Dhahiru Surname

1,140,742nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 211 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Dhahiru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dhahiru Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2111:839,53937,032

Dhahiru (354) may also be a first name.

Dhahiru Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dhahiru is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dhahiru? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,140,742nd most frequently held last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 34,538,132 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Dhahiru are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Dhahiru is also the 463,079th most widespread first name world-wide, borne by 354 people.

This last name is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 211 people, or 1 in 839,539. In Nigeria Dhahiru is mostly concentrated 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 holding the last name is chiefly Muslim (100%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dhahirou932/
Dahahiru931/
Dahiru92275,070/
Dahirou8615,039/
Ddahiru8648/
Dahirru8621/
Daehiru8620/
Daahiru8619/
Dahirui8613/
Dahuiru8612/
Dauhiru867/
Dahhiru866/
Dahoiru862/
Deahiru861/
Dahirut861/
Dahieru861/
Dahirhu861/
Dahihru861/
Dgahiru861/
Dahiruu861/
Daahirou804/
Deahirou803/
Dahgirou802/
Dajhirou801/
Dahirouy801/
Dahiorou801/
Ddahirou801/
Tdahirou801/
Dahiruha801/
Daheru77122/
Dohiru771/
Dhaeru771/
Daherou717/
Daeeiru711/
Dehirui711/
Dehirou711/
Dajjiru711/
Daeru673/
Dhajjeru671/

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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 Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis