Kheir Surname
Approximately 40,389 people bear this surname
Kheir Surname User-submission:
It is an Arabic surname meaning 'good', 'better', 'best', the opposite of 'bad' and 'evil'.
Kheir Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sudan | 24,640 | 1:1,522 | 219 |
| Iran | 3,446 | 1:22,282 | 2,828 |
| Egypt | 3,081 | 1:29,840 | 3,243 |
| Tanzania | 3,048 | 1:17,369 | 2,240 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1,352 | 1:22,822 | 3,209 |
| Morocco | 1,056 | 1:32,648 | 5,235 |
| Kenya | 763 | 1:60,524 | 5,918 |
| Algeria | 762 | 1:50,698 | 8,759 |
| Mauritania | 703 | 1:5,825 | 672 |
| Iraq | 419 | 1:83,584 | 2,678 |
| United States | 264 | 1:1,372,951 | 95,166 |
| Canada | 116 | 1:317,634 | 29,153 |
| Qatar | 69 | 1:34,174 | 3,607 |
| Australia | 67 | 1:402,921 | 32,505 |
| Kuwait | 67 | 1:56,727 | 6,926 |
| England | 61 | 1:913,411 | 46,955 |
| United Arab Emirates | 58 | 1:157,970 | 11,714 |
| Spain | 57 | 1:820,211 | 33,492 |
| Israel | 54 | 1:158,475 | 16,422 |
| France | 44 | 1:1,509,607 | 143,950 |
| Sweden | 31 | 1:317,637 | 22,171 |
| Malaysia | 23 | 1:1,282,358 | 54,976 |
| Brazil | 22 | 1:9,730,651 | 206,332 |
| Venezuela | 20 | 1:1,510,204 | 20,059 |
| Lebanon | 18 | 1:313,171 | 10,344 |
| Syria | 16 | 1:1,206,314 | 7,138 |
| Belgium | 15 | 1:766,443 | 63,354 |
| New Zealand | 12 | 1:377,360 | 28,765 |
| Tunisia | 10 | 1:61,063 | 7,682 |
| India | 10 | 1:76,706,538 | 639,611 |
| Somalia | 9 | 1:1,494,673 | 3,608 |
| Denmark | 8 | 1:705,589 | 39,626 |
| Hungary | 8 | 1:1,227,035 | 53,030 |
| Yemen | 7 | 1:3,775,042 | 17,439 |
| Germany | 6 | 1:13,417,576 | 340,600 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| Pakistan | 4 | 1:44,660,971 | 115,884 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Ukraine | 2 | 1:22,761,348 | 425,733 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Eritrea | 1 | 1:4,751,901 | 911 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
The alternate forms: Kheïr (32) are calculated separately.
Kheir (4,708) may also be a first name.
Kheir Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
It is an Arabic surname meaning 'good', 'better', 'best', the opposite of 'bad' and 'evil'.
- kkheir_Kheir Demographics
Average Kheir Salary in
United States
$55,138 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Kheir Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kheir Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kheir (Arabic: الخري, Georgian: ხეირ, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺨﻴﺮ, Hindi: खैर, Marathi: खैर, Russian: Хэир) occurs most in Sudan. It can also be found as a variant: Kheïr. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kheir? popularity and diffusion
It is the 13,807th most frequent family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 180,434 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 84 percent of Kheir reside; 73 percent reside in North Africa and 69 percent reside in Arabic North Africa. Kheir is also the 99,831st most numerous first name worldwide It is held by 4,708 people.
Kheir is most widely held in Sudan, where it is borne by 24,640 people, or 1 in 1,522. Apart from Sudan this last name exists in 65 countries. It is also found in Iran, where 9 percent reside and Egypt, where 8 percent reside.
Kheir Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Kheir last name is primarily Muslim (100%) in Kenya and Greek Orthodox (78%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those holding the Kheir surname are 8.07% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 54.84% being registered with the political party.
The amount Kheir earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 27.79% more than the national average, earning $55,138 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.78% more than the national average, earning $59,015 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kheir Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kheir in the Georgian language | ||
| ხეირ | kheir | - |
| Kheir in the Hindi language | ||
| खैर | khaira | - |
| Kheir in the Marathi language | ||
| खैर | khaira | - |
| Kheir in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﺨﻴﺮ | alkhyr | 42.54 |
| ﺧﻴﺮ | khyr | 41.79 |
| ﺑﻠﺨﻴﺮ | blkhyr | 6.72 |
| ﺧﻴﺮﻩ | khyrh | 2.24 |
| ﺍﺧﻴﺮ | akhyr | 2.24 |
| ﺧﻴﺮﻱ | khyry | 2.24 |
| Kheir in the Russian language | ||
| Хэир | heir | - |
| Kheir in the Arabic language | ||
| الخري | alkhry | - |
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