Al Zaher Surname

67,971st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,311 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Jordan
Highest density in:
Jordan

Al Zaher Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Al Zaher Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Jordan3,0871:2,864577
Syria1,1841:16,3021,267
Saudi Arabia9141:33,7594,846
Lebanon6551:8,6061,329
Kuwait5691:6,680925
Yemen4041:65,4094,753
Iraq2311:151,6093,935
United Arab Emirates1251:73,2986,920
Palestine1161:39,2144,582
Tunisia121:50,8866,752
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

Al Zaher Last Name Facts

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

The last name Al Zaher has its highest incidence in Jordan. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Al Zaher.

How Common Is The Last Name Al Zaher? popularity and diffusion

It is the 67,971st most frequently used family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 996,792 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Al Zaher live; 100 percent live in West Asia and 72 percent live in Levant.

This surname is most widespread in Jordan, where it is held by 3,087 people, or 1 in 2,864. In Jordan Al Zaher is primarily concentrated in: Amman Governorate, where 58 percent reside, Irbid Governorate, where 24 percent reside and Zarqa Governorate, where 12 percent reside. Apart from Jordan Al Zaher occurs in 14 countries. It is also found in Syria, where 16 percent reside and Saudi Arabia, where 13 percent reside.

Al Zaher Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is predominantly Sunni (86%) in Lebanon.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Al Zaheer942/
Al Zaer93174/
Al Zahir882,630/
Al-Zaher881,023/
Al-Zaaher821/
Al Zhahir821/
Al-Zahir75420/
Al Chaer75104/
Al-Chaher711/
Al Chaaer711/
Al-Chaer6320/
Al-Zoeir631/

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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 Al Zaher
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