Shaheer Surname

128,357th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,532 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Maldives

Shaheer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shaheer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India9671:793,24235,681
Sri Lanka7311:28,4663,639
Saudi Arabia3981:77,52710,981
United Arab Emirates3961:23,1372,641
Pakistan3951:452,2638,105
Egypt1531:600,88732,813
Qatar1371:17,2121,876
Maldives781:5,182471
Bahrain731:18,4743,432
United States651:5,576,291276,051
Kuwait581:65,5297,566
Israel221:388,98331,283
England81:6,964,757184,742
Malaysia81:3,686,778134,908
Afghanistan71:4,593,31223,122
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Oman41:921,9937,313
Guyana31:254,07411,262
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

Shaheer (9,868) may also be a first name.

Shaheer Last Name Facts

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

The last name Shaheer (Hindi: शहीर, Marathi: शाहीर) is held by more people in India than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shaheer? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 128,357th most widespread surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 2,063,292 people. Shaheer is mostly found in Asia, where 93 percent of Shaheer reside; 62 percent reside in South Asia and 48 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Shaheer is also the 61,788th most frequently held forename in the world, held by 9,868 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in India, where it is carried by 967 people, or 1 in 793,242. In India it is most numerous in: Kerala, where 87 percent are found, Uttar Pradesh, where 2 percent are found and Telangana, where 2 percent are found. Apart from India it occurs in 31 countries. It is also found in Sri Lanka, where 21 percent are found and Saudi Arabia, where 11 percent are found.

Shaheer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Shaheer surname are 5.1% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 58.33% registered with the party.

Shaheer earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 32.8% less than the national average, earning $28,997 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shahieer931/
Saheer922,278/
Shaeer92593/
Sheheer8689/
Schaeer865/
Shaeeir861/
Shaeyer860/
Saeer831,169/
Schaeher804/
Schaejer802/
Seehaeer801/
Schaeyer801/
Schaeerr801/
Shaaaeer801/
Saeear77113/
Seheer7727/
Sheuer7718/
Saejer7710/
Shaeir778/
Saeier773/
Soheer773/
Saheir773/
Saeyer773/
Saeeir772/
Saeerh771/
Saeesr771/
Saaeer771/
Shoeer771/
Schaehher751/
Scheuer7110,986/
Saejear7142/
Saehear7111/
Saehere713/
Chaeher711/
Saehert711/
Saejier711/
Schoeer711/
Shceuer711/
Sheaier711/
Shaehir711/
Saejeir711/
Saejerh711/
Saeheir711/
Saaeerh711/
Zaheeir711/
Shaeair711/
Scheuher6766/
Seuer676/
Soeer675/
Saeir671/
Schoeher671/
Scheuerr671/
Scheueer671/
Chaehaer671/
Schoeier671/
Scheuier670/
Schioeer670/
Schoeyer670/

Shaheer Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shaheer in the Hindi language
शहीरsahira71.88
शाहीरsahira21.88
शहिरsahira3.13
सहीरsahira3.13
Shaheer in the Marathi language
शाहीरsahira71.43
शहीरsahira28.57

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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 Shaheer
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