Sahira Surname

293,736th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,300 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Maldives

Sahira Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sahira Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan5831:306,4226,385
Indonesia3191:414,57434,944
India2641:2,905,55188,094
Malaysia751:393,25620,576
England101:5,571,806158,774
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Niger31:6,397,33978,839
Maldives31:134,7244,057
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Sahira (36,482) may also be a first name.

Sahira Last Name Facts

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

Sahira (Arabic: ساهرة, Bengali: সাহিরা, Hindi: साहिरा, Marathi: सािहरा, Oriya: ସାହିରା) has its highest incidence in Pakistan. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sahira? popularity and diffusion

Sahira is the 293,736th most numerous surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 5,605,805 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 97 percent of Sahira live; 66 percent live in South Asia and 46 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 23,942nd most frequently occurring given name throughout the world It is held by 36,482 people.

The surname Sahira is most frequent in Pakistan, where it is held by 583 people, or 1 in 306,422. In Pakistan it is most common in: Sindh, where 39 percent are found, Balochistan, where 29 percent are found and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 20 percent are found. Apart from Pakistan Sahira exists in 25 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 25 percent are found and India, where 20 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Sahira Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sahira in the Bengali language
সাহিরাsahira-
Sahira in the Hindi language
साहिराsahira85.67
सहीराsahira6.97
साहीराsahira3.75
सहिराsahira3.3
शाहिराsahira0.21
सायराsayara0.03
शायराsayara0.03
साबिराsabira0.03
Sahira in the Oriya language
ସାହିରାsahira69.86
ସହିରାsahira21.92
ଶାହିରାsahira2.74
ସାହୀରାsahira1.37
ପଧାନpadhana1.37
ସାଏରାsa'era1.37
ସାେହରାsaehara1.37
Sahira in the Marathi language
सािहराsaihara48.46
साहीराsahira33.05
सहीराsahira7.56
सािहरsaihara1.4
ताहीरtahira0.84
समीरsamira0.56
आिरफairapha0.56
साहेराsahera0.56
फिरदphirada0.56
साहीशsahisa0.28
सैयदsaiyada0.28
जाहीराjahira0.28
सािबलsaibala0.28
इसहाकisahaka0.28
सािदकsaidaka0.28
िसराजisaraja0.28
शबीरsabira0.28
शािबरsaibara0.28
िशराजisaraja0.28
सारतsarata0.28
अिरफairapha0.28
शाहीराsahira0.28
Sahira in the Arabic language
ساهرةsahrt-
ساهرهsahrh-

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Footnotes

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