Laher Surname

46,707th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,097 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mozambique
Highest density in:
Mozambique

Laher Surname Definition:

Place name in India.

Laher Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mozambique4,9441:5,5141,220
South Africa1,4531:37,2874,779
Philippines9371:108,04518,773
Nepal7461:38,1781,317
England7191:77,4948,720
Malawi4711:36,3465,352
Indonesia4331:305,42527,056
Ukraine3061:148,76720,746
United States2621:1,383,43195,756
Austria2591:32,8785,298
India2441:3,143,71192,729
France1271:523,01472,224
Argentina331:1,295,25574,988
Pakistan321:5,582,62134,646
United Arab Emirates301:305,40920,323
Canada291:1,270,53890,455
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
Afghanistan81:4,019,14821,487
Bosnia and Herzegovina71:505,20013,972
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States551:913,06755,053

Laher (481) may also be a first name.

Laher Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Place name in India.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

Laher Last Name Facts

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

Laher (Hindi: लहेर, Marathi: लाहेर, Oriya: ଲାେହର) is carried by more people in Mozambique than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Laher? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 46,707th most commonly used last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 656,713 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 62 percent of Laher live; 62 percent live in Southern Africa and 45 percent live in Luso-Southern Africa. It is also the 387,696th most widely held first name on earth, held by 481 people.

Laher is most frequent in Mozambique, where it is held by 4,944 people, or 1 in 5,514. Not including Mozambique this last name is found in 35 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 13 percent are found and The Philippines, where 8 percent are found.

Laher Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Laher has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Laher last name increased 71,900 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it increased 476 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Laher Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Laher surname are 25.29% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 72.06% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Laher earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 65.36% more than the national average, earning R 392,964 per year; in United States they earn 0.28% less than the national average, earning $43,027 USD per year and in Canada they earn 44.82% more than the national average, earning $71,950 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lauher91220/
Lahher9186/
Lahier9182/
Lajher916/
Laaher911/
Laheir911/
Lahaer910/
Laer89603/
Laherre8324/
Lahaier831/
Laheere831/
Loher803,254/
Lahir801,583/
Leher80877/
Löher80412/
Lheur80118/
Laere8078/
Liaer8020/
Leaer805/
Laeer805/
La'er802/
Lhoer801/
Laerh801/
Laerì801/
Lóher801/
Laeir801/
Hlaer800/
Leaheart771/
Lohier731,363/
Loeher7364/
Hloher7323/
L'Heur7318/
Layyer735/
Lhahir734/
Hlahir734/
Lauier733/
Leheir733/
L'Hoer732/
Leauer732/
Löhere731/
Lajier731/
Looher731/
Lahirp731/
Laijer731/
Leahyr731/
Leheur731/
Luiher731/
Lyoher731/
Laiyer731/
Llahir731/
Leuher730/
Loheir730/
Leaier730/
Leheer730/
Laerpp730/
Loer671,381/
Löer67348/
Leur67338/
Leahair6769/
Lahijir6735/
Läer6733/
Laigier679/
Lohesre674/
Lahoitr673/
Hlaeair671/
Leahire671/
Leuhier670/

Laher Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Laher in the Oriya language
ଲାେହରlaehara-
Laher in the Hindi language
लहेरlahera66.67
लाहेरlahera16.67
लहरlahara16.67
Laher in the Marathi language
लाहेरlahera49.07
लहेरlahera42.59
लाहरlahara3.7

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