Kahiri Surname

796,486th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 353 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Ivory Coast

Kahiri Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kahiri Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1201:384,83221,900
Ivory Coast841:274,65810,624
DR Congo411:1,801,94195,514
Uganda171:2,296,42870,019
India131:59,005,029552,550
Malaysia121:2,457,85295,442
Papua New Guinea111:741,24783,447
Indonesia111:12,022,654410,938
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Pakistan81:22,330,48677,733
Iran61:12,797,087199,837
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422

Kahiri (97) may also be a first name.

Kahiri Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kahiri (Hindi: काहिरी, Marathi: किहिर, Oriya: କହିରି) is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kahiri? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 796,486th most common family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 20,644,606 people. The surname Kahiri occurs mostly in Africa, where 75 percent of Kahiri are found; 39 percent are found in East Africa and 39 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 962,660th most frequently occurring given name on earth It is held by 97 people.

This surname is most frequent in Kenya, where it is borne by 120 people, or 1 in 384,832. In Kenya Kahiri is most numerous in: Kiambu County, where 93 percent reside, Kirinyaga County, where 1 percent reside and Kwale County, where 1 percent reside. Other than Kenya Kahiri is found in 21 countries. It also occurs in The Ivory Coast, where 24 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 12 percent reside.

Kahiri Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Kahiri last name is primarily Christian (67%) in Kenya.

Kahiri earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 9.41% more than the national average, earning $47,208 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kauhiri9212/
Kahiriy928/
Khahisri861/
Kaheri83304/
Kahiry83166/
Kahire83101/
Kohiri8381/
Kehiri8321/
Kauiri8312/
Koairi836/
Qahiri835/
Kaoiri833/
Keairi831/
Kajjiri7755/
Kahheri7717/
Kahiere7711/
Kajhire7710/
Kahoire777/
Kaijiri777/
Khaheri775/
Khouiri774/
Kohairi773/
Kaheriy773/
Khahire773/
Khaeiri773/
Kahiraj772/
Kouairi772/
Kauiris771/
Kahiray771/
Kaheiry771/
Kahuire771/
Kahirra771/
Cahuiri771/
Cahisri771/
Kaeri73247/
Khajjiri718/
Khohairi716/
Khojgiri715/
Khouairi711/
Kahijire711/
Khoeri67783/
Khaeri67746/
Qaheri67645/
Kahere67529/
Kähäri67419/
Kouiri67372/
Kohire67105/
Kuiiri6753/
Koaire6721/
Koheri6720/
Kaerih6717/
Cahire677/
Keheri675/
Kaesri672/
Koeiri672/
Kahery671/
Kauira671/
Caheri671/
Cahahuiri671/
Käheri671/
Kaeire671/
Koairy671/
Caeiri671/
Khahijira671/
Kheuri671/
Koaira671/
Keaira670/

Kahiri Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kahiri in the Marathi language
किहिरkihira-
Kahiri in the Oriya language
କହିରିkahiri71.43
କହିରୀkahiri28.57
Kahiri in the Hindi language
काहिरीkahiri50
कहिरीkahiri50

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kahiri
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