Jahegir Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Nepal

Jahegir Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jahegir Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413

Jahegir (9) may also be a first name.

Jahegir Last Name Facts

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

The last name Jahegir (Hindi: जाहॅगीर, Marathi: जहॅगीर) is borne by more people in India than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Jahegir? popularity and diffusion

It is the 10,311,814th most commonly held last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Jahegir live; 100 percent live in South Asia and 100 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Jahegir is also the 3,941,740th most commonly used given name in the world, borne by 9 people.

The surname Jahegir is most commonly held in India, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 383,532,691. In India Jahegir is most common in: Maharashtra, where 50 percent reside and Uttar Pradesh, where 50 percent reside. Barring India Jahegir exists in one country. It is also found in Nepal, where 33 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jaheghir931/
Jaegir922/
Jahigir8611/
Yahegir861/
Jahajgir802/
Jaeger7741,255/
Jaegre771/
Jahinghir756/
Jahingair751/
Jhahingir751/
Jaegger7162/
Jaegher7125/
Jaenger7124/
Jaeguer715/
Jaegere713/
Jaehger713/
Jahiger712/
Jahinghair711/
Jaeghere672/
Jahygeer671/
Jaegerová6345/
Jaegerova633/
Jahhinger631/
Yaeger625,754/
Iaeger6269/
Joeger6211/
Jaéger624/
Jaäger621/
Gehgaheger590/
Yaeguer5710/
Yaegher578/
Yaeager574/
Yaaeger571/
Yaeiger570/
Hyaegher531/

Jahegir Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Jahegir in the Hindi language
जाहॅगीरjahegira50
जहॅगीरjahegira50
Jahegir in the Marathi language
जहॅगीरjahegira41.67
जहॅिगरjaheigara25
जहॉेगीरjahoegira16.67
जहाँगीरjahamgira8.33
जाहेगीरjahegira8.33

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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 Jahegir
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