Jamahir Surname

988,329th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 260 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Jamahir Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jamahir Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1671:4,593,206118,643
Indonesia871:1,520,106102,006
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224

Jamahir (3,395) may also be a first name.

Jamahir Last Name Facts

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

The last name Jamahir (Hindi: जमाहिर, Marathi: जमािहर, Oriya: ଜାମାହିର) is found most in India. It can be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Jamahir? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 988,329th most widely held family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 28,029,023 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Jamahir are found; 65 percent are found in South Asia and 65 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Jamahir is also the 122,244th most widely held first name throughout the world, borne by 3,395 people.

The surname is most widespread in India, where it is held by 167 people, or 1 in 4,593,206. In India it is most numerous in: Bihar, where 83 percent are found, Madhya Pradesh, where 9 percent are found and Jharkhand, where 5 percent are found. Besides India this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 33 percent are found and Norway, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Jamahir Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Jamahir in the Oriya language
ଜାମାହିରjamahira-
Jamahir in the Hindi language
जमाहिरjamahira82.93
जमहीरjamahira7.32
जमहिरjamahira7.32
जमाहीरjamahira2.44
Jamahir in the Marathi language
जमािहरjamaihara50
जमाहीरjamahira50

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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
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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 Jamahir
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