Lahir Surname

250,527th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,583 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sri Lanka
Highest density in:
Sri Lanka

Lahir Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lahir Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sri Lanka9501:21,9042,929
Indonesia2971:445,28337,110
India1161:6,612,633149,434
France821:810,03397,301
Malaysia401:737,35634,564
United Arab Emirates361:254,50817,423
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Lebanon121:469,75712,312
Jordan71:1,263,20516,935
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
England41:13,929,515290,718
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Lahir (481) may also be a first name.

Lahir Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lahir (Bengali: লাহির, Hindi: लाहिर, Marathi: लाहीर, Oriya: ଲାହିର) is found most frequently in Sri Lanka. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Lahir? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 250,527th most frequently held family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 4,603,630 people. Lahir is mostly found in Asia, where 94 percent of Lahir are found; 68 percent are found in South Asia and 67 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Lahir is also the 387,696th most common first name on earth. It is borne by 481 people.

This last name is most numerous in Sri Lanka, where it is held by 950 people, or 1 in 21,904. Aside from Sri Lanka it is found in 20 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 19 percent live and India, where 7 percent live.

Lahir Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Lahir has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Lahir last name grew 500 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Lahir Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is principally Latin Catholic (80%) in Lebanon.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lahier9182/
Lhahir914/
Hlahir914/
Llahir911/
Lahirp911/
Laheir911/
Leahair8369/
Lahijir8335/
Lahoitr833/
Lahaier831/
Leahire831/
Laher8011,097/
Leair80202/
Lehir80132/
Lohir8013/
Laoir802/
Laeir801/
Lohier731,363/
Leaird73271/
Lauher73220/
Lohire7399/
Lahher7386/
Laoire7333/
Lajher736/
Lhouir735/
Laijir734/
Lauier733/
Leheir733/
Lauire732/
Lohair732/
Lajier731/
Laijer731/
Leahyr731/
Laaher731/
Laaoir731/
Leeair731/
Lauoir731/
Laiyer731/
Lahaer730/
Leaier730/
Loheir730/
Laer67603/
Laherre6724/
Laigier679/
Hlaeair671/
Leairtt671/
Laheere671/
Leuhier670/

Lahir Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lahir in the Bengali language
লাহিরlahira-
Lahir in the Oriya language
ଲାହିରlahira90.91
ଲହିରlahira9.09
Lahir in the Hindi language
लाहिरlahira46.67
लहीरlahira26.67
लाहीरlahira13.33
लहीर॓lahira10
लहिरlahira3.33
Lahir in the Marathi language
लाहीरlahira41.86
लािहरlaihara30.23
लहीरlahira13.95
लोहीरlohira13.95

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