Al Zahir Surname
Approximately 2,630 people bear this surname
Al Zahir Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yemen | 1,204 | 1:21,948 | 2,272 |
| Lebanon | 1,029 | 1:5,478 | 956 |
| Syria | 288 | 1:67,017 | 3,059 |
| Kuwait | 58 | 1:65,529 | 7,566 |
| United Arab Emirates | 30 | 1:305,409 | 20,323 |
| Pakistan | 13 | 1:13,741,837 | 58,392 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Jordan | 2 | 1:4,421,218 | 22,351 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
Al Zahir Demographics
Al Zahir Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Al Zahir Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Al Zahir Come From? nationality or country of origin
Al Zahir occurs most in Yemen. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Al Zahir.
How Common Is The Last Name Al Zahir? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 164,822nd most prevalent last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 2,770,930 people. Al Zahir occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Al Zahir are found; 99 percent are found in West Asia and 50 percent are found in Levant.
The surname Al Zahir is most frequently used in Yemen, where it is borne by 1,204 people, or 1 in 21,948. In Yemen it is most numerous in: Lahij Governorate, where 66 percent live, Abyan Governorate, where 25 percent live and Aden Governorate, where 5 percent live. Besides Yemen Al Zahir is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in Lebanon, where 39 percent live and Syria, where 11 percent live.
Al Zahir Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is predominantly Druze (39%) in Lebanon.
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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
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