Mohair Surname
Approximately 638 people bear this surname
Mohair Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iraq | 241 | 1:145,318 | 3,824 |
| United States | 123 | 1:2,946,821 | 172,836 |
| Iran | 119 | 1:645,231 | 34,926 |
| United Arab Emirates | 72 | 1:127,254 | 10,508 |
| Syria | 36 | 1:536,140 | 5,381 |
| Tunisia | 14 | 1:43,616 | 6,025 |
| Palestine | 10 | 1:454,885 | 12,564 |
| Yemen | 6 | 1:4,404,216 | 18,907 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Jordan | 2 | 1:4,421,218 | 22,351 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 9 | 1:5,579,854 | 232,921 |
Mohair (1,618) may also be a first name.
Mohair Demographics
Average Mohair Salary in
United States
$30,222 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Mohair Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mohair Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mohair (Arabic: موهير, Hindi: मोहइर्) is more frequently found in Iraq than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mohair? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 512,152nd most commonly held surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 11,422,486 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 76 percent of Mohair are found; 58 percent are found in West Asia and 45 percent are found in Levant. It is also the 192,010th most commonly occurring given name worldwide It is held by 1,618 people.
This surname is most frequently held in Iraq, where it is carried by 241 people, or 1 in 145,318. Excluding Iraq Mohair is found in 21 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 19 percent are found and Iran, where 19 percent are found.
Mohair Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Mohair has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Mohair last name rose 1,367 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Mohair Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Mohair surname are 44.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 91.67% registered with the political party.
Mohair earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 29.96% less than the national average, earning $30,222 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Mohair Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mohair in the Hindi language | ||
| मोहइर् | moha'ir | - |
| Mohair in the Arabic language | ||
| موهير | mwhyr | - |
| مهير | mhyr | - |
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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 Mohair
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