Nahira Surname

2,203,767th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 74 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Nahira Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nahira Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia461:2,874,982163,265
India101:76,706,538639,611
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Nahira (2,048) may also be a first name.

Nahira Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nahira (Hindi: नाहिरा, Marathi: नाहीरा, Oriya: ନହିରା) is carried by more people in Indonesia than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Nahira click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nahira? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,203,767th most widespread surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 98,480,350 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 88 percent of Nahira reside; 72 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 65 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 166,670th most commonly held first name at a global level. It is borne by 2,048 people.

It is most commonly used in Indonesia, where it is held by 46 people, or 1 in 2,874,982. In Indonesia Nahira is primarily found in: South Sulawesi, where 76 percent are found, Southeast Sulawesi, where 17 percent are found and West Sulawesi, where 7 percent are found. Outside of Indonesia this last name occurs in 10 countries. It is also common in India, where 14 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 7 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nahirah9237/
Nahiray925/
Ngahira921/
Nahiroa921/
Nahirai921/
Nauhiray869/
Najhirah861/
Nohira833,221/
Nahera83188/
Nehira8325/
Nahiro838/
Naoira834/
Naeira831/
Najhirach801/
Nahiroh7785/
Nahirou7731/
Najjira7727/
Naherah7721/
Nohiray7716/
Nehiray7712/
Noheira776/
Gnahiro772/
Najiera771/
Naijira771/
Nahuiro771/
Nahoiro771/
Nahiero771/
Naayira771/
Nauiray771/
Naiyera771/
Naera73367/
Naära731/
Naiyayra714/
Nouairah712/
Nouira671,223/
Nehera67130/
Naerga67122/
Nohiro6772/
Naerat6716/
Najherath676/
Nhaera675/
Naeera675/
Nohera673/
Naaera673/
Nahero672/
Nooira671/
Neaera671/
Nheura671/
Naeyra671/
Naerra671/
Nouairioa671/
Nauiro671/
Neeira671/

Nahira Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nahira in the Oriya language
ନହିରାnahira-
Nahira in the Hindi language
नाहिराnahira89.11
नहीराnahira4.95
नहिराnahira3.96
नाहीराnahira1.98
Nahira in the Marathi language
नाहीराnahira54.55
नािहराnaihara36.36
नहीराnahira9.09

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