Makhir Surname
Approximately 116 people bear this surname
Makhir Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 45 | 1:1,706,278 | 64,723 |
| India | 36 | 1:21,307,372 | 304,812 |
| Pakistan | 12 | 1:14,886,990 | 61,272 |
| Russia | 8 | 1:18,015,382 | 436,635 |
| Afghanistan | 7 | 1:4,593,312 | 23,122 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Makhir (1,264) may also be a first name.
Makhir Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Makhir Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Makhir (Georgian: მახირ, Oriya: ମାଖିର, Russian: Махир) occurs in Iran more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Makhir? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,691,963rd most prevalent surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 62,823,672 people. The surname Makhir occurs predominantly in Asia, where 89 percent of Makhir live; 86 percent live in South Asia and 55 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Makhir is also the 221,982nd most frequently occurring forename internationally It is held by 1,264 people.
Makhir is most common in Iran, where it is borne by 45 people, or 1 in 1,706,278. In Iran it is mostly found in: Razavi Khorasan Province, where 64 percent live, Hamadan Province, where 18 percent live and Tehran Province, where 13 percent live. Barring Iran this last name occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in India, where 31 percent live and Pakistan, where 10 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Makhir Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Makhir in the Georgian language | ||
| მახირ | makhir | - |
| Makhir in the Oriya language | ||
| ମାଖିର | makhira | 88.89 |
| ମାଖୀର | makhira | 11.11 |
| Makhir in the Russian language | ||
| Махир | mahir | - |
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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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- 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 Makhir
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