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) occurs in Sri Lanka more than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Fahir.
How Common Is The Last Name Fahir? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 302,272nd most widespread surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 5,802,186 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 65 percent of Fahir are found; 49 percent are found in South Asia and 47 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 141,131st most widely held first name in the world It is held by 2,694 people.
The last name is most frequent in Sri Lanka, where it is held by 585 people, or 1 in 35,570. Besides Sri Lanka this last name occurs in 26 countries. It is also found in Morocco, where 30 percent are found and Indonesia, where 10 percent are found.
Fahir Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Fahir has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Fahir surname rose 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
- 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 Fahir
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