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Where Does The Last Name Maher Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Maher (Arabic: ماهير, Georgian: მაჰერ, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﺎﻫﺮ, Hindi: महेर, Marathi: महेर, Oriya: ମେହର, Tibetan: མ་ཧར་) is more frequently found in Egypt than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms: Mäher or Mâhêr. Click here to see other potential spellings of Maher.

How Common Is The Last Name Maher? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname Maher is the 1,612^th most widely held last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 21,549 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 61 percent of Maher live; 61 percent live in North Africa and 59 percent live in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 4,404^th most widespread first name in the world, held by 237,939 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Egypt, where it is held by 187,622 people, or 1 in 490. Apart from Egypt this last name is found in 135 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 10 percent reside and Saudi Arabia, where 8 percent reside.

Maher Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Maher has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Maher surname grew 490 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it grew 162 percent between 1901 and 2014; in England it grew 877 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 2,627 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 1,920 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Maher Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is predominantly Catholic (99%) in Ireland and Druze (81%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those holding the Maher last name are 6.06% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 52.83% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Maher earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 39.7% less than the national average, earning 208,669 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 88.55% more than the national average, earning R 448,056 per year; in United States they earn 14.86% more than the national average, earning $49,563 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.04% less than the national average, earning $48,172 CAD per year.