Abu Zahir Surname
Approximately 358 people bear this surname
Abu Zahir Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 214 | 1:429,606 | 25,756 |
| Palestine | 120 | 1:37,907 | 4,515 |
| Israel | 21 | 1:407,506 | 32,346 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
Abu Zahir (30) may also be a first name.
Abu Zahir Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Abu Zahir Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Abu Zahir is found most frequently in Egypt. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Abu Zahir? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 788,513th most widespread last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 20,356,274 people. The last name Abu Zahir occurs mostly in Africa, where 60 percent of Abu Zahir reside; 60 percent reside in North Africa and 60 percent reside in Arabic North Africa. Abu Zahir is also the 1,911,214th most commonly held first name globally It is held by 30 people.
Abu Zahir is most commonly occurring in Egypt, where it is borne by 214 people, or 1 in 429,606. Without taking into account Egypt this last name is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Palestine, where 34 percent live and Israel, where 6 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abu Zahira | 95 | 4 | / |
| Abu Zaher | 89 | 932 | / |
| Abouzahir | 89 | 652 | / |
| Abu Zahar | 89 | 48 | / |
| Abu Sahir | 89 | 3 | / |
| Abu Zehir | 89 | 1 | / |
| Abou Zaher | 84 | 859 | / |
| Abu Zuhair | 84 | 641 | / |
| Abu Zahara | 84 | 123 | / |
| Abu Zaheer | 84 | 8 | / |
| Abu Zahari | 84 | 7 | / |
| Abo Zahira | 84 | 1 | / |
| Abuzaher | 82 | 15 | / |
| Abuzahar | 82 | 3 | / |
| Abu Azahari | 80 | 1 | / |
| Abou Zahara | 80 | 1 | / |
| Abu Sahar | 78 | 307 | / |
| Abo Zaher | 78 | 9 | / |
| Abouzaher | 78 | 7 | / |
| Abouzahar | 78 | 4 | / |
| Abu Saher | 78 | 4 | / |
| Abuzihire | 78 | 3 | / |
| Abu-Zaher | 78 | 2 | / |
| Abuzahara | 78 | 2 | / |
| Abu Zohar | 78 | 1 | / |
| Abu Zahariya | 76 | 47 | / |
| Abou Sahirou | 76 | 1 | / |
| Abzahar | 75 | 11 | / |
| Abzaher | 75 | 1 | / |
| Abuziheire | 74 | 7 | / |
| Abouzahari | 74 | 6 | / |
| Abo Zahara | 74 | 4 | / |
| Abuzihaire | 74 | 4 | / |
| Abou-Zaher | 74 | 2 | / |
| Abu Zuhour | 74 | 1 | / |
| Ibaouzahir | 74 | 1 | / |
| Abuzouhair | 74 | 1 | / |
| Abou Zahareya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Abozaher | 71 | 64 | / |
| Abouzouhair | 70 | 137 | / |
| Abu Suhor | 67 | 7 | / |
| Abuzihere | 67 | 3 | / |
| Abo-Zaher | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aboussahirou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abuzohari | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abuzohara | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abou Chaaer | 60 | 1 | / |
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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 Abu Zahir
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