Wahiri Surname

1,544,715th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 134 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Palestine

Wahiri Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wahiri Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia481:2,755,192158,430
Yemen421:629,17410,984
Iran211:3,656,311102,225
Palestine111:413,53212,017
Niger81:2,399,00243,750
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Wahiri (466) may also be a first name.

Wahiri Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wahiri is more commonly found in Indonesia than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wahiri? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wahiri is the 1,544,715th most frequently occurring family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 54,384,671 people. The last name Wahiri is mostly found in Asia, where 92 percent of Wahiri live; 40 percent live in West Asia and 37 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Wahiri is also the 394,651st most numerous first name in the world. It is borne by 466 people.

The last name Wahiri is most commonly occurring in Indonesia, where it is held by 48 people, or 1 in 2,755,192. In Indonesia Wahiri is most common in: Central Java, where 42 percent live, West Java, where 35 percent live and East Nusa Tenggara, where 8 percent live. Excluding Indonesia Wahiri is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in Yemen, where 31 percent live and Iran, where 16 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wahiriy9211/
Whahiri921/
Vahiri8394/
Waheri8325/
Wahire832/
Wehiri831/
Huahiri7711/
Wahiray774/
Bahiriy771/
Waheriy771/
Wahuire771/
Beahiri771/
Baheiri771/
Waeri73196/
Uairi731/
Vajhirai713/
Bahijiri711/
Wauhires711/
Vaheri67253/
Weaire67171/
Vahire6736/
Bağiri6730/
Bauiri6726/
Waerie6711/
Waehrisch6710/
Huairi676/
Wahere674/
Waehry673/
Wehire673/
Bahiré672/
Waeris672/
Wuaira672/
Uaisri671/
Wuairy671/
Waeeri671/
Vaeiri671/
Uahire671/
Baijhiriy671/

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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 Wahiri
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