Dahiru Surname

1,984th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 275,070 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Dahiru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dahiru Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria274,4041:64675
Cameroon5851:35,5034,773
England331:1,688,42669,999
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Iceland41:95,0224,787
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
China21:683,660,78330,601
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250

Dahiru (219,201) may also be a first name.

Dahiru Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dahiru (Marathi: दहीरु) is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dahiru? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,984th most commonly held surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 26,493 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Dahiru reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 100 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 4,772nd most common forename in the world. It is borne by 219,201 people.

Dahiru is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is held by 274,404 people, or 1 in 646. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Kano, where 18 percent reside, Katsina, where 12 percent reside and Bauchi, where 9 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria Dahiru occurs in 22 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 0 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

Dahiru Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Dahiru surname is predominantly Muslim (95%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dahirou9215,039/
Dhahiru92211/
Ddahiru9248/
Dahirru9221/
Daehiru9220/
Daahiru9219/
Dahirui9213/
Dahuiru9212/
Dauhiru927/
Dahhiru926/
Dahoiru922/
Dgahiru921/
Dahiruu921/
Dahihru921/
Dahirhu921/
Dahieru921/
Dahirut921/
Deahiru921/
Daahirou864/
Deahirou863/
Dahgirou862/
Dhahirou862/
Dajhirou861/
Dahahiru861/
Dahirouy861/
Dahiorou861/
Ddahirou861/
Tdahirou861/
Dahiruha861/
Daheru83122/
Dohiru831/
Daherou777/
Dajjiru771/
Dehirou771/
Daeeiru771/
Dehirui771/
Daeru733/
Deheru674/
Daeruz671/
Dhaeru671/

Dahiru Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dahiru in the Marathi language
दहीरुdahiru-

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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 Dahiru
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