Mehir Surname

769,129th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 370 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Morocco
Highest density in:
Morocco

Mehir Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mehir Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Morocco1701:202,80134,956
Algeria1011:382,49133,409
Pakistan741:2,414,10721,426
India51:153,413,076951,030
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419

Mehir (1,607) may also be a first name.

Mehir Last Name Facts

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

Mehir (Georgian: მეჰირ, Hindi: मेहिर, Marathi: मेहीर, Oriya: ମିହିର, Tibetan: མེ་ཧེར་) is held by more people in Morocco than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Mehir.

How Common Is The Last Name Mehir? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 769,129th most commonly held family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 19,696,070 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 73 percent of Mehir reside; 73 percent reside in North Africa and 73 percent reside in Mahgreb. Mehir is also the 192,752nd most commonly used first name at a global level It is held by 1,607 people.

The surname is most prevalent in Morocco, where it is carried by 170 people, or 1 in 202,801. Beside Morocco Mehir is found in 12 countries. It is also found in Algeria, where 27 percent live and Pakistan, where 20 percent live.

Mehir Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Mehir has changed through the years. In Ireland the number of people who held the Mehir last name declined 50 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Mehir Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mehair9136/
Moehir9124/
Mehier9124/
Meehair831/
Meeheir830/
Moehier830/
Meher80249,887/
Mahir8018,413/
Mihir801,348/
Moeir80254/
Meuir80101/
Mieir8064/
Mohir8052/
Maeir8031/
Meair808/
Meehr805/
Myhir801/
Meuhr800/
Meijer7345,303/
Mahier731,374/
Mohair73638/
Mohier73261/
Mhijir73206/
Moheir7379/
Mihire7371/
Mieher7348/
Maahir7332/
Meiyer7322/
Majhir7321/
Mojhir7316/
Meeior7315/
Meyier7311/
Mejher7310/
Maeher737/
Maeier736/
Mujhir736/
Mihitr734/
Mohoir734/
Meiier733/
Mejier733/
Mieier732/
Meaier732/
Mihirt731/
Meeire731/
Mijhir731/
Meuier731/
Mjhire731/
Moeher731/
Mahirr730/
Mier6726,389/
Myer6711,575/
Meur672,596/
Majhire67597/
Meijere67494/
Miir6772/
Mejgier6746/
Meijjer6730/
Mjir6720/
Mejhert6714/
Möer6713/
Mejiere6711/
Myir678/
Meigger676/
Majhair675/
Miyr675/
Mojhair675/
Mger674/
Mahahir672/
Muhiere671/
Mahijir671/
Meheard671/
Meijire671/
Mhaijir671/
Meahear670/
Mahieir670/

Mehir Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mehir in the Georgian language
მეჰირmehir-
Mehir in the Tibetan language
མེ་ཧེར་méher-
Mehir in the Oriya language
ମିହିରmihira-
Mehir in the Hindi language
मेहिरmehira75
मेहीरmehira25
Mehir in the Marathi language
मेहीरmehira50
िमहीरimahira37.5
मेिहरmeihara12.5

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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 Mehir
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