Mahiri Surname

170,546th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,527 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Mahiri Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mahiri Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya7861:58,7535,798
Tanzania4651:113,85310,947
Morocco4431:77,82413,257
Iran4051:189,58615,553
Pakistan1811:986,98312,883
United Arab Emirates931:98,5198,703
Indonesia381:3,480,242186,493
United States291:12,498,584473,286
Burkina Faso251:734,0848,477
Botswana171:128,64318,229
Malaysia121:2,457,85295,442
India91:85,229,487684,495
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
England31:18,572,686338,250
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Algeria31:12,877,18484,902
Albania21:1,457,02824,967
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Mahiri (1,095) may also be a first name.

Mahiri Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mahiri (Hindi: माहिरी, Marathi: मिहरी, Oriya: ମହିରି) is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Mahiri.

How Common Is The Last Name Mahiri? popularity and diffusion

It is the 170,546th most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 2,883,873 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 69 percent of Mahiri are found; 50 percent are found in East Africa and 28 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Mahiri is also the 241,171st most common first name at a global level, borne by 1,095 people.

This surname is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is held by 786 people, or 1 in 58,753. In Kenya it is mostly found in: Migori County, where 89 percent are found, Nairobi County, where 10 percent are found and Kisii County, where 1 percent are found. Aside from Kenya Mahiri occurs in 23 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 18 percent are found and Morocco, where 18 percent are found.

Mahiri Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Mahiri surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the political party.

Mahiri earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 39.72% less than the national average, earning $26,011 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mahuiri9215/
Mahiriy9213/
Mahirai925/
Mahirid921/
Mahirei921/
Maheiri921/
Mahirio921/
Maheirie867/
Mahirzai861/
Mmahgiri861/
Maheri8349,403/
Mahire833,846/
Moairi832,140/
Mehiri83875/
Mahiry8326/
Mauiri838/
Mohiri836/
Ma'iri832/
Meairi831/
Maheriy772,179/
Majhire77597/
Meehiri77162/
Mouairi7772/
Mohairi7731/
Majieri7724/
Mahiraj7722/
Mahiray7719/
Maiyeri7718/
Mahitre7711/
Mahirep7710/
Mahiore776/
Majjiri776/
Mahyori773/
Maayiri773/
Mahuire772/
Mahirhe772/
Maijiri772/
Maherie772/
Mahheri771/
Mahitry771/
Maheyri771/
Mahiryo771/
Moairai771/
Maaheri771/
Mahirez771/
Mohirai771/
Maijyri771/
Mahireh771/
Mauhire770/
Maeri73978/
Maijirgi71145/
Mahoiray719/
Maiyetri713/
Maijirai712/
Maehuire712/
Maigieri711/
Mahuiray711/
Mahjjire711/
Majhiroy711/
Moheirie711/
Mohhairi711/
Mahayyri711/
Mahijira711/
Mahery673,949/
Mahere673,314/
Mohire671,745/
Mouiri67265/
Moheri6757/
Meheri6749/
Moairy6748/
Maehre6716/
Manghiray6710/
Mehire678/
Moeiri676/
Mauire676/
Maeeri672/
Maehry671/
Mauiry671/
Mauira671/
Mauyri671/
Maerid671/
Maerri671/
Mgaeri671/
Maaeri671/
Maerio671/
Meeiri671/
Meaira671/
Muiiri671/
Moayri671/

Mahiri Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mahiri in the Marathi language
मिहरीmihari83.33
मािहरीmaihari16.67
Mahiri in the Oriya language
ମହିରିmahiri60
ମହୀରୀmahiri40
Mahiri in the Hindi language
माहिरीmahiri50
महिरीmahiri50

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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
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  • 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 Mahiri
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