Pehir Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Pehir Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pehir Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Pehir Last Name Facts

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

Pehir occurs more in Malaysia more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pehir? popularity and diffusion

Pehir is the 5,213,395th most frequently held surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 50 percent of Pehir live; 43 percent live in Southeast Asia and 43 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia.

This surname is most prevalent in Malaysia, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 4,915,704. In Malaysia Pehir is most numerous in: Perak, where 100 percent reside. Outside of Malaysia this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 36 percent reside and Croatia, where 14 percent reside.

Pehir Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Pehir has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname declined 29 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pehair912/
Pehoire831/
Pehaire831/
Peehier831/
Poehirr831/
Pihir80243/
Peher8054/
Pahir8050/
Peair8021/
Phier806/
Pohier73546/
Pihier7376/
Peaire7357/
Peijer7344/
Pihire736/
Pieher732/
Pjeire731/
Pahirr731/
Peeior731/
Phahir731/
Poeher731/
Pier675,150/
Piir67522/
Pyer67286/
Peur67120/
Pouhier6785/
Piyr6743/
Poeijer6711/
Peér6710/
Pjir671/
Phierre671/
Pyir671/

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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 Pehir
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis