Gahire Surname

103,405th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,547 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Rwanda
Highest density in:
Rwanda

Gahire Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gahire Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Rwanda2,4811:4,5811,120
India1,2951:592,32828,673
Burkina Faso6711:27,3501,639
Nepal511:558,4504,608
Uganda361:1,084,42445,587
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
England21:27,859,030389,889
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
France11:66,422,722504,397
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Gahire (12) may also be a first name.

Gahire Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gahire (Hindi: गहिरेश्वर, Marathi: गिहरे, Oriya: ଗହିେର) occurs most in Rwanda. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gahire? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 103,405th most frequently held surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 1,602,715 people. The last name Gahire is mostly found in Africa, where 70 percent of Gahire are found; 55 percent are found in East Africa and 55 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Gahire is also the 3,306,491st most commonly held given name worldwide. It is borne by 12 people.

This surname is most widely held in Rwanda, where it is borne by 2,481 people, or 1 in 4,581. Besides Rwanda this surname exists in 12 countries. It is also found in India, where 28 percent are found and Burkina Faso, where 15 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gahoire92168/
Ghahire926/
Gauhire925/
Gahitre922/
Gahayire862/
Gohire831,016/
Gahiri8385/
Gahere8336/
Goaire832/
Gehire831/
Gauire830/
Ghahiri77418/
Gohirie7733/
Ngahere7716/
Ngaoire778/
Gaijere775/
Gahetre775/
Gouaire772/
Gauirre772/
Gohaire771/
Gaiyere771/
Gaayire771/
Gahiraa771/
Gaheere771/
Geire73277/
Gaere7390/
Gohierre718/
Ghouired712/
Ghouires711/
Gahery67561/
Gohiri67237/
Goehre6750/
Gohere6739/
Gaoira6724/
Gaheri6714/
Goairi6712/
Gahéry676/
Gohiry676/
Gehere676/
Gaered674/
Gaerey674/
Gouire672/
Goajre672/
Geiree671/
Geireh671/
Goairy671/
Gauira671/
Gehiri671/
Gaeres671/

Gahire Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gahire in the Oriya language
ଗହିେରgahiera-
Gahire in the Marathi language
गिहरेgihare65.85
गहीरेgahire29.96
गािहरेgaihare2.2
गाहीरेgahire1.36
अिहरेaihare0.1
ग़िहरेgihare0.1
महीरेmahire0.1
गेाहीरेgeahire0.1
Gahire in the Hindi language
गहिरेश्वरgahiresvara50
गहिरेgahire50

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gahire
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