Gaheer Surname

2,394,033rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 64 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Canada

Gaheer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gaheer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England211:2,653,24194,788
India161:47,941,586492,263
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
Pakistan51:35,728,777102,388
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

Gaheer Last Name Facts

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

Gaheer (Hindi: गहीर, Oriya: ଗହୀର) is found in England more than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gaheer? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,394,033rd most commonly occurring family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 113,867,905 people. The last name Gaheer occurs mostly in Asia, where 34 percent of Gaheer live; 34 percent live in South Asia and 34 percent live in British Isles.

Gaheer is most common in England, where it is held by 21 people, or 1 in 2,653,241. In England it is mostly found in: Leicestershire, where 52 percent are found, West Yorkshire, where 33 percent are found and Somerset, where 5 percent are found. Outside of England Gaheer is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in India, where 25 percent are found and Canada, where 22 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gaeer913/
Goheer83321/
Gaeier838/
Gaeear832/
Gaeher831/
Gaeyer830/
Ghaeear772/
Gauiher771/
Gaeir7335/
Goeer731/
Gauihier711/
Goejer6716/
Goheir674/
Gaejir671/
Goeher670/
Geiher670/
Goehert623/
Gojgeer621/
Gohiher620/
Göyer5517/

Gaheer Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gaheer in the Hindi language
गहीरgahira-
Gaheer in the Oriya language
ଗହୀରgahira-

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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
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  • 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 Gaheer
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