Dahira Surname

681,965th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 436 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Dahira Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dahira Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2441:189,26214,086
Nigeria1551:1,142,85746,821
Niger171:1,128,94224,295
Indonesia81:16,531,149488,268
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
England11:55,718,059489,080
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

Dahira (4,379) may also be a first name.

Dahira Last Name Facts

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

Dahira (Arabic: ذري, Hindi: दाहिरा, Oriya: ଦାହିରା) is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Dahira click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dahira? popularity and diffusion

Dahira is the 681,965th most numerous surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 16,714,555 people. The surname Dahira is mostly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Dahira live; 56 percent live in East Africa and 56 percent live in Cushitic Africa. Dahira is also the 104,320th most commonly occurring first name world-wide, borne by 4,379 people.

This last name is most frequent in Kenya, where it is borne by 244 people, or 1 in 189,262. In Kenya Dahira is most frequent in: Wajir County, where 100 percent live. Without taking into account Kenya Dahira occurs in 12 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 36 percent live and Niger, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dhahira924/
Dahiray922/
Dahiraj921/
Dhahiray861/
Dhahirah861/
Dahiro83488/
Daeira8363/
Dahera8349/
Dehira8333/
Deaira8310/
Daoira832/
Dauira831/
Dahirou7715,039/
Dahiroh7717/
Daoihra775/
Deairas772/
Daheroa771/
Dahiroi771/
Daherah771/
Dehiray771/
Dau'ira771/
Deairra771/
Dhahera771/
Daera73146/
Dohairay714/
Daahirou714/
Deahirou713/
Dhahirou712/
Dahgirou712/
Dajhirou711/
Dheairay711/
Douairai711/
Tdahirou711/
Ddahirou711/
Dahiorou711/
Douira67304/
Dheura67103/
Dehera6756/
Dahero6748/
Dehiro6719/
Daerga676/
Deayra674/
Dhaera673/
Dohera673/
Dauiro673/
Daoiro672/
Daeiro671/

Dahira Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dahira in the Hindi language
दाहिराdahira37.5
दहिराdahira25
डाहीराd'ahira25
दहीराdahira12.5
Dahira in the Oriya language
ଦାହିରାdahira33.33
ଦହିରdahira33.33
ଡାହିରାd'ahira33.33
Dahira in the Arabic language
ذريdhry-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Dahira
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