Wahir Surname
Approximately 317 people bear this surname
Wahir Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 257 | 1:514,588 | 41,930 |
| Malaysia | 33 | 1:893,764 | 40,799 |
| Qatar | 16 | 1:147,375 | 16,023 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Wahir (761) may also be a first name.
Wahir Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wahir Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wahir (Hindi: वाहिर, Marathi: वाहीर) has its highest incidence in Indonesia. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Wahir? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 858,879th most frequently held family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 22,989,104 people. The surname Wahir is mostly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Wahir live; 91 percent live in Southeast Asia and 91 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 297,690th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world, borne by 761 people.
This surname is most widespread in Indonesia, where it is carried by 257 people, or 1 in 514,588. In Indonesia it is most frequent in: Central Java, where 38 percent reside, East Nusa Tenggara, where 14 percent reside and North Sulawesi, where 10 percent reside. Not including Indonesia this surname occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in Malaysia, where 10 percent reside and Qatar, where 5 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wahuire | 83 | 1 | / |
| Wahahir | 83 | 1 | / |
| Waher | 80 | 196 | / |
| Vahir | 80 | 82 | / |
| Wohir | 80 | 22 | / |
| Wehir | 80 | 17 | / |
| Waeir | 80 | 4 | / |
| Waoir | 80 | 1 | / |
| Weair | 80 | 1 | / |
| Waehr | 80 | 0 | / |
| Weaire | 73 | 171 | / |
| Vajhir | 73 | 168 | / |
| Waijer | 73 | 162 | / |
| Waiyer | 73 | 9 | / |
| Vahier | 73 | 9 | / |
| Wayier | 73 | 9 | / |
| Wheair | 73 | 5 | / |
| Waaier | 73 | 4 | / |
| Waaher | 73 | 4 | / |
| Vahitr | 73 | 3 | / |
| Wajier | 73 | 3 | / |
| Bahuir | 73 | 3 | / |
| Waeher | 73 | 2 | / |
| Weheir | 73 | 2 | / |
| Wauher | 73 | 1 | / |
| Vauhir | 73 | 1 | / |
| Waijir | 73 | 1 | / |
| Uahire | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wohier | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bahoir | 73 | 0 | / |
| Weaher | 73 | 0 | / |
| Waer | 67 | 1,315 | / |
| Waaijer | 67 | 736 | / |
| Wajjire | 67 | 8 | / |
| Bahuirh | 67 | 6 | / |
| Uair | 67 | 5 | / |
| Bayhier | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bahijir | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waheerd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wahaher | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wauyire | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vajhire | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wahaere | 67 | 1 | / |
Wahir Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Wahir in the Hindi language | ||
| वाहिर | vahira | - |
| Wahir in the Marathi language | ||
| वाहीर | vahira | 66.67 |
| वहीर | vahira | 33.33 |
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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 Wahir
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