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 can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Fahir? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 302,272nd most commonly occurring surname globally It is held by around 1 in 5,802,186 people. The surname is primarily found 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 frequent first name throughout the world, held by 2,694 people.
The surname is most frequently used in Sri Lanka, where it is borne by 585 people, or 1 in 35,570. Aside from Sri Lanka Fahir is found in 26 countries. It is also common 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 share of the population with the last name grew 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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