Dhir Surname

23,094th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23,483 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Dhir Surname User-submission:

The Dhir surname means 'bravery with calm'.

Dhir Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India21,2341:36,1242,585
England6321:88,1619,571
United States5741:631,46250,904
Canada4181:88,1479,741
United Arab Emirates1701:53,8965,278
Australia1091:247,66722,912
Kuwait581:65,5297,566
Singapore561:98,3524,171
Qatar411:57,5125,907
Israel241:356,56829,419
New Zealand221:205,83320,770
Denmark131:434,20928,556
Pakistan131:13,741,83758,392
Malaysia121:2,457,85295,442
Oman101:368,7975,193
Sweden101:984,67673,605
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Hong Kong91:815,0543,802
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Norway71:734,61250,907
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
France11:66,422,722504,397
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Angola11:26,989,21411,853

Dhir (18,561) may also be a first name.

Dhir Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Dhir surname means 'bravery with calm'.

- ritishrocky

Dhir Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dhir (Hindi: धीर, Marathi: धीर, Oriya: ଧୀର) has its highest incidence in India. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dhir? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 23,094th most widespread last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 310,333 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 92 percent of Dhir live; 90 percent live in South Asia and 90 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Dhir is also the 39,964th most widely held first name world-wide, held by 18,561 people.

The last name is most widespread in India, where it is held by 21,234 people, or 1 in 36,124. In India Dhir is most frequent in: Odisha, where 46 percent live, Punjab, where 22 percent live and Delhi, where 8 percent live. Besides India this last name exists in 49 countries. It also occurs in England, where 3 percent live and The United States, where 2 percent live.

Dhir Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Dhir are 3.21% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 56.44% registered with the political party.

The amount Dhir earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 44.54% less than the national average, earning 191,932 kr per year; in United States they earn 28.87% more than the national average, earning $55,606 USD per year and in Canada they earn 23.34% more than the national average, earning $61,278 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dheir893,662/
Dhire89599/
Dhair89384/
Dhier89123/
Dhirh8928/
Dhoir8913/
Dhird895/
Dhuir891/
Dhior891/
Dir862,456/
D'Hoir80102/
Dhaire8076/
D'Hier8025/
Dhirhe8021/
Dahair805/
Daheir805/
Dehgir801/
Dhirth801/
Dire7511,845/
Dirr753,638/
Deir753,017/
Dier752,959/
Dyhr751,531/
Dair751,386/
Dior751,258/
Dher75535/
Dehr75168/
Hdir75137/
Duir75109/
Doir7561/
Dird7521/
Dihr7516/
Tdir757/
Dirp756/
Dhre756/
Dirz753/
Dirh752/
Disr752/
Dirt752/
Dhér751/
Ditr751/
Dhyr751/
Dijr751/
Dähr751/
Dhahier738/
D'Heire731/
Dhere6719,081/
Daire673,174/
Dheer672,783/
Diehr671,210/
Doire67790/
Dheur67439/
Dyhre67209/
Deehr67202/
Deire67185/
Duire6793/
Dhert6770/
Dähre6747/
Deahr6739/
Deihr6736/
Dirre6732/
Daird6718/
Ditrt6717/
Daair6717/
Dhear6714/
Dherh6713/
Deuhr677/
Dgair677/
Dahyr674/
Dierr673/
Dierz673/
Deirr672/
Diorr672/
Dhayr672/
D'Hahier672/
Ddier672/
Di're672/
Tddir671/
Dieyr671/
Dirrp671/
Dhyor671/
Daijr671/
Doihr671/
Hdair671/
Ddhre671/
Dhetr671/
Ditrp671/
Disre671/
Deird670/
Dairr670/
Dairh670/

Dhir Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dhir in the Marathi language
धीरdhira99.78
Dhir in the Hindi language
धीरdhira99.69
धिरdhira0.08
धीरा़dhira0.01
वीरvira0.01
धीऱdhira0.01
धीरूdhiru0.01
Dhir in the Oriya language
ଧୀରdhira54.94
ଧିରdhira44.06
ଧିର୍dhir0.14
ଧୀର୍dhir0.02
ଧୀତdhita0.01
ଧୀରାdhira0.01

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