Zahairu Surname
Approximately 1,616 people bear this surname
Zahairu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 1,616 | 1:109,618 | 7,322 |
Zahairu (605) may also be a first name.
Zahairu Demographics
Zahairu Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Zahairu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zahairu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Zahairu occurs most in Nigeria. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Zahairu? popularity and diffusion
It is the 246,165th most frequently occurring last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 4,509,620 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Zahairu are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Zahairu is also the 339,798th most common given name world-wide, borne by 605 people.
This last name is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 1,616 people, or 1 in 109,618. In Nigeria Zahairu is most numerous in: Jigawa, where 79 percent live, Katsina, where 7 percent live and Kano, where 5 percent live.
Zahairu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is principally Muslim (100%) in Nigeria.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zahairou | 93 | 1,074 | / |
| Zaharu | 92 | 37 | / |
| Zaharau | 86 | 352 | / |
| Zaharou | 86 | 185 | / |
| Zaihiru | 86 | 2 | / |
| Zaharru | 86 | 1 | / |
| Zahiaru | 86 | 1 | / |
| Zairu | 83 | 84 | / |
| Zahru | 83 | 10 | / |
| Zhiru | 83 | 6 | / |
| Zaheirou | 80 | 64 | / |
| Zahayrou | 80 | 40 | / |
| Zahaïrou | 80 | 5 | / |
| Zaharahu | 80 | 2 | / |
| Zahrou | 77 | 551 | / |
| Zahrau | 77 | 171 | / |
| Chairu | 77 | 41 | / |
| Zayaru | 77 | 25 | / |
| Zairou | 77 | 12 | / |
| Zhirui | 77 | 11 | / |
| Zairau | 77 | 8 | / |
| Zhieru | 77 | 7 | / |
| Zaarou | 77 | 5 | / |
| Dzharu | 77 | 5 | / |
| Zaarau | 77 | 5 | / |
| Tsahairou | 75 | 1 | / |
| Zaru | 73 | 1,074 | / |
| Ziru | 73 | 241 | / |
| Zahrahu | 71 | 9 | / |
| Chairou | 71 | 7 | / |
| Zeharou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tsaharu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Zaarrou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chiru | 67 | 13,214 | / |
| Charu | 67 | 3,923 | / |
| Zarau | 67 | 2,516 | / |
| Zarou | 67 | 1,372 | / |
| Chaharou | 67 | 684 | / |
| Cairu | 67 | 208 | / |
| Zirou | 67 | 87 | / |
| Zirau | 67 | 47 | / |
| Dzaru | 67 | 44 | / |
| Tsaharou | 67 | 20 | / |
| Zirui | 67 | 17 | / |
| Tshairou | 67 | 14 | / |
| Zauru | 67 | 10 | / |
| Caaru | 67 | 4 | / |
| Zarui | 67 | 4 | / |
| Zheru | 67 | 4 | / |
| Zuiru | 67 | 3 | / |
| Zaruj | 67 | 3 | / |
| Zarhu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zehru | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zaruh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zearu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dsaihiru | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zaruy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zaruu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zaheyrou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tchairou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tsahioru | 67 | 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
- 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 Zahairu
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis