Vaher Surname

193,471st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,174 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Estonia
Highest density in:
Estonia

Vaher Surname User-submission:

The surname Vaher or Vahér means 'maple' in Estonian.

Vaher Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Estonia1,5871:83318
India3541:2,166,85172,500
United States791:4,588,088240,017
Finland521:105,70610,637
Sweden471:209,50514,512
France151:4,428,181244,602
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
Ukraine41:11,380,674331,818
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
England21:27,859,030389,889
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

The alternate forms: Vahér (2) are calculated separately.

Vaher (58) may also be a first name.

Vaher Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Vaher or Vahér means 'maple' in Estonian.

- giorno

Vaher Last Name Facts

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

The surname Vaher (Marathi: वाहेर) has its highest incidence in Estonia. It can be rendered as: Vahér. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Vaher? popularity and diffusion

It is the 193,471st most prevalent surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 3,352,137 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 79 percent of Vaher are found; 78 percent are found in Northern Europe and 73 percent are found in Baltic Europe. Vaher is also the 1,295,729th most frequently used first name worldwide, held by 58 people.

The last name Vaher is most widespread in Estonia, where it is held by 1,587 people, or 1 in 833. Apart from Estonia this surname occurs in 20 countries. It is also common in India, where 16 percent live and The United States, where 4 percent live.

Vaher Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Vaher has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Vaher surname grew 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Vaher Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Vaher last name are 0.84999999999999% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 52.38% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Vaher earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 13.31% less than the national average, earning $37,407 USD per year and in Canada they earn 94.89% more than the national average, earning $96,826 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vahér932/
Vahier919/
Vahher918/
Vajher913/
Vauher911/
Veaher910/
Vaer8956/
Vaheere831/
Vajhert831/
Faher80833/
Voher80219/
Waher80196/
Vahir8082/
Veher8060/
Vaaer808/
Vaere805/
Uaher804/
Vaerd801/
Vhaer801/
Vajhir73168/
Vajger7390/
Beaher7327/
Fahier7324/
Vajjer7315/
Vaijer738/
Vooher734/
Waaher734/
Vahitr733/
Fahert733/
Waeher732/
Fauher732/
Faheir731/
Vauhir731/
Faherr731/
Vaiyer731/
Baaher731/
Wauher731/
Vueher731/
Faeher730/
Faheur730/
Weaher730/
Faaher730/
Waer671,315/
Faer67922/
Veér67110/
Voer6749/
Bauherr6732/
Väer6728/
Baaheer6716/
Veur6711/
Bahaher679/
Pfaherr671/
Wahaher671/
Waheerd671/
Bayhier671/
Vajhire671/
Wahaere671/
Fauhehr671/
Baheerh671/
Vooherr670/
Beahear670/

Vaher Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Vaher in the Marathi language
वाहेरvahera85.29
वहेरvahera5.88
अवाहेरavahera5.88
वाहेदvaheda2.94

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