Lihir Surname
Approximately 53 people bear this surname
Lihir Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 50 | 1:2,644,984 | 153,918 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
Lihir (23) may also be a first name.
Lihir Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lihir Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Lihir is held by more people in Indonesia than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lihir? popularity and diffusion
The last name Lihir is the 2,661,929th most frequently occurring surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 137,500,866 people. Lihir is mostly found in Asia, where 98 percent of Lihir are found; 94 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 94 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Lihir is also the 2,239,265th most commonly used first name in the world, borne by 23 people.
It is most commonly held in Indonesia, where it is held by 50 people, or 1 in 2,644,984. In Indonesia it is most common in: South Sumatra, where 100 percent are found. Apart from Indonesia this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 2 percent are found and India, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lihire | 91 | 1 | / |
| Liir | 89 | 76 | / |
| Luihier | 83 | 1 | / |
| Lihaire | 83 | 1 | / |
| Lehir | 80 | 132 | / |
| Liire | 80 | 21 | / |
| Liier | 80 | 13 | / |
| Lehair | 73 | 87 | / |
| Lieher | 73 | 5 | / |
| Laijir | 73 | 4 | / |
| Hliier | 73 | 4 | / |
| Liirre | 73 | 4 | / |
| Liihtr | 73 | 4 | / |
| Leheir | 73 | 3 | / |
| Lehier | 73 | 3 | / |
| Lihere | 73 | 2 | / |
| L'Hier | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lüijir | 73 | 1 | / |
| Liheur | 73 | 1 | / |
| Loijir | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lihert | 73 | 0 | / |
| Lier | 67 | 6,834 | / |
| Lehaire | 67 | 163 | / |
| Leahair | 67 | 69 | / |
| Lahijir | 67 | 35 | / |
| Louhier | 67 | 18 | / |
| Laigier | 67 | 9 | / |
| Leheire | 67 | 2 | / |
| Leahire | 67 | 1 | / |
| D'Liher | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leuhier | 67 | 0 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Lihir
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