Mahher Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Mahher Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mahher Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran61:12,797,087199,837
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Mahher (11) may also be a first name.

Mahher Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mahher is most common in Iran. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mahher? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 6,723,624th most widely held family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 75 percent of Mahher reside; 75 percent reside in South Asia and 75 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Mahher is also the 3,487,849th most prevalent forename internationally, held by 11 people.

The surname is most commonly used in Iran, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 12,797,087. In Iran it is primarily concentrated in: Lorestan Province, where 100 percent are found. Barring Iran this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Egypt, where 13 percent are found and The United States, where 13 percent are found.

Mahher Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Mahher has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname decreased 89 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mahaher922,394/
Maher91338,191/
Mahier831,374/
Majher83232/
Maheur8374/
Mauher8312/
Maaher839/
Mohher837/
Maeher837/
Maherz837/
Mahger835/
Maherr835/
Mmaher831/
Maer803,692/
Mahayer7738/
Maaheer7728/
Maheasr7717/
Mahirhe772/
Mahahir772/
Majheer771/
Mohhere771/
Mahoejr771/
Maherrd771/
Maheere771/
Mahieir770/
Meahear770/
Maheard770/
Meher73249,887/
Mahir7318,413/
Maere733,179/
Moher731,572/
Maeer73192/
Mađer7399/
Maeir7331/
Mhoer7315/
Maeyr7312/
Ma'er7311/
Mäher739/
Maïer735/
Maerd733/
Maerr732/
Maerh732/
Maaer732/
Maesr731/
Hmaer731/
Meaer730/
Maherova7126/
Maherová715/
Maijer67417/
Mohier67261/
Maiyer67117/
Moheir6779/
Maayer6761/
Majger6742/
Maahir6732/
Mojher6726/
Majier6726/
Mehier6724/
Majhir6721/
Majherová6720/
Mayyer6716/
Maehre6716/
Majjer6710/
Majherova678/
Mayier677/
Maeier676/
Mauier676/
Maiier675/
Mahyor675/
Mooher673/
Meaier672/
Maaier672/
Meeaer671/
Moheyr671/
Moeher671/
Meaeer671/
Maerre671/
Ma'ere671/
Maeerh671/
Maesre671/
Mayjer670/
Mohear670/
Mahirr670/
Mohger670/

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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 Mahher
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