Mahir Surname

29,137th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18,413 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Morocco
Highest density in:
Maldives

Mahir Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mahir Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Morocco4,7371:7,278926
Sudan3,0801:12,1791,700
Bangladesh2,9741:53,5832,871
Sri Lanka1,7541:11,8631,698
Saudi Arabia7951:38,8125,622
Turkey6611:117,7339,856
India6601:1,162,22047,065
Maldives6371:63470
Indonesia5411:244,45322,409
Pakistan4691:380,9047,319
Malaysia4041:73,0065,267
Egypt3971:231,57616,276
Somaliland3791:9,235591
Iran2501:307,13021,589
France1081:615,02580,926
Spain731:640,43929,091
Iraq521:673,4939,953
Philippines511:1,985,063118,763
United States481:7,551,228341,161
England451:1,238,17956,985
Belgium341:338,13737,845
Qatar281:84,2149,043
Germany251:3,220,218147,383
Ethiopia251:3,901,85010,182
Nigeria221:8,051,944174,166
Israel151:570,50941,023
Azerbaijan141:689,22311,826
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
United Arab Emirates131:704,79025,221
Austria121:709,62061,025
Afghanistan111:2,923,01717,932
Northern Cyprus101:31,9016,529
Netherlands91:1,876,35385,467
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
North Macedonia51:420,29419,032
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Bosnia and Herzegovina41:884,10015,259
Cameroon41:5,192,267135,173
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Mahir (96,541) may also be a first name.

Mahir Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mahir (Bengali: মহির, Dhivehi: މާހިރ‬, Georgian: მაჰირ, Hindi: माहिर, Marathi: माहीर, Oriya: ମହିର, Tibetan: མ་ཧ་) occurs in Morocco more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Mahir click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mahir? popularity and diffusion

It is the 29,137th most widespread family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 395,783 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 50 percent of Mahir are found; 45 percent are found in North Africa and 26 percent are found in Mahgreb. Mahir is also the 10,517th most commonly occurring given name globally It is held by 96,541 people.

The last name Mahir is most frequently held in Morocco, where it is carried by 4,737 people, or 1 in 7,278. Excluding Morocco it exists in 62 countries. It is also common in Sudan, where 17 percent reside and Bangladesh, where 16 percent reside.

Mahir Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Mahir has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 369 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 1,500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Mahir Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Mahir last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Mahir last name are 26.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 80% registered with the party.

The amount Mahir earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 9.88% more than the national average, earning $47,412 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.85% more than the national average, earning $54,081 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mahier911,374/
Maahir9132/
Majhir9121/
Mahirr910/
Majhire83597/
Majhair835/
Mahirhe832/
Mahuire832/
Mahahir832/
Mahijir831/
Mauhire830/
Mahieir830/
Maher80338,191/
Mehir80370/
Mohir8052/
Maeir8031/
Moair8026/
Meair808/
Mauir804/
Maoir802/
Mahirova773/
Mahjjire771/
Mohair73638/
Maijer73417/
Mohier73261/
Majher73232/
Maiyer73117/
Moheir7379/
Maheur7374/
Maijir7369/
Majier7326/
Mehier7324/
Moehir7324/
Maehre7316/
Mojhir7316/
Majjir7315/
Mauher7312/
Maaher739/
Mahher738/
Maherz737/
Maeher737/
Mayier737/
Mauier736/
Mauire736/
Maeier736/
Mahyor735/
Maiier735/
Mahger735/
Maherr735/
Mohoir734/
Meaier732/
Majgir732/
Mouair732/
Maaier732/
Maaiyr731/
Mmaher731/
Maer673,692/
Mahaher672,394/
Majgier67612/
Mahayer6738/
Maaheer6728/
Maheasr6717/
Maijeur6710/
Maaijer678/
Maijere676/
Mojhair675/
Mhaijer672/
Meehair671/
Mhaijir671/
Mahauyr671/
Maheere671/
Maherrd671/
Mahoejr671/
Mauuire671/
Maiyere671/
Majheer671/
Majjire671/
Mayiere671/
Meahear670/
Maheard670/
Moehier670/
Meeheir670/

Mahir Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mahir in the Georgian language
მაჰირmahir-
Mahir in the Tibetan language
མ་ཧ་maha-
Mahir in the Hindi language
माहिरmahira90.52
माहीरmahira4.48
महिरmahira2.6
महीरmahira2.08
माहिराmahira0.06
आमिरamira0.06
साहिरsahira0.06
Mahir in the Dhivehi language
މާހިރ‬mahir86.67
ް‫މާހިރުmahiru13.33
Mahir in the Oriya language
ମହିରmahira73.58
ମାହିରmahira7.55
ମହିରରmahirara7.55
ମହୀରmahira3.77
ମାହୀରmahira3.77
ମିହିରmihira1.89
ମାହିର୍mahir1.89
Mahir in the Marathi language
माहीरmahira51.91
महीरmahira19.08
मािहरmaihara18.32
महेरmahera6.11
माहेरmahera0.76
मसीरmasira0.76
Mahir in the Bengali language
মহিরmahira37.5
মাহিরmahira37.5
মিহিরmihira12.5
মহীরmahira12.5

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mahir
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