Maheer Surname

1,955,159th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 91 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Pakistan

Maheer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Maheer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan521:3,435,45926,277
India111:69,733,217610,955
Bangladesh91:17,706,30813,537
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
England21:27,859,030389,889
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Maheer (350) may also be a first name.

Maheer Last Name Facts

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

The surname Maheer (Hindi: माहिर, Marathi: मािहर) is found in Pakistan more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Maheer? popularity and diffusion

The surname Maheer is the 1,955,159th most numerous surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 80,082,922 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 84 percent of Maheer reside; 79 percent reside in South Asia and 67 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Maheer is also the 465,882nd most widespread forename on earth. It is borne by 350 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Pakistan, where it is borne by 52 people, or 1 in 3,435,459. In Pakistan Maheer is mostly found in: Sindh, where 87 percent are found, Punjab, where 6 percent are found and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 4 percent are found. Not including Pakistan this last name exists in 12 countries. It is also found in India, where 12 percent are found and Bangladesh, where 10 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maeer91192/
Maeyer83122/
Maheur8374/
Maheir8360/
Maeere8322/
Maeier836/
Meheer834/
Moheer833/
Maejer831/
Maeerh831/
Maeaer830/
Maeijer7786/
Mahiher778/
Mae'ere777/
Meajher772/
Maheair771/
Meayher770/
Mahieir770/
Meuer732,034/
Maeir7331/
Moeer731/
Maeheard711/
Moheir6779/
Mahiyr675/
Meayer672/
Maeyor672/
Meaier672/
Mahiir672/
Meuier671/
Moeher671/
Meeaer671/
Meuerr671/
Meajer670/
Meuyer670/
Meeher670/
Moeyer670/

Maheer Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Maheer in the Marathi language
मािहरmaihara66.67
महेरmahera33.33
Maheer in the Hindi language
माहिरmahira33.33
महीरmahira33.33
मेहेरmehera16.67
माहीरmahira16.67

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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 Maheer
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