Ihir Surname

2,414,640th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 63 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ihir Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ihir Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria421:4,217,685117,088
Indonesia181:7,347,177303,310
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765

Ihir (44) may also be a first name.

Ihir Last Name Facts

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

Ihir is found most frequently in Nigeria. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Ihir.

How Common Is The Last Name Ihir? popularity and diffusion

Ihir is the 2,414,640th most widely held family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 115,675,332 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 67 percent of Ihir live; 67 percent live in West Africa and 67 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ihir is also the 1,525,482nd most commonly held given name internationally It is held by 44 people.

It is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 42 people, or 1 in 4,217,685. In Nigeria Ihir is most common in: Benue, where 98 percent reside and Nasarawa, where 2 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 29 percent reside and Malaysia, where 5 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ihire8942/
Jihir8913/
Ihier899/
Gihir898/
Ihhir891/
Hihir891/
Yihir891/
Iir86220/
Gihair806/
Ihirhe801/
Hier752,044/
Ijir751,220/
Jiir75728/
Iior75330/
Hiir7598/
Jhir7531/
Iher7530/
Giir7530/
Iire7526/
Uhir7514/
Hiér7513/
Ehir7511/
Ioir753/
Hjir752/
Yiir752/
Iitr751/
Iirr751/
Iirz751/
Yhir751/
Iisr751/
Ieir751/
Iihr751/
Iird751/
Gaihier7317/
Hehir673,746/
Hiire671,805/
Hijir67330/
Ihere67318/
Ajhir67256/
Hjirt67240/
Jheir67219/
Hiert67124/
Hierz67115/
Ijire6787/
Giehr6784/
Hiere6745/
Heair6728/
Ujhir6724/
Jhair6715/
Ehior6714/
Jiire6713/
Yiire6713/
Jhire6712/
Hijer6712/
Hière6710/
Jijir677/
Ehier675/
Hjair675/
Ihear674/
Hierr673/
Jaihr673/
Hiher673/
Ejhir672/
Jiher672/
Giher672/
Hjeir672/
Jhgir672/
Yheir671/
Iherd671/
Iirdh671/
Yhair671/
Ijier671/
Hégir671/
Ihyre671/
Aijir671/
Jhier671/
Heoir670/
Hierd670/

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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 Ihir
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis