Zahir Forename
3,295th
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 318,314 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Sudan
Zahir Forename User-submission:
The name Zahir means 'clear' or 'manifest'. It comes from the Arabic root ظ-ه-ر (ẓ-h-r), which means 'clear' or 'evident'. Variants of the name include alternate spellings such as Zaher or Zahirullah, influenced by regional pronunciation differences.
Read More About This ForenameZahir Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 96% | 156,241 | 1:1,244 | 234 |
| Sudan | 100% | 42,439 | 1:891 | 159 |
| Bangladesh | 100% | 31,893 | 1:5,000 | 695 |
| Afghanistan | 95% | 28,651 | 1:1,139 | 216 |
| Algeria | 100% | 11,305 | 1:3,377 | 462 |
| Iran | 100% | 10,257 | 1:7,653 | 691 |
| India | 100% | 9,473 | 1:128,246 | 14,729 |
| Azerbaijan | 100% | 5,895 | 1:1,636 | 378 |
| Turkey | 91% | 4,272 | 1:18,212 | 1,451 |
| Oman | 100% | 1,984 | 1:2,071 | 309 |
| Sri Lanka | - | 1,860 | 1:11,182 | 1,647 |
| Morocco | 100% | 1,829 | 1:18,780 | 1,196 |
| England | 100% | 1,336 | 1:41,619 | 2,103 |
| Indonesia | 100% | 1,289 | 1:200,127 | 19,341 |
| United States | 100% | 981 | 1:369,559 | 10,757 |
| Malaysia | 97% | 790 | 1:38,544 | 3,359 |
| Canada | 100% | 740 | 1:44,775 | 3,063 |
| France | 100% | 620 | 1:107,210 | 2,295 |
| South Africa | 100% | 576 | 1:94,675 | 7,841 |
| Qatar | 100% | 547 | 1:4,332 | 676 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 100% | 512 | 1:6,884 | 1,014 |
| Saudi Arabia | - | 466 | 1:66,121 | 7,124 |
| Egypt | 89% | 455 | 1:201,980 | 7,440 |
| Kosovo | - | 440 | 1:4,231 | 806 |
| Syria | - | 358 | 1:53,928 | 1,628 |
| Tanzania | 100% | 263 | 1:200,716 | 8,363 |
| Iraq | 100% | 256 | 1:136,789 | 2,848 |
| Kuwait | - | 190 | 1:19,922 | 2,136 |
| Maldives | 89% | 186 | 1:2,333 | 130 |
| Malawi | 100% | 169 | 1:101,256 | 5,457 |
| Kenya | - | 131 | 1:353,489 | 11,446 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 100% | 122 | 1:11,159 | 1,622 |
| Guyana | 100% | 105 | 1:7,269 | 1,197 |
| Germany | 91% | 88 | 1:1,098,612 | 8,260 |
| Philippines | 100% | 85 | 1:1,247,170 | 31,824 |
| Palestine | 97% | 77 | 1:59,092 | 1,582 |
| Tajikistan | 100% | 76 | 1:110,196 | 3,256 |
| Mexico | 100% | 75 | 1:1,655,259 | 10,692 |
| Bahrain | - | 74 | 1:18,225 | 2,605 |
| Spain | 100% | 71 | 1:655,352 | 7,233 |
| Venezuela | 99% | 71 | 1:425,379 | 12,039 |
| Portugal | - | 65 | 1:160,167 | 3,695 |
| Sweden | 95% | 62 | 1:158,998 | 5,968 |
| Thailand | 100% | 59 | 1:1,187,556 | 40,507 |
| Netherlands | 100% | 57 | 1:296,528 | 9,349 |
| Serbia | 100% | 50 | 1:142,914 | 3,158 |
| Brazil | 100% | 46 | 1:4,657,308 | 74,565 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 43 | 1:166,325 | 11,451 |
| Colombia | 100% | 40 | 1:1,194,473 | 12,642 |
| Russia | 100% | 38 | 1:3,795,624 | 20,422 |
| Lebanon | 100% | 37 | 1:152,097 | 3,841 |
| Mauritius | - | 37 | 1:35,075 | 2,462 |
| Scotland | 100% | 37 | 1:144,604 | 2,924 |
| Madagascar | - | 36 | 1:656,372 | 1,939 |
| Belgium | 100% | 34 | 1:337,942 | 6,477 |
| Australia | - | 32 | 1:426,801 | 7,298 |
| Mozambique | - | 25 | 1:1,089,734 | 1,713 |
| Norway | 100% | 23 | 1:223,145 | 5,396 |
| Slovenia | 100% | 21 | 1:117,084 | 3,073 |
| North Macedonia | 100% | 20 | 1:104,538 | 4,881 |
| Georgia | 96% | 18 | 1:207,693 | 5,544 |
| Montenegro | 100% | 18 | 1:35,254 | 1,918 |
| Singapore | 100% | 17 | 1:369,827 | 10,107 |
| Switzerland | 100% | 17 | 1:483,147 | 7,811 |
| Austria | 100% | 16 | 1:532,138 | 4,883 |
| Denmark | - | 16 | 1:353,094 | 6,331 |
| Nigeria | 100% | 16 | 1:11,097,772 | 123,439 |
| Wales | 100% | 13 | 1:238,024 | 4,015 |
| Croatia | 100% | 12 | 1:351,423 | 4,684 |
| Greece | 100% | 12 | 1:911,212 | 9,057 |
| Panama | 100% | 12 | 1:325,546 | 10,471 |
| Albania | 100% | 10 | 1:304,657 | 13,389 |
| Israel | 64% | 8 | 1:1,050,365 | 14,379 |
| Finland | 55% | 7 | 1:783,312 | 7,794 |
| China | - | 6 | 1:227,675,964 | 74,319 |
| Italy | 58% | 6 | 1:10,177,015 | 31,373 |
| Brunei | - | 5 | 1:83,914 | 1,339 |
| Kazakhstan | 100% | 5 | 1:3,549,369 | 21,516 |
| Peru | 50% | 5 | 1:6,358,291 | 42,272 |
| Angola | - | 4 | 1:6,741,652 | 4,704 |
| Argentina | 75% | 4 | 1:10,693,311 | 19,797 |
| Dominican Republic | - | 4 | 1:2,607,818 | 19,206 |
| DR Congo | - | 4 | 1:18,456,901 | 95,891 |
| Poland | 100% | 4 | 1:9,506,778 | 5,827 |
| Somalia | - | 4 | 1:3,381,467 | 5,208 |
| Tunisia | - | 4 | 1:169,226 | 7,289 |
| Uzbekistan | - | 4 | 1:7,696,610 | 11,277 |
| Bulgaria | 100% | 3 | 1:2,330,130 | 16,302 |
| South Korea | - | 3 | 1:1,848,140 | 23,578 |
| Taiwan | - | 3 | 1:7,923,227 | 99,341 |
| Ireland | 100% | 2 | 1:2,321,760 | 8,894 |
| El Salvador | - | 2 | 1:3,170,893 | 11,665 |
| Hong Kong | - | 2 | 1:3,876,362 | 13,851 |
| Japan | - | 2 | 1:63,993,028 | 72,606 |
| Uganda | 100% | 2 | 1:20,478,460 | 91,660 |
| Zimbabwe | 100% | 2 | 1:7,711,908 | 84,647 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 1 | 1:1,843,146 | 3,737 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | - | 1 | 1:99,395 | 3,544 |
| Barbados | - | 1 | 1:289,789 | 3,893 |
| Benin | - | 1 | 1:10,575,843 | 90,010 |
| Bolivia | - | 1 | 1:10,601,404 | 9,299 |
| Burkina Faso | 100% | 1 | 1:18,379,469 | 100,219 |
| Burundi | - | 1 | 1:9,906,559 | 2,558 |
| Chad | 100% | 1 | 1:13,598,398 | 15,363 |
| Curaçao | - | 1 | 1:155,803 | 1,239 |
| Czechia | - | 1 | 1:10,656,162 | 11,509 |
| Ecuador | - | 1 | 1:17,726,919 | 31,775 |
| Guam | - | 1 | 1:160,646 | 3,210 |
| Haiti | - | 1 | 1:10,726,953 | 41,696 |
| Hungary | 75% | 1 | 1:9,791,771 | 6,528 |
| Jamaica | - | 1 | 1:2,883,227 | 22,340 |
| Jersey | - | 1 | 1:99,980 | 2,122 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 100% | 1 | 1:5,973,277 | 46,622 |
| Luxembourg | - | 1 | 1:564,049 | 5,042 |
| Macau | - | 1 | 1:608,209 | 2,350 |
| Myanmar | - | 1 | 1:51,948,273 | 3,226 |
| Nepal | - | 1 | 1:28,487,352 | 119,417 |
| New Zealand | - | 1 | 1:4,536,044 | 17,392 |
| Nicaragua | 100% | 1 | 1:6,018,336 | 34,175 |
| Niger | 100% | 1 | 1:19,183,994 | 77,442 |
| Northern Cyprus | 100% | 1 | 1:318,133 | 3,044 |
| Samoa | - | 1 | 1:195,190 | 1,348 |
| Slovakia | - | 1 | 1:5,310,063 | 9,949 |
| Suriname | - | 1 | 1:552,811 | 5,457 |
| Ukraine | - | 1 | 1:45,499,908 | 32,056 |
| Uruguay | - | 1 | 1:3,427,637 | 13,958 |
| Yemen | - | 1 | 1:26,296,751 | 14,474 |
| Zambia | - | 1 | 1:15,854,794 | 66,637 |
The alternate forms: Zãhir (1) are calculated separately.
Zahir (170,544) may also be a surname.
Zahir Forename Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The name Zahir means 'clear' or 'manifest'. It comes from the Arabic root ظ-ه-ر (ẓ-h-r), which means 'clear' or 'evident'. Variants of the name include alternate spellings such as Zaher or Zahirullah, influenced by regional pronunciation differences.
- syedhumaid109Zahir Forename Popularity
Zahir Demographics
Average Male Zahir Height
172.31 cm
Average male height (US):
175.3 cm
Sample size: 78 (2014)
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Phonetically Similar Names
| Forename | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zãhir | 93 | 1 | / |
| Zahier | 91 | 679 | / |
| Zaahir | 91 | 447 | / |
| Zahirh | 91 | 249 | / |
| Zhahir | 91 | 192 | / |
| Dzahir | 91 | 18 | / |
| Zahoir | 91 | 8 | / |
| Zahirr | 91 | 3 | / |
| Zahhir | 91 | 3 | / |
| Ziahir | 91 | 2 | / |
| Zauhir | 91 | 1 | / |
| Tzahir | 91 | 1 | / |
| Zaahier | 83 | 70 | / |
| Htzahir | 83 | 6 | / |
| Zhauhir | 83 | 3 | / |
| Zauhair | 83 | 3 | / |
| Zaihier | 83 | 1 | / |
| Zaahhir | 83 | 1 | / |
| Zahaiir | 83 | 1 | / |
| Zauheir | 83 | 1 | / |
| Zoahier | 83 | 1 | / |
| Tzahirh | 83 | 1 | / |
| Zaher | 80 | 156,235 | / |
| Zohir | 80 | 15,026 | / |
| Zehir | 80 | 141 | / |
| Zauir | 80 | 8 | / |
| Zoair | 80 | 8 | / |
| Zaeir | 80 | 6 | / |
| Zeair | 80 | 4 | / |
| Zaoir | 80 | 1 | / |
| Zaehr | 80 | 1 | / |
| Zouahier | 77 | 1 | / |
| Zohair | 73 | 16,868 | / |
| Zoheir | 73 | 12,118 | / |
| Zohier | 73 | 782 | / |
| Zahher | 73 | 20 | / |
| Zaherr | 73 | 14 | / |
| Zaeirh | 73 | 9 | / |
| Zaeher | 73 | 6 | / |
| Zauher | 73 | 4 | / |
| Zaaher | 73 | 4 | / |
| Zouair | 73 | 2 | / |
| Zaherh | 73 | 2 | / |
| Zoohir | 73 | 2 | / |
| Tsahir | 73 | 2 | / |
| Zaiyer | 73 | 2 | / |
| Zoeair | 73 | 1 | / |
| Zoahyr | 73 | 1 | / |
| Dzaher | 73 | 1 | / |
| Dzohir | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ceahir | 73 | 1 | / |
| Csahir | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tcahir | 73 | 1 | / |
| Zayier | 73 | 1 | / |
| Zehhir | 73 | 1 | / |
| Zehirr | 73 | 1 | / |
| Zhoeir | 73 | 1 | / |
| Zohuir | 73 | 1 | / |
| Zhaher | 73 | 1 | / |
| Zaeehr | 73 | 1 | / |
| Zaer | 67 | 106 | / |
| Zaaheer | 67 | 10 | / |
| Zoehair | 67 | 4 | / |
| Tsahire | 67 | 2 | / |
| Zaeheer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zaheyer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zaheher | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zsaheer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zooheir | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zohieyr | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zohairr | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tsjahir | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cahayir | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zaheoor | 67 | 1 | / |
| Syaihir | 67 | 1 | / |
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- First names are taken from the first part of an person's personal name. That is, not their inherited name(s), i.e. their surname(s). The first name includes particles, but not middle names
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Zahir