Sahir Surname
Approximately 11,334 people bear this surname
Sahir Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 2,708 | 1:48,836 | 5,495 |
| Morocco | 2,590 | 1:13,311 | 1,956 |
| Saudi Arabia | 2,107 | 1:14,644 | 2,044 |
| India | 1,209 | 1:634,463 | 30,149 |
| Pakistan | 847 | 1:210,914 | 5,057 |
| Malaysia | 464 | 1:63,565 | 4,732 |
| Algeria | 443 | 1:87,204 | 13,425 |
| United Arab Emirates | 334 | 1:27,432 | 3,057 |
| Qatar | 125 | 1:18,864 | 2,013 |
| France | 118 | 1:562,904 | 76,109 |
| Kuwait | 77 | 1:49,360 | 5,585 |
| Turkey | 38 | 1:2,047,932 | 70,216 |
| Northern Cyprus | 37 | 1:8,622 | 2,131 |
| England | 32 | 1:1,741,189 | 71,393 |
| Niger | 26 | 1:738,154 | 17,467 |
| United States | 21 | 1:17,259,949 | 572,238 |
| Philippines | 15 | 1:6,749,215 | 188,373 |
| Cameroon | 14 | 1:1,483,505 | 83,777 |
| Iran | 14 | 1:5,484,466 | 128,255 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Afghanistan | 12 | 1:2,679,432 | 17,028 |
| Canada | 10 | 1:3,684,559 | 191,443 |
| Bangladesh | 9 | 1:17,706,308 | 13,537 |
| Nigeria | 9 | 1:19,682,529 | 291,344 |
| Sri Lanka | 9 | 1:2,312,062 | 9,186 |
| Thailand | 7 | 1:10,091,192 | 512,203 |
| Taiwan | 6 | 1:3,907,458 | 23,065 |
| Maldives | 5 | 1:80,834 | 3,218 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Chad | 4 | 1:3,398,050 | 7,703 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Oman | 2 | 1:1,843,986 | 9,590 |
| Senegal | 2 | 1:7,289,671 | 8,117 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Guinea | 1 | 1:11,833,817 | 3,268 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
The alternate forms: Šahir (1) are calculated separately.
Sahir (28,826) may also be a first name.
Sahir Demographics
Average Sahir Salary in
United States
$33,516 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Sahir Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sahir Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sahir (Arabic: ساهير, Bengali: সাহির, Georgian: საჰირ, Hindi: साहिर, Marathi: साहीर, Oriya: ସାହିର) is found in Indonesia more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant: Šahir. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sahir? popularity and diffusion
Sahir is the 45,746th most widespread family name globally It is held by around 1 in 642,981 people. The last name Sahir occurs predominantly in Asia, where 71 percent of Sahir live; 28 percent live in Southeast Asia and 28 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 28,767th most frequently occurring first name internationally, held by 28,826 people.
It is most commonly occurring in Indonesia, where it is borne by 2,708 people, or 1 in 48,836. In Indonesia it is most common in: East Java, where 24 percent live, South Sulawesi, where 13 percent live and Jakarta, where 11 percent live. Without taking into account Indonesia it exists in 52 countries. It is also common in Morocco, where 23 percent live and Saudi Arabia, where 19 percent live.
Sahir Last Name Statistics demography
The amount Sahir earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 22.32% less than the national average, earning $33,516 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.21% less than the national average, earning $42,625 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sahir Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sahir in the Georgian language | ||
| საჰირ | sahir | - |
| Sahir in the Bengali language | ||
| সাহির | sahira | - |
| Sahir in the Oriya language | ||
| ସାହିର | sahira | 76.56 |
| ସହିର | sahira | 14.06 |
| ସାହିର୍ | sahir | 6.25 |
| ଶାହିର | sahira | 1.56 |
| ସାହୀର | sahira | 1.56 |
| Sahir in the Hindi language | ||
| साहिर | sahira | 65.85 |
| सहीर | sahira | 27.11 |
| साहीर | sahira | 4.81 |
| सहिर | sahira | 1.56 |
| शाहिर | sahira | 0.15 |
| सहिृ | sahir | 0.07 |
| शहिर | sahira | 0.07 |
| साहिरा | sahira | 0.07 |
| सहिरा | sahira | 0.07 |
| शहर | sahara | 0.07 |
| साहिद | sahida | 0.07 |
| Sahir in the Marathi language | ||
| साहीर | sahira | 51.8 |
| सािहर | saihara | 27.54 |
| सहीर | sahira | 14.1 |
| शाहीर | sahira | 1.97 |
| सहा | saha | 0.33 |
| सह | saha | 0.33 |
| अमीर | amira | 0.33 |
| ताहीर | tahira | 0.33 |
| शबीर | sabira | 0.33 |
| Sahir in the Arabic language | ||
| ساهير | sahyr | - |
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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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- 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 Sahir
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