 | 1:193,967 | 4,792 |
| Egypt | 702 | 1:130,963 | 10,408 |
| United States | 700 | 1:517,798 | 43,295 |
| Niger | 679 | 1:28,265 | 1,624 |
| Saudi Arabia | 398 | 1:77,527 | 10,981 |
| England | 394 | 1:141,416 | 13,724 |
| Kuwait | 357 | 1:10,646 | 1,481 |
| Indonesia | 252 | 1:524,798 | 42,627 |
| Sweden | 238 | 1:41,373 | 3,298 |
| Iraq | 204 | 1:171,675 | 4,240 |
| Canada | 140 | 1:263,183 | 24,832 |
| Argentina | 138 | 1:309,735 | 24,668 |
| India | 109 | 1:7,037,297 | 155,647 |
| United Arab Emirates | 100 | 1:91,623 | 8,280 |
| Norway | 73 | 1:70,442 | 9,915 |
| Denmark | 73 | 1:77,325 | 7,557 |
| Spain | 67 | 1:697,792 | 30,551 |
| France | 65 | 1:1,021,888 | 113,182 |
| Jordan | 52 | 1:170,047 | 8,882 |
| Sudan | 49 | 1:765,514 | 2,614 |
| Netherlands | 38 | 1:444,399 | 44,765 |
| Qatar | 37 | 1:63,730 | 6,585 |
| South Africa | 30 | 1:1,805,923 | 85,708 |
| Cameroon | 23 | 1:903,003 | 60,285 |
| Iran | 23 | 1:3,338,371 | 97,100 |
| Finland | 22 | 1:249,850 | 19,707 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Australia | 20 | 1:1,349,785 | 70,688 |
| Malaysia | 18 | 1:1,638,568 | 67,452 |
| Uganda | 18 | 1:2,168,849 | 67,754 |
| Germany | 16 | 1:5,031,591 | 189,895 |
| Belgium | 15 | 1:766,443 | 63,354 |
| Brazil | 14 | 1:15,291,024 | 280,658 |
| Wales | 12 | 1:257,878 | 14,969 |
| Tanzania | 7 | 1:7,563,088 | 70,659 |
| Russia | 7 | 1:20,589,008 | 462,339 |
| Iceland | 5 | 1:76,018 | 4,442 |
| Yemen | 5 | 1:5,285,059 | 21,214 |
| Italy | 4 | 1:15,289,172 | 132,955 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Zambia | 2 | 1:7,924,961 | 45,994 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Eritrea | 1 | 1:4,751,901 | 911 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| South Sudan | 1 | 1:11,415,076 | 3,182 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
Dahir (98,029) may also be a first name.
Dahir Demographics
Average Male Dahir Height
179.59 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daahir | 91 | 10,532 | / |
| Dhahir | 91 | 1,017 | / |
| Dahier | 91 | 10 | / |
| Dahuir | 91 | 4 | / |
| Dauhir | 91 | 2 | / |
| Dahirh | 91 | 2 | / |
| Dahhir | 91 | 1 | / |
| Dahirz | 91 | 1 | / |
| Hdahir | 91 | 1 | / |
| Dhahier | 83 | 8 | / |
| Deahire | 83 | 1 | / |
| Dhaahir | 83 | 1 | / |
| Daher | 80 | 41,704 | / |
| Dehir | 80 | 249 | / |
| Dohir | 80 | 186 | / |
| Deair | 80 | 71 | / |
| Dauir | 80 | 12 | / |
| Daeir | 80 | 10 | / |
| Daoir | 80 | 1 | / |
| D'Hahier | 77 | 2 | / |
| Daheur | 73 | 927 | / |
| Dhaher | 73 | 890 | / |
| Douair | 73 | 486 | / |
| Dhohir | 73 | 251 | / |
| Dehier | 73 | 188 | / |
| Dohair | 73 | 125 | / |
| Dauher | 73 | 38 | / |
| Daehre | 73 | 25 | / |
| Dahger | 73 | 3 | / |
| Dahert | 73 | 3 | / |
| Dhehir | 73 | 3 | / |
| Deaire | 73 | 2 | / |
| Daeher | 73 | 2 | / |
| Dahher | 73 | 2 | / |
| Daaher | 73 | 1 | / |
| Deeair | 73 | 1 | / |
| Deaird | 73 | 1 | / |
| Dahear | 73 | 1 | / |
| Dheair | 73 | 1 | / |
| Dajher | 73 | 1 | / |
| Daiyer | 73 | 1 | / |
| Dahaer | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ddaher | 73 | 1 | / |
| Deairt | 73 | 0 | / |
| Deaier | 73 | 0 | / |
| Daherr | 73 | 0 | / |
| Daer | 67 | 714 | / |
| Douaire | 67 | 384 | / |
| Daigger | 67 | 154 | / |
| Dauhert | 67 | 13 | / |
| Ddaheer | 67 | 9 | / |
| Dauaire | 67 | 8 | / |
| Dauhjre | 67 | 4 | / |
| Deyhier | 67 | 2 | / |
| Dahaher | 67 | 2 | / |
| Dohaire | 67 | 2 | / |
| Dhaheur | 67 | 1 | / |
| Deyjair | 67 | 1 | / |
| Douaird | 67 | 1 | / |
| Daheere | 67 | 1 | / |
| Daheart | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dheaher | 67 | 0 | / |
Dahir Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Dahir in the Marathi language | ||
| दाहीर | dahira | 60.9 |
| दािहर | daihara | 37.18 |
| दहीर | dahira | 0.64 |
| Dahir in the Bengali language | ||
| দাহির | dahira | 50 |
| দহির | dahira | 50 |
| Dahir in the Oriya language | ||
| ଦାହିର | dahira | 50 |
| ଦହିର | dahira | 25 |
| ଦାହିର୍ | dahir | 25 |
| Dahir in the Hindi language | ||
| दाहिर | dahira | 40 |
| दहीर | dahira | 40 |
| दहिर | dahira | 20 |
| Dahir in the Arabic language | ||
| داهر | dahr | - |
| لضاهر | ldahr | - |
| لاهر | lahr | - |
| ضاهر | dahr | - |
| ظهير | zhyr | - |
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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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Dahir
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