Jehir Surname

4,116,508th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Jehir Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jehir Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India181:42,614,743461,117
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803

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

Jehir (Hindi: जेहीर, Marathi: जहीर, Oriya: େଜହିର) is most common in India. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Jehir? popularity and diffusion

The last name Jehir is the 4,116,508th most widely held surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 316,849,822 people. This last name 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. It is also the 1,091,646th most frequent first name on earth. It is borne by 78 people.

Jehir is most frequently held in India, where it is carried by 18 people, or 1 in 42,614,743. In India it is primarily found in: Assam, where 56 percent live, West Bengal, where 22 percent live and Bihar, where 6 percent live. Aside from India Jehir exists in one country. It is also found in Malaysia, where 22 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jehier9119/
Jehair912/
Jehgir911/
Jehhair831/
Ehior8014/
Jeher806/
Ejhir802/
Jeair801/
Yehir801/
Jhier801/
Jehahgir771/
Jehyor7382/
Iehire735/
Jeaair732/
Juhyir731/
Jhijir731/
Jeijer731/
Geir67451/
Jouhier67136/
Jier6721/
Jyer6712/
Yeir673/
Ehihire672/
Jeahear671/
Ihehire671/
Ieir671/
Ujjeair671/

Jehir Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Jehir in the Oriya language
େଜହିରejahira-
Jehir in the Marathi language
जहीरjahira66.67
जेहीरjehira33.33
Jehir in the Hindi language
जेहीरjehira50
जेहिरjehira25
जेहीराjehira25

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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 Jehir
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