Vihir Surname
Approximately 13 people bear this surname
Vihir Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 7 | 1:25,306,108 | 327,793 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Vihir (15) may also be a first name.
Vihir Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Vihir Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Vihir (Marathi: िवहीर) is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Vihir? popularity and diffusion
It is the 5,391,485th most frequent surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. The surname Vihir is primarily found in Africa, where 62 percent of Vihir are found; 54 percent are found in West Africa and 54 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,900,335th most commonly used first name throughout the world It is held by 15 people.
This surname is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 7 people, or 1 in 25,306,108. In Nigeria Vihir is mostly concentrated in: Kogi, where 57 percent reside and Nasarawa, where 43 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria Vihir is found in 2 countries. It is also common in India, where 38 percent reside and Cameroon, where 8 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vihire | 91 | 223 | / |
| Vihior | 91 | 48 | / |
| Viir | 89 | 60 | / |
| Viher | 80 | 654 | / |
| Fihir | 80 | 297 | / |
| Bihir | 80 | 92 | / |
| Vieir | 80 | 49 | / |
| Viire | 80 | 36 | / |
| Viehr | 80 | 13 | / |
| Vijir | 80 | 2 | / |
| Viier | 80 | 1 | / |
| Viijr | 80 | 1 | / |
| Vajhir | 73 | 168 | / |
| Viirre | 73 | 79 | / |
| Vehier | 73 | 72 | / |
| Bihire | 73 | 21 | / |
| Bihair | 73 | 5 | / |
| Vijier | 73 | 4 | / |
| Vihere | 73 | 3 | / |
| Vieirz | 73 | 3 | / |
| Voiier | 73 | 2 | / |
| Véhier | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bihisr | 73 | 1 | / |
| Vijitr | 73 | 1 | / |
| Vier | 67 | 3,772 | / |
| Wiir | 67 | 200 | / |
| Vjir | 67 | 101 | / |
| Fiir | 67 | 10 | / |
| Viyr | 67 | 9 | / |
| Biir | 67 | 8 | / |
| Bihoire | 67 | 3 | / |
| Vyir | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vaijire | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vajhire | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vhijere | 67 | 1 | / |
| Biehier | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bihaire | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vijitrz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fiehier | 67 | 0 | / |
Vihir Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Vihir in the Marathi language | ||
| िवहीर | ivahira | - |
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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 Vihir
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