Fahir Surname
Approximately 1,256 people bear this surname
Fahir Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka | 585 | 1:35,570 | 4,375 |
| Morocco | 375 | 1:91,936 | 15,801 |
| Indonesia | 130 | 1:1,017,301 | 74,410 |
| United Arab Emirates | 48 | 1:190,881 | 13,202 |
| Spain | 27 | 1:1,731,557 | 49,506 |
| Iran | 19 | 1:4,041,185 | 108,332 |
| Malaysia | 14 | 1:2,106,730 | 83,604 |
| India | 11 | 1:69,733,217 | 610,955 |
| Somalia | 9 | 1:1,494,673 | 3,608 |
| Australia | 6 | 1:4,499,284 | 146,780 |
| Turkey | 5 | 1:15,564,284 | 149,633 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Israel | 3 | 1:2,852,545 | 113,505 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Fahir (2,694) may also be a first name.
Fahir Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Fahir Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Fahir (Hindi: फहीर, Marathi: फहीर) is held by more people in Sri Lanka than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Fahir? popularity and diffusion
It is the 302,272nd most widespread surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 5,802,186 people. The surname Fahir occurs predominantly in Asia, where 65 percent of Fahir reside; 49 percent reside in South Asia and 47 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 141,131st most frequently occurring forename throughout the world It is held by 2,694 people.
It is most common in Sri Lanka, where it is carried by 585 people, or 1 in 35,570. Besides Sri Lanka this last name exists in 26 countries. It is also common in Morocco, where 30 percent reside and Indonesia, where 10 percent reside.
Fahir Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Fahir has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Fahir surname expanded 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fahier | 91 | 24 | / |
| Faheir | 91 | 1 | / |
| Fahuir | 91 | 0 | / |
| Faher | 80 | 833 | / |
| Faehr | 80 | 181 | / |
| Fehir | 80 | 162 | / |
| Vahir | 80 | 82 | / |
| Faeir | 80 | 7 | / |
| Feair | 80 | 4 | / |
| Fauir | 80 | 3 | / |
| Faehre | 73 | 10 | / |
| Fahert | 73 | 3 | / |
| Fauher | 73 | 2 | / |
| Faijir | 73 | 2 | / |
| Fohier | 73 | 2 | / |
| Fauire | 73 | 1 | / |
| Fouair | 73 | 1 | / |
| Phahir | 73 | 1 | / |
| Faherr | 73 | 1 | / |
| Faiier | 73 | 1 | / |
| Vauhir | 73 | 1 | / |
| Faaher | 73 | 0 | / |
| Faheur | 73 | 0 | / |
| Faeher | 73 | 0 | / |
| Faer | 67 | 922 | / |
| Fajgier | 67 | 176 | / |
| Pfaherr | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fauhehr | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fheaire | 67 | 0 | / |
Fahir Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Fahir in the Hindi language | ||
| फहीर | phahira | 87.5 |
| फाहिर | phahira | 12.5 |
| Fahir in the Marathi language | ||
| फहीर | phahira | 66.67 |
| फाहीर | phahira | 33.33 |
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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 Fahir
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