Sahiru Surname

1,048,281st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 239 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Sahiru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sahiru Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1921:922,61939,799
Indonesia371:3,574,303189,798
Malaysia81:3,686,778134,908
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

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) is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Sahiru click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sahiru? popularity and diffusion

The surname Sahiru is the 1,048,281st most commonly occurring last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 30,491,824 people. The last name Sahiru is primarily found in Africa, where 80 percent of Sahiru reside; 80 percent reside in West Africa and 80 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Sahiru is also the 318,141st most frequently occurring forename throughout the world. It is borne by 678 people.

The surname is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 192 people, or 1 in 922,619. In Nigeria Sahiru is most common in: Kano, where 24 percent reside, Zamfara, where 18 percent reside and Kaduna, where 12 percent reside. Barring Nigeria it occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 15 percent reside and Malaysia, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sahirou922,881/
Sahiruh92275/
Shahiru9228/
Sauhiru9212/
Hsahiru921/
Shahirou8610/
Sahirouy861/
Zsahirou861/
Sahirrou861/
Saheirou861/
Saheru8340/
Sehiru835/
Saeiru831/
Siairu831/
Zahirou77249/
Jahirou775/
Saeru7329/
Zaheirou7164/
Chahirou714/
Djahirou712/
Zahirrud711/
Shaheeru711/
Zaahirou711/
Zeahirou711/
Jahirous711/
Johiru6715/
Saerau676/
Saerou675/
Shaeru672/
Djaheirou671/
Sagiuirou671/
Zahahirou671/
Sheuru670/

Sahiru Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sahiru in the Oriya language
ସାହିରୁsahiru-
Sahiru in the Marathi language
सहीरूsahiru-
Sahiru in the Hindi language
सहीरुsahiru50
सहीरूsahiru25
साहिरुsahiru12.5
सहिरूsahiru12.5

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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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  • 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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