Mehar Surname

12,445th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 45,135 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Pakistan

Mehar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mehar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India30,5421:25,1151,889
Pakistan13,3051:13,427918
Saudi Arabia5961:51,7727,760
United Arab Emirates1571:58,3585,656
Nepal1381:206,3842,985
United States891:4,072,572219,877
England751:742,90741,196
Kuwait581:65,5297,566
Canada371:995,82774,831
Qatar281:84,2149,043
Iran161:4,798,908119,068
Austria141:608,24554,975
Belgium121:958,05473,966
Malaysia121:2,457,85295,442
Bangladesh91:17,706,30813,537
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
China21:683,660,78330,601
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
France11:66,422,722504,397
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States481:1,046,22361,047

Mehar (172,734) may also be a first name.

Mehar Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mehar (Bengali: মেহের, Hindi: मेहर, Marathi: मेहर, Oriya: େମହର, Tibetan: མི་ཧར་) is found most in India. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mehar? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mehar is the 12,445th most widely held family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 161,461 people. The last name Mehar is mostly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Mehar live; 98 percent live in South Asia and 68 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Mehar is also the 6,083rd most frequently occurring first name worldwide. It is borne by 172,734 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in India, where it is borne by 30,542 people, or 1 in 25,115. In India it is most numerous in: Haryana, where 33 percent live, Maharashtra, where 21 percent live and Jharkhand, where 16 percent live. Aside from India Mehar exists in 41 countries. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 29 percent live and Saudi Arabia, where 1 percent live.

Mehar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Mehar has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Mehar surname increased 185 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 833 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Mehar Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Mehar last name are 30.1% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 83.33% registered with the party.

The amount Mehar earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 35.8% more than the national average, earning $58,596 USD per year and in Canada they earn 43.87% more than the national average, earning $71,480 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mehyar912,093/
Mehair9136/
Mehiar9132/
Meihar9128/
Meharr913/
Mehjar912/
Mhehar911/
Meyhar911/
Meňhar911/
Meharh911/
Mehhar911/
Mear892,267/
Mehasre836/
Meehart834/
Meyhart832/
Meehard832/
Meheard831/
Meyhard831/
Meehair831/
Meihard830/
Meahear830/
Meehare830/
Mihar801,366/
Mejar80839/
Meyar80293/
Meare80177/
Mhair80173/
Mehor80151/
Mähar8082/
Miear8048/
Meard8028/
Meiar8025/
Mearz806/
Meear805/
Meaar805/
Mjhar804/
Meahr804/
Meart804/
Myhar804/
Meatr804/
Meohr804/
Mhaur802/
Meaur802/
Measr802/
Mejhr801/
Mgear801/
Mhear801/
Mhajr801/
Mehír801/
Mearh801/
Meuhr800/
Meharova773/
Meňhardt771/
Meyhardt770/
Mahaur734,234/
Mahyar731,845/
Mijhar731,331/
Mihart731,308/
Majhar73845/
Mahjar73592/
Muhyar73324/
Mihyar73303/
Mihare73192/
Mahair73171/
Maihar73133/
Mayhar7386/
Muihar7353/
Mojhar7348/
Mahiar7347/
Mohyar7329/
Mehour7323/
Meyyar7319/
Mejard7317/
Meyare7315/
Mihiar7312/
Mujhar7312/
Muhiar7311/
Meyher7310/
Mhajir739/
Mjahar739/
Mhajer738/
Meyard738/
Mähhar738/
Mehjor738/
Mhajar737/
Mehotr737/
Mohiar735/
M'Hair734/
Mieyar733/
Myhard732/
Mehore732/
Mhuyar732/
Mihard732/
Maiear732/
Meahor732/
Meiher732/
Mehoor732/
Mejgar732/
Meahre731/
Meahrz731/
Meaoor731/
Measre731/
Meeyar731/
Mihear731/
Meijar731/
Mejear731/
Mejyar731/
Myhart731/
Muhjar731/
Hmeľar731/
Meahrt731/
Meearh731/
Meyart731/
Meňhár731/
Mhayar731/
Mejiar731/
Méhard731/
Me'are731/
Mehjir731/
Meeart731/
Meihir731/
Miahar731/
Mehger730/
Meyarr730/
Mohear730/
Mehyer730/
Meňharová712/
Mayr6747,052/
Meer6744,757/
Mair6738,622/
Mier6726,389/
Myer6711,575/
Mahajar676,315/
Maur674,567/
Maer673,692/
Meir672,913/
Meur672,596/
Myar671,482/
Meyr671,258/
Muer67471/
Miar67389/
Moer67281/
Meor67260/
Myheart67246/
Mhaouer67205/
Mhajjar67170/
Mahawer6793/
Mahajir6757/
Mayhart6750/
Méar6742/
Mahaver6738/
Mohjare6724/
Majr6721/
Mahajhr6718/
Maihare6716/
Mahajer6716/
Meihere678/
Mahajur677/
Maihart677/
Mayhard676/
Mojhair675/
Mahajor675/
Majhair675/
M'Hajar675/
Mejr674/
Mehierd674/
Mahayar673/
Majhhar673/
Moihare673/
Mahjiar673/
Maýr673/
Mahaire672/
Myahare672/
Mhijjar672/
Meňhárt672/
Mahjarr672/
Ma'hiar672/
Mjar672/
Mahaair671/
Mahayur671/
Maihard671/
Meujahr671/
Meiyare671/
Moijhar671/
Myhardt671/
Meaoure671/
Mijhaar671/
Mahayre671/
Meahour671/
Mouhiar671/
Mhaweer671/
Maheyar671/
Mahayor671/
Moehier670/
Mayhaur670/
Meardth670/
Mayhear670/
Mihardt670/
Meeheir670/

Mehar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mehar in the Hindi language
मेहरmehara99.28
मेहारmehara0.21
महरmahara0.18
मेहेरmehera0.03
मेहराmehara0.01
मॆहरmehara0.01
एफepha0.01
मे्हरmehara0.01
मॅहरmehara0.01
महरेmahare0.01
मे्हराmehara0.01
Mehar in the Marathi language
मेहरmehara97.89
मेहेरmehera0.3
मेहराmehara0.1
हरीhari0.08
मेघाmegha0.08
मेहरेmehare0.05
िहराihara0.04
मेहारmehara0.03
महरmahara0.02
हरेhare0.02
मेअरme'ara0.01
मेहोरmehora0.01
Mehar in the Oriya language
େମହରemahara97.87
ହାରାhara0.07
ହରhara0.07
େମହର୍emahar0.07
Mehar in the Bengali language
মেহেরmehera50
মেহরmehara50
Mehar in the Tibetan language
མི་ཧར་mihar40
མེ་ཧེར་méher20
མི་ཧཱར་mihar20
མེ་ཧར་méhar10
མི་ཧེར་miher10

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