Sohir Surname

924,083rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 286 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Sohir Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sohir Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia2301:574,99645,970
Malaysia211:1,404,48759,312
Belgium171:676,27358,718
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
England11:55,718,059489,080
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049

Sohir (6,378) may also be a first name.

Sohir Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sohir (Hindi: सोहिर, Marathi: सोहीर) is found most frequently in Indonesia. It can also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Sohir? popularity and diffusion

It is the 924,083rd most common last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 25,480,930 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 89 percent of Sohir reside; 88 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 88 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 82,370th most prevalent given name world-wide, borne by 6,378 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Indonesia, where it is borne by 230 people, or 1 in 574,996. In Indonesia Sohir is mostly found in: Central Java, where 38 percent live, Lampung, where 17 percent live and North Sumatra, where 13 percent live. Besides Indonesia this surname occurs in 10 countries. It is also found in Malaysia, where 7 percent live and Belgium, where 6 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sohier913,433/
Sohair91273/
Soheir91169/
Shohir9133/
Soihier8317/
Sohairh8315/
Sojhitr8314/
Soyhier8310/
Sohairr834/
Soahair833/
Shohire831/
Sahir8011,334/
Soher80391/
Souir80178/
Sehir8038/
Soair803/
Soehr802/
Schohier771/
Shahir735,925/
Shoair731,354/
Shoeir73599/
Saahir73159/
Souier73158/
Soijer7335/
Soherr7329/
Shouir7321/
Sohehr7320/
Shoher7318/
Sjahir7314/
Shehir7313/
Zhohir7311/
Shaeir738/
Sahier736/
Szoher734/
Sahhir734/
Saaoir734/
Sahoir733/
Sahirh732/
Souire732/
Sauhir732/
Sahirp731/
Seehir731/
Souitr731/
Soheyr731/
Zohhir731/
Soeher731/
Sheeir731/
Souair731/
Zohirr731/
Cohair730/
Shuier730/
Soyier730/
Soer672,005/
Schöier6729/
Shahier6720/
Shahhir675/
Zoihier674/
Zoheire674/
Scheuir673/
Sahahir672/
Schoher672/
Shaoire671/
D'Zohir671/
Joohair671/
Shahuir671/
Shaahir671/
Shahirp671/
Shaehir671/
Dzhohir671/
Shaeair671/
Schehir671/
Djohair671/
Shaeeir671/
Shouair671/
Saeheir671/
Saehair671/
Sahhier671/
Shuieer670/
Schoehr670/

Sohir Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sohir in the Hindi language
सोहिरsohira-
Sohir in the Marathi language
सोहीरsohira-

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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 Sohir
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