Jehir Surname
Approximately 23 people bear this surname
Jehir Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 18 | 1:42,614,743 | 461,117 |
| Malaysia | 5 | 1:5,898,845 | 196,803 |
Jehir (78) may also be a first name.
Jehir Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jehir Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Jehir (Hindi: जेहीर, Marathi: जहीर, Oriya: େଜହିର) is found in India more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Jehir click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Jehir? popularity and diffusion
The last name Jehir is the 4,116,508th most frequently used family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 316,849,822 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Jehir are found; 78 percent are found in South Asia and 78 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Jehir is also the 1,091,646th most frequent first name internationally, borne by 78 people.
The surname is most commonly used in India, where it is carried by 18 people, or 1 in 42,614,743. In India it is most frequent in: Assam, where 56 percent reside, West Bengal, where 22 percent reside and Bihar, where 6 percent reside. Not including India Jehir exists in one country. It is also found in Malaysia, where 22 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jehier | 91 | 19 | / |
| Jehair | 91 | 2 | / |
| Jehgir | 91 | 1 | / |
| Jehhair | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ehior | 80 | 14 | / |
| Jeher | 80 | 6 | / |
| Ejhir | 80 | 2 | / |
| Jeair | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yehir | 80 | 1 | / |
| Jhier | 80 | 1 | / |
| Jehahgir | 77 | 1 | / |
| Jehyor | 73 | 82 | / |
| Iehire | 73 | 5 | / |
| Jeaair | 73 | 2 | / |
| Juhyir | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jhijir | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jeijer | 73 | 1 | / |
| Geir | 67 | 451 | / |
| Jouhier | 67 | 136 | / |
| Jier | 67 | 21 | / |
| Jyer | 67 | 12 | / |
| Yeir | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ehihire | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jeahear | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ihehire | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ieir | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ujjeair | 67 | 1 | / |
Jehir Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Jehir in the Oriya language | ||
| େଜହିର | ejahira | - |
| Jehir in the Marathi language | ||
| जहीर | jahira | 66.67 |
| जेहीर | jehira | 33.33 |
| Jehir in the Hindi language | ||
| जेहीर | jehira | 50 |
| जेहिर | jehira | 25 |
| जेहीरा | jehira | 25 |
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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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- 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 Jehir
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