Kahir Surname

278,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,392 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Northern Cyprus

Kahir Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kahir Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia4431:298,53126,540
Pakistan3911:456,8908,161
India1591:4,824,311122,508
Morocco1361:253,50142,794
Turkey881:884,33441,843
Malaysia511:578,31828,229
United Arab Emirates391:234,93015,673
England211:2,653,24194,788
Qatar161:147,37516,023
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Philippines81:12,654,778228,986
Cameroon81:2,596,134118,056
Northern Cyprus71:45,5737,927
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422

Kahir (1,744) may also be a first name.

Kahir Last Name Facts

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

Kahir (Bengali: কাহির, Hindi: काहिर, Marathi: कहीर, Oriya: କାହିର) occurs most in Indonesia. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kahir? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kahir is the 278,072nd most frequently occurring family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 5,235,306 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 86 percent of Kahir reside; 40 percent reside in South Asia and 36 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 183,537th most frequently used given name world-wide. It is borne by 1,744 people.

The last name Kahir is most widely held in Indonesia, where it is held by 443 people, or 1 in 298,531. In Indonesia Kahir is most prevalent in: East Java, where 35 percent are found, West Nusa Tenggara, where 34 percent are found and East Nusa Tenggara, where 10 percent are found. Other than Indonesia this last name is found in 25 countries. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 28 percent are found and India, where 11 percent are found.

Kahir Last Name Statistics demography

Kahir earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 13.43% less than the national average, earning $37,354 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khahir9151/
Kajhir9135/
Hkahir9120/
Kaahir9117/
Kahier917/
Kaheir912/
Kahirt910/
Khahire833/
Kauhair831/
Qahir806,317/
Kohir801,106/
Kaher801,024/
Cahir80798/
Koair80570/
Kauir80521/
Kehir8097/
Kaeir8013/
Kaoir806/
Keair804/
Kahirova772/
Kahijire771/
Cahier73757/
Kouair73110/
Kauair7381/
Khohir7379/
Kaijer7351/
Cahyir7351/
Kaiyer7329/
Koaire7321/
Kohair7320/
Khaeir7317/
Kohgir7317/
Kheair7316/
Kajgir7315/
Kaaher7314/
Kaherh7313/
Kohier7310/
Koeair739/
Khoeir738/
Qahier738/
Kauher738/
Khaher736/
Kahetr734/
Kahher733/
Kahert733/
Qahisr732/
Kohhir732/
Kajher732/
Qahhir731/
Khoair731/
Kohirt731/
Qaahir731/
Kayier731/
Khouir731/
Kaeher731/
Kaeair731/
Kajjir731/
Kaeirh731/
Kaer67945/
Kaijere6772/
Khojgir6740/
Kouhgir6715/
Kaaiair675/
Kouaire673/
Kaijire673/
Kauhert673/
Kayiere672/
Kaheere671/
Khaiyer671/
Cahuire671/
Koeheir671/
Khouair671/
Khaijer671/
Kauherr671/
Koehier671/

Kahir Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kahir in the Bengali language
কাহিরkahira-
Kahir in the Oriya language
କାହିରkahira85.71
କହିରkahira14.29
Kahir in the Hindi language
काहिरkahira75.93
कहीरkahira14.81
काहीरkahira5.56
कहिरkahira3.7
Kahir in the Marathi language
कहीरkahira32
काहीरkahira28
कािहरkaihara16
खैरkhaira8
अकहीरakahira4
कहीराकkahiraka4
अतीरatira4
अकाहीरakahira4

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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 Kahir
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