Qahir Surname

77,441st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,317 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Pakistan

Qahir Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Qahir Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan5,5971:31,9181,549
Afghanistan7031:45,7371,658
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Qahir (1,191) may also be a first name.

Qahir Last Name Facts

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

Qahir (Hindi: काहिर) occurs more in Pakistan more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Qahir? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 77,441st most commonly held last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 1,153,640 people. The surname Qahir is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Qahir live; 100 percent live in South Asia and 100 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 229,692nd most widespread first name worldwide It is held by 1,191 people.

The last name Qahir is most commonly used in Pakistan, where it is held by 5,597 people, or 1 in 31,918. In Pakistan Qahir is most common in: Balochistan, where 92 percent live, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 4 percent live and Sindh, where 2 percent live. Apart from Pakistan this surname exists in 10 countries. It is also common in Afghanistan, where 11 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.

Qahir Last Name Statistics demography

Qahir earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 75.57% less than the national average, earning $10,542 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Qahier918/
Qahisr912/
Qaahir911/
Qahhir911/
Kahir801,392/
Cahir80798/
Qaher80587/
Qohir8053/
Qehir8030/
Qaoir805/
Qaeir801/
Qahirova7711/
Cahier73757/
Khahir7351/
Cahyir7351/
Kajhir7335/
Hkahir7320/
Kaahir7317/
Kahier737/
Queair736/
Kaheir732/
Qauher732/
Qhaeir731/
Kahirt730/
Qaer67131/
Qaaheer679/
Khahire673/
Cahuire671/
Quaheer671/
Kauhair671/

Qahir Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Qahir in the Hindi language
काहिरkahira-

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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 Qahir
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