Jhair Surname
Approximately 15 people bear this surname
Jhair Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 10 | 1:76,706,538 | 639,611 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 1:39,839,193 | 17,324 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Jhair (1,019) may also be a first name.
Jhair Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jhair Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Jhair (Hindi: झईर, Marathi: जहीर, Oriya: ଝଈର) is held by more people in India than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Jhair? popularity and diffusion
It is the 5,057,639th most widely held family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 93 percent of Jhair reside; 93 percent reside in South Asia and 67 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 251,554th most prevalent first name world-wide. It is borne by 1,019 people.
The surname Jhair is most frequently occurring in India, where it is carried by 10 people, or 1 in 76,706,538. In India Jhair is most frequent in: Bihar, where 80 percent live, Chhattisgarh, where 10 percent live and Delhi, where 10 percent live. Aside from India this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Bangladesh, where 27 percent live and The United States, where 7 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Jhair Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Jhair in the Oriya language | ||
| ଝଈର | jha'ira | - |
| Jhair in the Marathi language | ||
| जहीर | jahira | 66.67 |
| जिहर | jihara | 33.33 |
| Jhair in the Hindi language | ||
| झईर | jha'ira | 50 |
| जहीर | jahira | 50 |
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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 Jhair
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