Saheer Surname

185,970th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,278 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Bahrain

Saheer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Saheer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1,0791:710,90432,854
Saudi Arabia4771:64,6879,689
Sri Lanka3651:57,0106,293
United Arab Emirates1871:48,9964,914
Bahrain591:22,8584,582
Qatar531:44,4914,459
Pakistan201:8,932,19445,447
Afghanistan131:2,473,32216,278
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Syria41:4,825,25612,827
Maldives21:202,0864,973
England11:55,718,059489,080
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Saheer (7,621) may also be a first name.

Saheer Last Name Facts

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

The last name Saheer (Hindi: सहीर, Marathi: साहीर, Oriya: ସାେହର) is held by more people in India than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Saheer? popularity and diffusion

The surname Saheer is the 185,970th most frequently used surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 3,199,098 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Saheer reside; 65 percent reside in South Asia and 63 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 73,394th most commonly occurring given name internationally It is held by 7,621 people.

The surname Saheer is most commonly occurring in India, where it is borne by 1,079 people, or 1 in 710,904. In India Saheer is mostly found in: Kerala, where 94 percent live, Manipur, where 1 percent live and Uttar Pradesh, where 1 percent live. Other than India it exists in 19 countries. It is also found in Saudi Arabia, where 21 percent live and Sri Lanka, where 16 percent live.

Saheer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Saheer has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Saheer last name decreased 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shaheer923,532/
Saeer911,169/
Shahieer861/
Shaeer83593/
Saeear83113/
Seheer8327/
Sheuer8318/
Saejer8310/
Saeier833/
Soheer833/
Saheir833/
Saeyer833/
Saeeir832/
Saeesr831/
Saeerh831/
Saaeer831/
Shoeer831/
Scheuer7710,986/
Sheheer7789/
Saejear7742/
Saehear7711/
Schaeer775/
Saehere773/
Saehert771/
Saejier771/
Schoeer771/
Shceuer771/
Sheaier771/
Zaheeir771/
Saejeir771/
Saejerh771/
Saeheir771/
Saaeerh771/
Shaeeir771/
Sheuear770/
Shaeyer770/
Jaeer73440/
Zaeer7328/
Seuer736/
Soeer735/
Saeir731/
Caeer730/
Scheuher7166/
Schaeher714/
Schaejer712/
Schoeier711/
Seehaeer711/
Scheuerr711/
Scheueer711/
Schaeyer711/
Schaeerr711/
Shaaaeer711/
Scheuier710/
Schioeer710/
Schoeyer710/
Shoeir67599/
Soheir67169/
Xaeher6766/
Saeyor6731/
Zhaeer6721/
Szeuer679/
Shaeir678/
Zaaeer672/
Seajer672/
Seayer672/
Sceuer672/
Seheir671/
Seeeer671/
Soeyer671/
Jaeear671/
Soeher671/
Schaehher671/
Caeher671/

Saheer Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Saheer in the Hindi language
सहीरsahira93.75
साहिरsahira6.25
Saheer in the Oriya language
ସାେହରsaehara50
ସାହିରsahira50
Saheer in the Marathi language
साहीरsahira50
सहेरsahera25
शाहीरsahira25

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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 Saheer
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