Wahir Surname

858,879th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 317 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Qatar

Wahir Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wahir Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia2571:514,58841,930
Malaysia331:893,76440,799
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

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 surname Wahir (Hindi: वाहिर, Marathi: वाहीर) occurs most in Indonesia. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wahir? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 858,879th most prevalent surname globally, held by around 1 in 22,989,104 people. The surname Wahir is mostly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Wahir reside; 91 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 91 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Wahir is also the 297,690th most prevalent first name in the world, held by 761 people.

Wahir is most widespread in Indonesia, where it is borne by 257 people, or 1 in 514,588. In Indonesia it is primarily concentrated in: Central Java, where 38 percent reside, East Nusa Tenggara, where 14 percent reside and North Sulawesi, where 10 percent reside. Apart from Indonesia Wahir exists in 8 countries. It is also common in Malaysia, where 10 percent reside and Qatar, where 5 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wahuire831/
Wahahir831/
Waher80196/
Vahir8082/
Wohir8022/
Wehir8017/
Waeir804/
Waoir801/
Weair801/
Waehr800/
Weaire73171/
Vajhir73168/
Waijer73162/
Waiyer739/
Vahier739/
Wayier739/
Wheair735/
Waaier734/
Waaher734/
Vahitr733/
Wajier733/
Bahuir733/
Waeher732/
Weheir732/
Wauher731/
Vauhir731/
Waijir731/
Uahire731/
Wohier731/
Bahoir730/
Weaher730/
Waer671,315/
Waaijer67736/
Wajjire678/
Bahuirh676/
Uair675/
Bayhier671/
Bahijir671/
Waheerd671/
Wahaher671/
Wauyire671/
Vajhire671/
Wahaere671/

Wahir Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Wahir in the Hindi language
वाहिरvahira-
Wahir in the Marathi language
वाहीरvahira66.67
वहीरvahira33.33

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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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