Yahir Surname
Approximately 61 people bear this surname
Yahir Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 19 | 1:6,960,484 | 292,931 |
| United Arab Emirates | 11 | 1:832,934 | 27,512 |
| Pakistan | 9 | 1:19,849,321 | 72,658 |
| Malaysia | 7 | 1:4,213,461 | 150,293 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
Yahir (2,964) may also be a first name.
Yahir Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yahir Come From? nationality or country of origin
Yahir (Hindi: याहिर, Marathi: अयहीर, Oriya: ଯାହିର) is found in Indonesia more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Yahir? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,460,878th most commonly occurring family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 119,467,966 people. The last name Yahir occurs mostly in Asia, where 97 percent of Yahir reside; 52 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 43 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Yahir is also the 133,113th most commonly held first name throughout the world, borne by 2,964 people.
It is most commonly held in Indonesia, where it is carried by 19 people, or 1 in 6,960,484. In Indonesia Yahir is most numerous in: Central Java, where 58 percent live, Gorontalo, where 32 percent live and South Sumatra, where 11 percent live. Not including Indonesia this last name occurs in 10 countries. It is also common in The United Arab Emirates, where 18 percent live and Pakistan, where 15 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yair | 89 | 321 | / |
| Jahir | 80 | 21,492 | / |
| Yaher | 80 | 167 | / |
| Yaire | 80 | 62 | / |
| Yayir | 80 | 58 | / |
| Yaisr | 80 | 3 | / |
| Eahir | 80 | 3 | / |
| Yeair | 80 | 0 | / |
| Jahier | 73 | 1,621 | / |
| Jhahir | 73 | 78 | / |
| Yayire | 73 | 24 | / |
| Jaahir | 73 | 10 | / |
| Ayyair | 73 | 4 | / |
| Yayier | 73 | 2 | / |
| Jauhir | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yahger | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jihahir | 67 | 20 | / |
| Yaer | 67 | 18 | / |
| Iair | 67 | 12 | / |
| Eair | 67 | 8 | / |
| Yairova | 67 | 7 | / |
| Jahaire | 67 | 3 | / |
| Jauhair | 67 | 3 | / |
| Jahhhir | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jahahir | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yoir | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jahhgir | 67 | 1 | / |
Yahir Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Yahir in the Oriya language | ||
| ଯାହିର | yahira | - |
| Yahir in the Marathi language | ||
| अयहीर | ayahira | - |
| Yahir in the Hindi language | ||
| याहिर | yahira | 75 |
| यहीर | yahira | 25 |
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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 Yahir
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