Dzahir Surname

855,216th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 319 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Dzahir Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dzahir Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia3171:93,0426,460
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049

Dzahir (18) may also be a first name.

Dzahir Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dzahir occurs more in Malaysia more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Dzahir.

How Common Is The Last Name Dzahir? popularity and diffusion

The surname Dzahir is the 855,216th most frequent last name globally It is held by around 1 in 22,844,972 people. Dzahir occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Dzahir reside; 100 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 99 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 2,608,198th most widespread first name on earth, borne by 18 people.

The surname Dzahir is most frequent in Malaysia, where it is borne by 317 people, or 1 in 93,042. In Malaysia Dzahir is primarily found in: Kedah, where 31 percent are found, Johor, where 15 percent are found and Penang, where 10 percent are found. Barring Malaysia this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 0 percent are found and Singapore, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zahir91170,544/
Zahirh8374/
Zaahir8374/
Zhahir8370/
Zahier8369/
Dzaher8365/
Dzohir8356/
Zahhir831/
Zauhir831/
Zahoir831/
Dsahir831/
Zhaahir774/
Dzaheer772/
D'Zohir771/
Dzaaher771/
Dzhohir771/
Zaahier771/
Zahijer771/
Zaher73158,506/
Zehir733,438/
Zohir732,845/
Zoair731,108/
Zeair73310/
Zaeir739/
Zaoir731/
Zohair674,556/
Zoheir672,502/
Zohier67651/
Zahehr67372/
Zouair67293/
Zaheur67206/
Cahyir6751/
Zauher6726/
Tsahir6715/
Dzoher6713/
Zhohir6711/
Zahher6710/
Tzoair677/
Zhaher676/
Czaher674/
Zhouir672/
Zaaher672/
Zaherr672/
Zohirr671/
Zeeair671/
Zaaier671/
Zayier671/
Zeaier671/
Zohhir671/
Zehuir670/
Zaiyer670/

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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 Dzahir
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis