Lahiri Surname

23,944th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22,591 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Qatar

Lahiri Surname User-submission:

The Lahiri family is an old family name originating from East Bengal (present-day Bangladesh) in South-East Asia (in former pre-independence India) Lahiris belong to the Varendra Brahmin group of Bengal. Lahiris belong to the Sandilya gotra.

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Lahiri Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India18,7741:40,8582,865
Bangladesh1,1721:135,9705,321
Nigeria1,0361:170,98710,586
United States5291:685,17854,430
United Arab Emirates1641:55,8685,445
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
England1391:400,84927,632
Qatar1191:19,8152,139
Indonesia991:1,335,85092,420
Bahrain591:22,8584,582
Ivory Coast531:435,30614,482
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
Germany301:2,683,515132,064
Canada261:1,417,13898,245
Thailand231:3,071,232294,953
Singapore211:262,27211,611
Australia191:1,420,82673,129
Netherlands181:938,17663,634
Malaysia131:2,268,78789,138
Scotland121:446,15118,166
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
Oman101:368,7975,193
Niger81:2,399,00243,750
New Zealand71:646,90340,014
Wales61:515,75523,171
France51:13,284,544357,392
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
China31:455,773,85521,925
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Japan11:127,844,29373,547

Lahiri (296) may also be a first name.

Lahiri Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Lahiri family is an old family name originating from East Bengal (present-day Bangladesh) in South-East Asia (in former pre-independence India) Lahiris belong to the Varendra Brahmin group of Bengal. Lahiris belong to the Sandilya gotra. The four other groups that rose from this migration were the Bhaduri, Moitra, Sanyal and Bagchi families, 1077 CE.

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Lahiri Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lahiri (Bengali: লাহিরী, Hindi: लाहिरी, Marathi: लाहीरी, Oriya: ଲାହିରୀ) is found in India more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Lahiri click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lahiri? popularity and diffusion

The surname Lahiri is the 23,944th most commonly used surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 322,586 people. The surname Lahiri is mostly found in Asia, where 91 percent of Lahiri are found; 88 percent are found in South Asia and 83 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 512,632nd most numerous first name at a global level, held by 296 people.

It is most widespread in India, where it is borne by 18,774 people, or 1 in 40,858. In India it is most prevalent in: West Bengal, where 84 percent are found, Maharashtra, where 3 percent are found and Jharkhand, where 2 percent are found. Besides India this surname occurs in 49 countries. It also occurs in Bangladesh, where 5 percent are found and Nigeria, where 5 percent are found.

Lahiri Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is primarily Christian (92%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those holding the Lahiri last name are 3.15% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 56.38% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Lahiri earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 29.87% more than the national average, earning $56,038 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.12% less than the national average, earning $41,179 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Laahiri925/
Lahoiri924/
Lahiriy923/
Lahirhi923/
Lahhiri921/
Lahirish861/
Laheri8314,197/
Lahire831,336/
Lahiry831,150/
Lohiri8323/
Lehiri8315/
Laehri831/
Laheriy7753/
Lahiere7742/
Laherii779/
Laherij774/
Lahehri773/
Lahitre771/
Lohairi771/
Lahiray771/
Laherri771/
Laherie771/
Leahire771/
Lahirge770/
Laeri7368/
Lahoiray718/
Lahierre716/
Laheriph713/
Laherich711/
Leheri67537/
Lahery67379/
Lohire6799/
Lahere6769/
Laoire6733/
Laoira6722/
Loheri6712/
Lehire677/
Lahioraya673/
Luieri672/
Loehri672/
Lauire672/
Louiri671/
Loaira671/
Lahéry671/

Lahiri Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lahiri in the Bengali language
লাহিরীlahiri71.43
লাহিড়ীlahiri14.29
লাহিড়ীlahiri14.29
Lahiri in the Oriya language
ଲାହିରୀlahiri49.32
ଲାହିରିlahiri31.51
ଲାହୀରୀlahiri5.48
ଲାହିଡିlahidi2.74
ଲାହୀରିlahiri2.74
ଲାେହରୀlaehari2.74
ଲହିରୀlahiri1.37
ଲହିରିlahiri1.37
ଶୁଲାହିରୀsulahiri1.37
ଲାହିରlahira1.37
Lahiri in the Marathi language
लाहीरीlahiri43.02
लािहरीlaihari32.12
लिहरीlihari11.73
लहीरीlahiri7.26
लहरीlahari3.35
लिहिरlihira1.12
लहेरीlaheri0.56
लािहिरlaihira0.28
Lahiri in the Hindi language
लाहिरीlahiri37.04
लाहिडीlahidi23.46
लहीरीlahiri18.52
लहिरीlahiri9.88
लहरीlahari3.7
लाहिड़ीlahiri3.7
लाहिरिlahiri2.47
लाहीरीlahiri1.23

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