Vihir Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Vihir Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vihir Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
India51:153,413,076951,030
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

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) occurs most in Nigeria. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Vihir.

How Common Is The Last Name Vihir? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 5,391,485th most prevalent family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 62 percent of Vihir reside; 54 percent reside in West Africa and 54 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Vihir is also the 2,900,335th most frequently held forename globally. It is borne by 15 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 25,306,108. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Kogi, where 57 percent reside and Nasarawa, where 43 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria Vihir occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in India, where 38 percent reside and Cameroon, where 8 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vihire91223/
Vihior9148/
Viir8960/
Viher80654/
Fihir80297/
Bihir8092/
Vieir8049/
Viire8036/
Viehr8013/
Vijir802/
Viier801/
Viijr801/
Vajhir73168/
Viirre7379/
Vehier7372/
Bihire7321/
Bihair735/
Vijier734/
Vihere733/
Vieirz733/
Voiier732/
Véhier731/
Bihisr731/
Vijitr731/
Vier673,772/
Wiir67200/
Vjir67101/
Fiir6710/
Viyr679/
Biir678/
Bihoire673/
Vyir671/
Vaijire671/
Vajhire671/
Vhijere671/
Biehier671/
Bihaire671/
Vijitrz671/
Fiehier670/

Vihir Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Vihir in the Marathi language
िवहीरivahira-

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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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