Nahir Surname

311,581st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,208 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Morocco
Highest density in:
Morocco

Nahir Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nahir Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Morocco7841:43,9757,155
India1431:5,364,094131,111
Indonesia1151:1,149,99382,063
Turkey301:2,594,04779,854
Israel271:316,94927,106
Pakistan261:6,870,91939,117
United States211:17,259,949572,238
Canada171:2,167,388133,872
Malaysia111:2,681,293102,971
Afghanistan71:4,593,31223,122
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
England21:27,859,030389,889
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Nahir (7,630) may also be a first name.

Nahir Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nahir (Arabic: ناهير, Hindi: नाहिर, Marathi: नाहीर, Oriya: ନାହିର) occurs in Morocco more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nahir? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 311,581st most prevalent family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 6,032,737 people. The last name Nahir occurs mostly in Africa, where 65 percent of Nahir are found; 65 percent are found in North Africa and 65 percent are found in Mahgreb. Nahir is also the 73,335th most widely held forename internationally It is held by 7,630 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Morocco, where it is held by 784 people, or 1 in 43,975. Excluding Morocco this surname exists in 25 countries. It is also found in India, where 12 percent reside and Indonesia, where 10 percent reside.

Nahir Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Nahir has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Nahir surname expanded 700 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Nahir Last Name Statistics demography

Nahir earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 74.31% more than the national average, earning $75,212 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Najhir91151/
Nnahire832/
Ngahyir831/
Naheeir831/
Naher80101,296/
Nehir802,545/
Naehr8060/
Nohir807/
Naeir805/
Naoir803/
Neair801/
Nauir801/
Nahahire772/
Naiyer73413/
Nohair73313/
Naeher73301/
Najjir7310/
Nieair7310/
Nnaher739/
Nuiair739/
Nayier738/
Najier737/
Nahear736/
Naherr734/
Naaiir733/
Najher733/
Naheur732/
Naaier731/
Nahyor731/
Nouair731/
Naer67658/
Naaijer67162/
Najjair6712/
Najgier678/
Naır671/
Nahaher671/

Nahir Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nahir in the Oriya language
ନାହିରnahira83.33
ନହିରnahira16.67
Nahir in the Hindi language
नाहिरnahira76.09
नहीरnahira11.41
नाहीरnahira10.87
नहिरnahira1.63
Nahir in the Marathi language
नाहीरnahira59.3
नािहरnaihara22.09
नहीरnahira11.63
नहीदnahida1.16
नजीरnajira1.16
Nahir in the Arabic language
ناهيرnahyr-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Nahir
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