Dhahir Surname

356,968th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,017 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Somalia
Highest density in:
Somalia

Dhahir Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dhahir Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Somalia5881:22,8781,280
Tanzania1311:404,13428,508
Iraq891:393,5027,096
Jordan811:109,1667,344
Kenya221:2,099,08636,356
United States211:17,259,949572,238
India141:54,790,384527,769
Indonesia141:9,446,371356,066
Sweden101:984,67673,605
Malaysia91:3,277,136121,952
Denmark61:940,78647,603
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
England21:27,859,030389,889
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Dhahir (238) may also be a first name.

Dhahir Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dhahir is more frequently found in Somalia than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dhahir? popularity and diffusion

Dhahir is the 356,968th most commonly held last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 7,165,729 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 74 percent of Dhahir live; 73 percent live in East Africa and 58 percent live in Cushitic Africa. It is also the 580,229th most commonly occurring first name in the world, borne by 238 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Somalia, where it is carried by 588 people, or 1 in 22,878. Outside of Somalia Dhahir is found in 25 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 13 percent live and Iraq, where 9 percent live.

Dhahir Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is chiefly Muslim (67%) in Kenya.

Dhahir earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 33.44% less than the national average, earning $28,722 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dhahier928/
Dhaahir921/
Dahir91227,255/
D'Hahier862/
Daahir8310,532/
Dhaher83890/
Dhohir83251/
Dohair83125/
Dahier8310/
Dahuir834/
Dhehir833/
Dahirh832/
Dauhir832/
Hdahir831/
Dahirz831/
Dheair831/
Dahhir831/
Dohaire772/
Dahaher772/
Dhaheur771/
Deahire771/
Dheaher770/
Daher7341,704/
Dehir73249/
Dohir73186/
Deair7371/
Dauir7312/
Daeir7310/
Dhaer739/
Daoir731/
Dhaeijre711/
Dhaheare711/
Daheur67927/
Douair67486/
Dehier67188/
Dahert673/
Dahger673/
Dahher672/
Dhaere672/
Deaire672/
Dhaeyr671/
Daiyer671/
Daaher671/
Dahaer671/
Ddaher671/
Dahear671/
Deaird671/
Deeair671/
Deairt670/
Deaier670/
Daherr670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Dhahir
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