Dehir Surname

1,017,412th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 249 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Iran

Dehir Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dehir Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan961:1,860,87418,465
Iran891:862,72542,012
Indonesia481:2,755,192158,430
Algeria61:6,438,59253,709
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Dehir (95) may also be a first name.

Dehir Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dehir is found in Pakistan more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Dehir click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dehir? popularity and diffusion

The last name Dehir is the 1,017,412th most frequent family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 29,267,253 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 95 percent of Dehir live; 76 percent live in South Asia and 75 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Dehir is also the 974,243rd most commonly held first name throughout the world, borne by 95 people.

This surname is most commonly held in Pakistan, where it is held by 96 people, or 1 in 1,860,874. In Pakistan Dehir is most common in: Punjab, where 99 percent live and Sindh, where 1 percent live. Other than Pakistan Dehir occurs in 10 countries. It is also found in Iran, where 36 percent live and Indonesia, where 19 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dehier91188/
Dhehir913/
Dehair913/
Dehoir912/
Dehgir911/
Dehuire837/
Deyhier832/
Dehaire831/
Deahire831/
Dahir80227,255/
Diehr801,210/
Deher80432/
Dhiir80317/
Dohir80186/
Dhier80123/
Deair8071/
Dihir8060/
Daeir8010/
Deuhr807/
Djehr801/
Deeir800/
Daahir7310,532/
Dhahir731,017/
Dhohir73251/
Dohair73125/
Dehayr7331/
Dejgir7326/
D'Hier7325/
Dhiher7321/
Dahier7310/
Dyhier738/
Deijer735/
Dhiire735/
Deeire735/
Dahuir734/
Deheur733/
Deaire732/
Dhijir732/
Daeher732/
Dahirh732/
Dhiirh732/
Dieier732/
Dheair731/
Dhihir731/
Dihire731/
Hdahir731/
Dieher731/
Deherr731/
Dahhir731/
Deaird731/
Deyier731/
Dhiere731/
Deeair731/
Deaier730/
Deeher730/
Deairt730/
Doeher730/
Dhieir730/
Dyer67109,367/
Dier672,959/
Deur67721/
Djir67645/
Deér6763/
Diyr6759/
Dger6759/
Diir6728/
Deijere6716/
Djer6710/
Deheere672/
Dehuyre671/
Deigger671/
Dyir671/
Dhierre671/
Deyjair671/
Deheyre671/
Dhaahir671/
Deeoire670/
Dheaher670/

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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 Dehir
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