Al Zahir Surname

164,822nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,630 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Yemen
Highest density in:
Lebanon

Al Zahir Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Al Zahir Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Yemen1,2041:21,9482,272
Lebanon1,0291:5,478956
Syria2881:67,0173,059
Kuwait581:65,5297,566
United Arab Emirates301:305,40920,323
Pakistan131:13,741,83758,392
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Jordan21:4,421,21822,351
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Lebanon

Al Zahir Demographics

Al Zahir Religious Adherence
in Lebanon

Sample size: 644 (2014)

Religious Adherence
in Lebanon

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Al Zahir Last Name Facts

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

The last name Al Zahir is found in Yemen more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

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

The surname is the 164,822nd most commonly used surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 2,770,930 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Al Zahir live; 99 percent live in West Asia and 50 percent live in Levant.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Yemen, where it is borne by 1,204 people, or 1 in 21,948. In Yemen Al Zahir is most numerous in: Lahij Governorate, where 66 percent live, Abyan Governorate, where 25 percent live and Aden Governorate, where 5 percent live. Excluding Yemen Al Zahir is found in 9 countries. It is also common in Lebanon, where 39 percent live and Syria, where 11 percent live.

Al Zahir Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is principally Druze (39%) in Lebanon.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Al Zhahir941/
Al Zaher887,311/
Al-Zahir88420/
Al Zaheer822/
Al Zaer80174/
Al-Zaher751,023/
Al-Zaaher711/
Al Chaer63104/
Al-Zoeir631/
Al-Chaher591/
Al Chaaer591/
Al-Chaer5020/
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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 Al Zahir
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