Dahiro Surname

627,290th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 488 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Niger

Dahiro Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dahiro Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3061:578,89827,971
Niger1161:165,4485,964
Cameroon351:593,40245,326
Ivory Coast151:1,538,08231,691
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Dahiro (7,468) may also be a first name.

Dahiro Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dahiro is found most in Nigeria. It may also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dahiro? popularity and diffusion

It is the 627,290th most frequently held family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 14,933,496 people. Dahiro occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Dahiro live; 88 percent live in West Africa and 64 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 74,388th most frequently occurring first name globally. It is borne by 7,468 people.

The surname is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 306 people, or 1 in 578,898. In Nigeria Dahiro is primarily found in: Jigawa, where 36 percent live, Yobe, where 11 percent live and Zamfara, where 8 percent live. Other than Nigeria this last name is found in 11 countries. It is also common in Niger, where 24 percent live and Cameroon, where 7 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dahirou9215,039/
Dahiroh9217/
Dahiroi921/
Daahirou864/
Deahirou863/
Dhahirou862/
Dahgirou862/
Dahiorou861/
Ddahirou861/
Tdahirou861/
Dajhirou861/
Dahira83436/
Dahero8348/
Dehiro8319/
Dauiro833/
Daoiro832/
Daeiro831/
Dohiroh7712/
Daherou777/
Dhohiro775/
Dhahira774/
Daheroi771/
Daijiro771/
Dahérot771/
Dehirou771/
Daheroa771/
Daero7363/
Dhahirah711/
Daeira6763/
Dahera6749/
Dehira6733/
Deaira6710/
Dohero675/
Dehero674/
Daoira672/
Dooiro672/
Douiro671/
Dauira671/
Dheuro671/
Dhaero671/
Doeiro671/

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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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  • 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 Dahiro
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