Naheer Surname

3,665,662nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Qatar
Highest density in:
Qatar

Naheer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Naheer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Pakistan41:44,660,971115,884
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Syria11:19,301,02222,457

Naheer (36) may also be a first name.

Naheer Last Name Facts

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

Naheer (Hindi: नाहिर, Marathi: नािहर) has its highest incidence in Qatar. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Naheer.

How Common Is The Last Name Naheer? popularity and diffusion

Naheer is the 3,665,662nd most commonly occurring surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 251,294,687 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Naheer are found; 62 percent are found in West Asia and 55 percent are found in Arabian Peninsula. It is also the 1,717,090th most frequently held first name throughout the world, held by 36 people.

This last name is most numerous in Qatar, where it is borne by 16 people, or 1 in 147,375. Outside of Qatar Naheer occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 14 percent reside and Afghanistan, where 10 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Naheeir921/
Nauheer921/
Naeer91201/
Noheer8331/
Naeerh831/
Naeyer830/
Naiyeer778/
Neuer732,601/
Naeir735/
Nahiyr67208/
Naeyor6712/
Neeher672/
Neayer671/
Neeeer671/
Nahiire6273/
Neuherr622/
Nouiher621/
Nneayer621/
Neujher621/
Näger55252/
Nöger5515/

Naheer Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Naheer in the Hindi language
नाहिरnahira-
Naheer in the Marathi language
नािहरnaihara-

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Naheer
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