Jaheer Surname

368,303rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 977 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Qatar

Jaheer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jaheer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India9411:815,16036,412
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Oman11:3,687,97114,390

Jaheer (4,902) may also be a first name.

Jaheer Last Name Facts

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

The last name Jaheer (Bengali: জাহের, Hindi: जहीर, Marathi: जहीर, Oriya: ଜାହିର) is more commonly found in India than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jaheer? popularity and diffusion

It is the 368,303rd most widely held family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 7,459,105 people. The last name Jaheer is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Jaheer are found; 97 percent are found in South Asia and 96 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 97,389th most commonly held first name internationally. It is borne by 4,902 people.

This surname is most frequent in India, where it is held by 941 people, or 1 in 815,160. In India it is most common in: Bihar, where 50 percent are found, Telangana, where 18 percent are found and Uttar Pradesh, where 13 percent are found. Beside India Jaheer exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Qatar, where 2 percent are found and Saudi Arabia, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Joaheer92130/
Jhaheer923/
Jaeer91440/
Johaheer8691/
Jaheur831/
Jaeear831/
Jaehger773/
Jahayer771/
Jaeir732/
Jaaer731/
Joheir6747/
Jaéger674/
Jaeair671/
Jaäger671/
Jahiir671/
Jajjer670/
Jeayer670/
Jouiher624/
Jhajhir621/
Jeagger621/
Ijoeher621/
Ijouiher579/
Jahajgir572/
Eoeer551/
Yeaer551/
Geayer503/
Ehaerh501/
Joeyjr501/
Geeyer500/
Yeayer500/

Jaheer Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Jaheer in the Bengali language
জাহেরjahera-
Jaheer in the Hindi language
जहीरjahira99.24
जाहीरjahira0.47
जहरीjahari0.09
अजहीरajahira0.09
जाहिरjahira0.09
Jaheer in the Marathi language
जहीरjahira83.02
जाहीरjahira13.21
जहीऱjahira1.89
जािहरjaihara1.89
Jaheer in the Oriya language
ଜାହିରjahira66.67
ଜହିରjahira33.33

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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
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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 Jaheer
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