Tehir Surname

3,602,217th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 30 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Tehir Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tehir Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia81:3,686,778134,908
Algeria71:5,518,79351,529
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
France11:66,422,722504,397
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Tehir (54) may also be a first name.

Tehir Last Name Facts

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

Tehir (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻄﺎﻫﺮ, Marathi: ताहीर) occurs most in Malaysia. It can appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Tehir.

How Common Is The Last Name Tehir? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,602,217th most frequently held last name in the world, held by around 1 in 242,918,197 people. The last name Tehir is mostly found in Africa, where 43 percent of Tehir live; 27 percent live in Southeast Asia and 27 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 1,350,955th most commonly held given name internationally It is held by 54 people.

This surname is most common in Malaysia, where it is held by 8 people, or 1 in 3,686,778. In Malaysia it is most numerous in: Sarawak, where 75 percent reside, Kuala Lumpur, where 13 percent reside and Perlis, where 13 percent reside. Aside from Malaysia it occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in Algeria, where 23 percent reside and Ethiopia, where 13 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Teahir911/
Thehire8316/
Theahir831/
Tahir80579,859/
Tohir8015,904/
Thier805,591/
Teher80100/
Tihir8019/
Thiir803/
Teair802/
Thahir7311,943/
Thohir733,922/
Thiéro73777/
Thiere73724/
Tohier73318/
Toeehr73204/
Tahier73196/
Taahir7375/
Htohir7374/
Ttahir7337/
Thiher7336/
Tyohir7335/
Htahir7330/
Tohair7322/
Tajhir7319/
Tehyor7311/
Tahhir7311/
Dtahir738/
Thyird737/
Tahirr735/
Toeher735/
Theair733/
Thierr732/
Teoire732/
Tihire732/
Teaair731/
Taeair731/
Teaire731/
Tohirr731/
Tahuir731/
Tahihr731/
Tahirh731/
T'Ahir731/
Tahoir731/
Tahirì731/
Teijer731/
Thiert730/
Taeher730/
Teeher730/
Tyer672,164/
Tier671,899/
Thihire67118/
Thijert6761/
Teär6753/
Thierre6747/
Thieyre6745/
Teur6745/
Thahier6741/
Tiir6740/
Thahhir6720/
Touhier6715/
Thohair679/
Thihere672/
Teér672/
Tjer672/
Tahahir671/
Hthahir671/
Thaeier671/
Tiyr671/
Tyohier671/
Téer671/
Teiyere671/

Tehir Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tehir in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﻄﺎﻫﺮaltahr-
Tehir in the Marathi language
ताहीरtahira50
तेिहरteihara50

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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 Tehir
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