Gahiri Surname

2,034,059th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 85 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Burkina Faso
Highest density in:
Burkina Faso

Gahiri Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gahiri Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Burkina Faso491:374,5335,986
India251:30,682,615377,978
Cameroon71:2,967,010123,373
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
France11:66,422,722504,397
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471

Gahiri Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gahiri (Hindi: गहिरी, Oriya: ଗହିରି) is borne by more people in Burkina Faso than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gahiri? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,034,059th most commonly used family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 85,735,834 people. The last name Gahiri is mostly found in Africa, where 68 percent of Gahiri live; 67 percent live in West Africa and 59 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Burkina Faso, where it is borne by 49 people, or 1 in 374,533. In Burkina Faso Gahiri is primarily concentrated in: Centre-Sud Region, where 100 percent reside. Besides Burkina Faso this last name occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in India, where 29 percent reside and Cameroon, where 8 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ghahiri92418/
Gahire834,547/
Gohiri83237/
Gaheri8314/
Goairi8312/
Gehiri831/
Gahoire77168/
Ghaheri7790/
Gohirie7733/
Gajgiri7710/
Ghahire776/
Gauhire775/
Ghouiri774/
Gaherid772/
Gahitre772/
Gahiraa771/
Gauairi771/
Gauheri771/
Gouairi771/
Goairai771/
Gaeri7371/
Geiri7312/
Gheijiri7146/
Gaayitri7111/
Goeairai716/
Gahayire712/
Ghouairi711/
Gaaethri711/
Gohire671,016/
Gahery67561/
Geheri67113/
Goehri6763/
Gahere6736/
Gaoira6724/
Goayri6710/
Gaeris676/
Gouiri676/
Gaayithri676/
Gohiry676/
Gahéry676/
Goheri674/
Gieeri673/
Goaire672/
Goairy671/
Gaerri671/
Gehire671/
Gaayethri671/
Gauira671/
Gaujri671/
Gauire670/

Gahiri Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gahiri in the Hindi language
गहिरीgahiri-
Gahiri in the Oriya language
ଗହିରିgahiri55.56
ଗହିରୀgahiri27.78
ପୁଗହିରୀpugahiri5.56
ଗହୀରିgahiri5.56
ଗହିରିତାିgahiritai5.56

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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 Gahiri
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