Mahair Surname

1,315,412th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 171 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Pakistan

Mahair Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mahair Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States811:4,474,802235,715
Pakistan671:2,666,32722,731
India191:40,371,862445,856
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland161:276,86711,455
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States221:2,282,667111,005

Mahair (92) may also be a first name.

Mahair Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mahair (Hindi: माहैर, Marathi: महैर) is found most in The United States. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mahair? popularity and diffusion

Mahair is the 1,315,412th most frequently held surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 42,617,228 people. The surname Mahair is mostly found in Asia, where 53 percent of Mahair reside; 50 percent reside in South Asia and 47 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Mahair is also the 992,070th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world It is held by 92 people.

This surname is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 81 people, or 1 in 4,474,802. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Illinois, where 22 percent are found, New Hampshire, where 17 percent are found and Massachusetts, where 15 percent are found. Excluding The United States this last name exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 39 percent are found and India, where 11 percent are found.

Mahair Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Mahair has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 368 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Mahair Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is primarily Anglican (94%) in Ireland.

In The United States Mahair are 11.56% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 58.33% registered with the political party.

Mahair earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 33.19% less than the national average, earning $28,827 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mahajir9257/
Mahaire922/
Mahaair921/
Mahar91159,341/
Mhair91173/
Maair9160/
Mahajire8630/
Mahahair861/
Mahajird861/
Mahaur834,234/
Mahyar831,845/
Mahjar83592/
Maahar83143/
Maihar83133/
Mayhar8386/
Maheir8360/
Mahiar8347/
Maharr8322/
Mahaar8318/
Maajir8316/
Mhajir839/
Maharh837/
Mahiur834/
Mahjir834/
M'Hair834/
Mahior831/
Mahahr831/
Maaird831/
Mair8038,622/
Mahr8012,778/
Mhar8010,077/
Maar806,567/
Mhir8017/
Mahajar776,315/
Mahawer7793/
Mayhart7750/
Mahaver7738/
Mahajhr7718/
Mahahar7718/
Maihare7716/
Mahajer7716/
Mahajur777/
Maihart777/
Mayhard776/
Mahiore776/
Mahajor775/
Mahayar773/
Mahjarr772/
Maharre772/
Mahayur771/
Maihard771/
Maihire771/
Mahayre771/
Mahaard771/
Mayhaur770/
Maier73199,669/
Mehar7345,135/
Maire7321,623/
Mayar733,909/
Maart733,763/
Maior732,965/
Mahur732,026/
Mahrt731,586/
Majar731,223/
Mađar73785/
Mhare73706/
Majir73543/
Maitr73453/
Maare73230/
Mahyr73193/
Mhire73169/
Mayir73167/
Mharh73153/
Maiar73102/
Mähar7382/
Maahr7357/
Maiur7343/
Maľar7343/
Mhatr7325/
Maisr7314/
Mairh7313/
Mahrh7312/
Mairt736/
Mheir736/
Mahrr736/
M'Hir736/
Maiyr735/
Mathr735/
Maatr735/
Mhhar735/
Meahr734/
Mauhr734/
Maard734/
Mmahr734/
Maayr734/
Maijr733/
Maird733/
Mhart733/
Mhaur732/
Maaar732/
Maihr732/
Maasr732/
Mairz731/
Maiir731/
M'Har731/
Mahhr731/
Maðar731/
Maĺar731/
Mhisr731/
Mhahr731/
Mhajr731/
Mahrd731/
Maarr731/
Ma'ar731/
Mhirr730/
Mayhr730/
Mairr730/
Mgair730/
Maharova71394/
Mahajere711/
Mahajard711/
Mahajour711/
Mayhardt711/
Mir67828,448/
Mar67214,093/
Mauyar6713,136/
Mahjur671,949/
Mayard671,284/
Mayher67534/
Maiore67514/
Maihur67305/
Mhijir67206/
Mayare67190/
Mahjor67148/
Mahrdt67132/
Maiere6799/
Maheur6774/
Majohr6774/
Maiher6769/
Mayart6766/
Muihar6753/
Mairre6749/
Maiure6743/
Maiare6741/
Mahhur6737/
Meihar6728/
Majier6726/
Mahyer6718/
Maiert6716/
Majior6716/
Mahyur6715/
Mayire6714/
Muhjir6711/
Maihor6710/
Mhajer678/
Maiyor678/
Mhajar677/
Majahr677/
Mayier677/
Maieer677/
Mai'er677/
Majarr676/
Mauier676/
Hmaier676/
Mahger675/
Maahre675/
Mhasre675/
Mahyor675/
Maiier675/
Maardt674/
Maajar674/
Maajer674/
Maierz673/
Mahjer673/
Mayaur673/
Mayhur673/
Meharr673/
Maajor673/
Mayarr673/
Maharrova672/
Mhuire672/
Maasre672/
Mahver672/
Mawier672/
Mohjir672/
Maiart672/
Maisre672/
Majhhr671/
Mahttr671/
Mahyarova671/
Maihre671/
Mathrt671/
Maahur671/
Maajre671/
Meahre671/
Meahrz671/
Mhatrr671/
Mhehar671/
Meyhar671/
Mahwer671/
M'Haïr671/
Maiard671/
Meahrt671/
Mhayar671/
Meharh671/
D'Maar671/
Mehjir671/
Maiour671/
Meihir671/
Mathhr671/
Mheisr671/
Mhirth671/
Mayhor670/

Mahair Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mahair in the Marathi language
महैरmahaira44.44
माहैरmahaira22.22
मेहैरmehaira22.22
महािवरmahaivara11.11
Mahair in the Hindi language
माहैरmahaira33.33
महाीरmahaira33.33
महैरmahaira22.22
महैराmahaira11.11

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