Jaher Surname

243,312th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,639 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bangladesh
Highest density in:
Bangladesh

Jaher Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jaher Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bangladesh1,2621:126,2735,065
India2591:2,961,64289,150
Indonesia681:1,944,841122,869
Malaysia111:2,681,293102,971
Qatar91:262,00030,726
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Jaher (6,723) may also be a first name.

Jaher Last Name Facts

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

Jaher (Bengali: জাহের, Hindi: जहीर, Marathi: जाहेर, Oriya: ଜାେହର) occurs in Bangladesh more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Jaher? popularity and diffusion

The last name Jaher is the 243,312th most frequent family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 4,446,337 people. The last name Jaher is primarily found in Asia, where 99 percent of Jaher reside; 93 percent reside in South Asia and 77 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Jaher is also the 79,663rd most widespread first name at a global level. It is borne by 6,723 people.

This last name is most prevalent in Bangladesh, where it is held by 1,262 people, or 1 in 126,273. Outside of Bangladesh this surname occurs in 19 countries. It also occurs in India, where 16 percent reside and Indonesia, where 4 percent reside.

Jaher Last Name Statistics demography

Jaher earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 19.82% more than the national average, earning $51,700 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jahier911,621/
Jauher9146/
Jhaher9110/
Jaheur911/
Jaherh911/
Jaaher911/
Jiaher911/
Jaer89390/
Joaheer83130/
Jeahear831/
Jahaere831/
Jauherp831/
Jahir8021,492/
Joher801,894/
Yaher80167/
Jiaer803/
Jaere802/
Eaher802/
Iaher801/
Jajhr801/
Jaaer801/
Jahyr801/
Jaeyr800/
Johaheer7791/
Jhahir7378/
Joheir7347/
Johier7325/
Geaher7315/
Heaher7310/
Jaahir7310/
Jhoher737/
Jauier733/
Hjaere732/
Jaëger731/
Yahger731/
Jauhir731/
Joheer731/
Ojjeahere711/
Jahahgeer711/
Jajr67246/
Joer6776/
Jihahir6720/
Yaer6718/
Hjayyer674/
Jahaire673/
Jauhair673/
Jahhhir672/
Jaér671/
Jaiyere671/
Jahhgir671/
Jahahir671/

Jaher Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Jaher in the Bengali language
জাহেরjahera-
Jaher in the Marathi language
जाहेरjahera91.79
जहेरjahera1.82
जहीरjahira1.52
ताहेरtahera0.61
जहूरjahura0.3
जहरjahara0.3
जाकेरjakera0.3
Jaher in the Oriya language
ଜାେହରjaehara78.57
ଯାେହରyaehara14.29
ଜାେହର୍jaehar3.57
ଜାହିର୍jahir1.79
ୟାେହର୍yaehar1.79
Jaher in the Hindi language
जहीरjahira43.48
जहेरjahera21.74
जाहेरjahera17.39
जुहेरjuhera4.35
जहेराjahera4.35
ताहेरtahera4.35
जहॅरjahera4.35

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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 Jaher
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