Dhahiru Surname
Approximately 211 people bear this surname
Dhahiru Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 211 | 1:839,539 | 37,032 |
Dhahiru (354) may also be a first name.
Dhahiru Demographics
Dhahiru Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Dhahiru Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dhahiru Come From? nationality or country of origin
Dhahiru is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Dhahiru? popularity and diffusion
The surname Dhahiru is the 1,140,742nd most prevalent surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 34,538,132 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Dhahiru live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 100 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 463,079th most frequent first name worldwide It is held by 354 people.
This last name is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 211 people, or 1 in 839,539. In Nigeria Dhahiru is primarily found in: Sokoto, where 41 percent are found, Jigawa, where 18 percent are found and Kaduna, where 9 percent are found.
Dhahiru Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is primarily Muslim (100%) in Nigeria.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dhahirou | 93 | 2 | / |
| Dahahiru | 93 | 1 | / |
| Dahiru | 92 | 275,070 | / |
| Dahirou | 86 | 15,039 | / |
| Ddahiru | 86 | 48 | / |
| Dahirru | 86 | 21 | / |
| Daehiru | 86 | 20 | / |
| Daahiru | 86 | 19 | / |
| Dahirui | 86 | 13 | / |
| Dahuiru | 86 | 12 | / |
| Dauhiru | 86 | 7 | / |
| Dahhiru | 86 | 6 | / |
| Dahoiru | 86 | 2 | / |
| Deahiru | 86 | 1 | / |
| Dahirut | 86 | 1 | / |
| Dahieru | 86 | 1 | / |
| Dahirhu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Dahihru | 86 | 1 | / |
| Dgahiru | 86 | 1 | / |
| Dahiruu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Daahirou | 80 | 4 | / |
| Deahirou | 80 | 3 | / |
| Dahgirou | 80 | 2 | / |
| Dajhirou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Dahirouy | 80 | 1 | / |
| Dahiorou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ddahirou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tdahirou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Dahiruha | 80 | 1 | / |
| Daheru | 77 | 122 | / |
| Dohiru | 77 | 1 | / |
| Dhaeru | 77 | 1 | / |
| Daherou | 71 | 7 | / |
| Daeeiru | 71 | 1 | / |
| Dehirui | 71 | 1 | / |
| Dehirou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Dajjiru | 71 | 1 | / |
| Daeru | 67 | 3 | / |
| Dhajjeru | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Dhahiru
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis