Sahiru Surname
Approximately 239 people bear this surname
Sahiru Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 192 | 1:922,619 | 39,799 |
| Indonesia | 37 | 1:3,574,303 | 189,798 |
| Malaysia | 8 | 1:3,686,778 | 134,908 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Sahiru (678) may also be a first name.
Sahiru Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sahiru Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sahiru (Hindi: सहीरु, Marathi: सहीरू, Oriya: ସାହିରୁ) occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sahiru? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,048,281st most frequently held family name globally It is held by around 1 in 30,491,824 people. The last name Sahiru is predominantly found in Africa, where 80 percent of Sahiru live; 80 percent live in West Africa and 80 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Sahiru is also the 318,141st most common first name internationally, borne by 678 people.
This last name is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 192 people, or 1 in 922,619. In Nigeria Sahiru is primarily found in: Kano, where 24 percent live, Zamfara, where 18 percent live and Kaduna, where 12 percent live. Apart from Nigeria Sahiru occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 15 percent live and Malaysia, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sahirou | 92 | 2,881 | / |
| Sahiruh | 92 | 275 | / |
| Shahiru | 92 | 28 | / |
| Sauhiru | 92 | 12 | / |
| Hsahiru | 92 | 1 | / |
| Shahirou | 86 | 10 | / |
| Sahirouy | 86 | 1 | / |
| Zsahirou | 86 | 1 | / |
| Sahirrou | 86 | 1 | / |
| Saheirou | 86 | 1 | / |
| Saheru | 83 | 40 | / |
| Sehiru | 83 | 5 | / |
| Saeiru | 83 | 1 | / |
| Siairu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Zahirou | 77 | 249 | / |
| Jahirou | 77 | 5 | / |
| Saeru | 73 | 29 | / |
| Zaheirou | 71 | 64 | / |
| Chahirou | 71 | 4 | / |
| Djahirou | 71 | 2 | / |
| Zahirrud | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shaheeru | 71 | 1 | / |
| Zaahirou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Zeahirou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jahirous | 71 | 1 | / |
| Johiru | 67 | 15 | / |
| Saerau | 67 | 6 | / |
| Saerou | 67 | 5 | / |
| Shaeru | 67 | 2 | / |
| Djaheirou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sagiuirou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zahahirou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sheuru | 67 | 0 | / |
Sahiru Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sahiru in the Oriya language | ||
| ସାହିରୁ | sahiru | - |
| Sahiru in the Marathi language | ||
| सहीरू | sahiru | - |
| Sahiru in the Hindi language | ||
| सहीरु | sahiru | 50 |
| सहीरू | sahiru | 25 |
| साहिरु | sahiru | 12.5 |
| सहिरू | sahiru | 12.5 |
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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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- 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 Sahiru
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