Abu Zahar Surname

2,808,717th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 48 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kuwait
Highest density in:
Kuwait

Abu Zahar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Abu Zahar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
Lebanon81:704,63514,756
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

Abu Zahar (31) may also be a first name.

Abu Zahar Last Name Facts

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

The last name Abu Zahar is found most in Kuwait. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Abu Zahar.

How Common Is The Last Name Abu Zahar? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,808,717th most widespread surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 151,823,873 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Abu Zahar live; 81 percent live in West Asia and 65 percent live in Arabian Peninsula. It is also the 1,874,099th most commonly used first name worldwide It is held by 31 people.

It is most commonly used in Kuwait, where it is borne by 29 people, or 1 in 131,058. Besides Kuwait it exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Lebanon, where 17 percent live and Malaysia, where 10 percent live.

Abu Zahar Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is chiefly Sunni (80%) in Lebanon.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Abu Zaar941/
Abou Zahr893/
Abu Zar883,072/
Abou Zar828/
Abu Zair824/
Abu Zarr823/
Abu Dzar822/
Abou-Zahr788/
Abou-Zhar781/
Abu Zor751/
Abu-Zar751/
Abou Chaar749/
Abou Chair743/
Abu Zour71846/
Abu Zeir712/
Abu-Dzar711/
Abou Zour672/
Abou-Chaar637/
Abu-Zour591/
Abou-Zour561/

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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 Abu Zahar
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