Shahir Surname
Approximately 5,925 people bear this surname
Shahir Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 1,624 | 1:472,331 | 24,136 |
| Egypt | 1,251 | 1:73,490 | 6,720 |
| Malaysia | 611 | 1:48,272 | 3,824 |
| Iran | 501 | 1:153,259 | 13,381 |
| Bangladesh | 360 | 1:442,658 | 11,259 |
| Yemen | 328 | 1:80,565 | 5,352 |
| Iraq | 252 | 1:138,975 | 3,720 |
| Afghanistan | 220 | 1:146,151 | 3,182 |
| Saudi Arabia | 199 | 1:155,054 | 22,057 |
| Pakistan | 167 | 1:1,069,724 | 13,491 |
| United Arab Emirates | 134 | 1:68,375 | 6,373 |
| Maldives | 46 | 1:8,786 | 719 |
| United States | 40 | 1:9,061,473 | 385,835 |
| Kuwait | 39 | 1:97,454 | 10,676 |
| Qatar | 34 | 1:69,353 | 6,725 |
| England | 24 | 1:2,321,586 | 86,519 |
| Canada | 19 | 1:1,939,242 | 123,675 |
| Singapore | 17 | 1:323,983 | 13,856 |
| Nigeria | 9 | 1:19,682,529 | 291,344 |
| Indonesia | 8 | 1:16,531,149 | 488,268 |
| Syria | 6 | 1:3,216,837 | 11,326 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| Lebanon | 4 | 1:1,409,271 | 19,641 |
| Sri Lanka | 4 | 1:5,202,140 | 12,146 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
Shahir (13,405) may also be a first name.
Shahir Demographics
Average Shahir Salary in
United States
$58,012 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Shahir Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shahir Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shahir (Arabic: الشاهر, Georgian: შაჰირ, Hindi: शाहिर, Marathi: शाहीर) has its highest incidence in India. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Shahir? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 81,889th most commonly occurring last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 1,229,966 people. The surname Shahir is predominantly found in Asia, where 77 percent of Shahir live; 49 percent live in South Asia and 27 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 50,204th most frequently occurring first name at a global level. It is borne by 13,405 people.
The surname Shahir is most frequently held in India, where it is borne by 1,624 people, or 1 in 472,331. In India Shahir is mostly concentrated in: Maharashtra, where 54 percent live, Uttar Pradesh, where 20 percent live and Kerala, where 17 percent live. Aside from India this surname occurs in 39 countries. It also occurs in Egypt, where 21 percent live and Malaysia, where 10 percent live.
Shahir Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Shahir last name is chiefly Sunni (100%) in Lebanon.
In The United States Shahir are 21.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 75% registered with the party.
The amount Shahir earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 34.45% more than the national average, earning $58,012 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.68% less than the national average, earning $40,901 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shahir Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shahir in the Georgian language | ||
| შაჰირ | shahir | - |
| Shahir in the Marathi language | ||
| शाहीर | sahira | 77.53 |
| शािहर | saihara | 14.5 |
| शहीर | sahira | 4.25 |
| शिहर | sihara | 1.4 |
| अशाहीर | asahira | 0.17 |
| डॉशाहीर | dosahira | 0.17 |
| शाहीरानू | sahiranu | 0.12 |
| फकीर | phakira | 0.12 |
| शाहीन | sahina | 0.08 |
| शाहीरार | sahirara | 0.08 |
| साहीर | sahira | 0.08 |
| शाहीराज | sahiraja | 0.08 |
| शाहीराची | sahiraci | 0.08 |
| शाहीराने | sahirane | 0.08 |
| मशाहीर | masahira | 0.04 |
| जाहीर | jahira | 0.04 |
| शहीराउ | sahira'u | 0.04 |
| भैरू | bhairu | 0.04 |
| शाहीना | sahina | 0.04 |
| जाफीर | japhira | 0.04 |
| शाहीरान | sahirana | 0.04 |
| शााहीर | saahira | 0.04 |
| नाझीर | najhira | 0.04 |
| शाहीद | sahida | 0.04 |
| सहीर | sahira | 0.04 |
| शबीर | sabira | 0.04 |
| शाकीर | sakira | 0.04 |
| शेशाहीर | sesahira | 0.04 |
| Shahir in the Hindi language | ||
| शाहिर | sahira | 46.43 |
| शहीर | sahira | 41.87 |
| शाहीर | sahira | 6.05 |
| शहिर | sahira | 4.89 |
| साहिर | sahira | 0.17 |
| शाहिद | sahida | 0.17 |
| ़शहीर | sahira | 0.08 |
| श्ाहीर | sahira | 0.08 |
| शाहयर | sahayara | 0.08 |
| शाहिरा | sahira | 0.08 |
| Shahir in the Arabic language | ||
| الشاهر | alshahr | - |
| شاهر | shahr | - |
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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 Shahir
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