Zahara Surname
Approximately 33,424 people bear this surname
Zahara Surname Definition:
(Spanish) One who came from Zahara (desert), a town in Spain.
Zahara Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 14,308 | 1:9,243 | 1,184 |
| Ethiopia | 10,786 | 1:9,044 | 1,383 |
| Nigeria | 1,703 | 1:104,018 | 7,005 |
| Pakistan | 1,461 | 1:122,275 | 3,576 |
| Bangladesh | 901 | 1:176,867 | 6,245 |
| Kenya | 547 | 1:84,424 | 7,739 |
| Comoros | 530 | 1:1,414 | 208 |
| Uganda | 472 | 1:82,710 | 8,785 |
| India | 415 | 1:1,848,350 | 65,079 |
| Canada | 386 | 1:95,455 | 10,394 |
| Sri Lanka | 365 | 1:57,010 | 6,293 |
| United States | 358 | 1:1,012,455 | 74,653 |
| France | 325 | 1:204,378 | 31,769 |
| Israel | 189 | 1:45,278 | 6,078 |
| Egypt | 183 | 1:502,381 | 28,715 |
| Niger | 143 | 1:134,210 | 5,085 |
| Ukraine | 67 | 1:679,443 | 71,859 |
| Malaysia | 60 | 1:491,570 | 24,692 |
| Argentina | 34 | 1:1,257,159 | 73,489 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| England | 26 | 1:2,143,002 | 82,017 |
| Australia | 18 | 1:1,499,761 | 75,721 |
| Algeria | 14 | 1:2,759,396 | 44,963 |
| United Arab Emirates | 11 | 1:832,934 | 27,512 |
| Spain | 11 | 1:4,250,185 | 75,241 |
| Ivory Coast | 10 | 1:2,307,123 | 39,352 |
| Madagascar | 9 | 1:2,627,760 | 3,802 |
| Thailand | 8 | 1:8,829,793 | 476,604 |
| Albania | 6 | 1:485,676 | 18,535 |
| Colombia | 6 | 1:7,962,345 | 23,614 |
| Poland | 5 | 1:7,601,750 | 167,855 |
| Burkina Faso | 4 | 1:4,588,025 | 21,573 |
| Congo | 4 | 1:1,247,274 | 20,238 |
| Mali | 4 | 1:4,242,259 | 2,433 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| Yemen | 3 | 1:8,808,431 | 35,773 |
| Latvia | 3 | 1:683,349 | 34,074 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
Zahara (86,360) may also be a first name.
Zahara Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Spanish) One who came from Zahara (desert), a town in Spain.
Zahara Demographics
Zahara Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Zahara Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zahara Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Zahara (Arabic: زاهارا, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺰﻫﺮﻩ, Hindi: ज़हरा, Marathi: झहरा, Oriya: ଜାହାରା) is found most frequently in Indonesia. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Zahara? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 16,601st most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 218,033 people. The surname Zahara occurs mostly in Asia, where 53 percent of Zahara are found; 43 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 43 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Zahara is also the 11,594th most widespread first name internationally. It is borne by 86,360 people.
The surname Zahara is most numerous in Indonesia, where it is borne by 14,308 people, or 1 in 9,243. In Indonesia it is most prevalent in: Aceh, where 27 percent are found, North Sumatra, where 16 percent are found and South Sumatra, where 11 percent are found. Beside Indonesia it exists in 52 countries. It is also found in Ethiopia, where 32 percent are found and Nigeria, where 5 percent are found.
Zahara Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Zahara surname is chiefly Muslim (99%) in Nigeria.
In The United States Zahara are 1.1% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 52.13% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Zahara earn in different countries varies significantly. In Colombia they earn 28.14% more than the national average, earning $29,090,800 COP per year; in United States they earn 15.08% more than the national average, earning $49,657 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.74% less than the national average, earning $47,825 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Zahara Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Zahara in the Hindi language | ||
| ज़हरा | zahara | 68.33 |
| जहरा | jahara | 17.92 |
| जहारा | jahara | 2.08 |
| ज़ाहरा | zahara | 2.08 |
| जैहरा | jaihara | 2.08 |
| ज़हारा | zahara | 2.08 |
| जेहरा | jehara | 1.25 |
| ज़हारा | zahara | 0.83 |
| जाहरा | jahara | 0.83 |
| ज़ेहरा | zehara | 0.83 |
| जहारा़ | jahara | 0.42 |
| ज़हरा | zahara | 0.42 |
| जहांआरा | jahamara | 0.42 |
| जाहारा | jahara | 0.42 |
| Zahara in the Oriya language | ||
| ଜାହାରା | jahara | 42.86 |
| ଯାହାରା | yahara | 28.57 |
| ଜହରା | jahara | 14.29 |
| ସାହାବୁିନ | sahabuina | 14.29 |
| Zahara in the Marathi language | ||
| झहरा | jhahara | 40.54 |
| झहारा | jhahara | 21.62 |
| जहरा | jahara | 13.51 |
| झाहारा | jhahara | 8.11 |
| जहारा | jahara | 5.41 |
| झाहरा | jhahara | 5.41 |
| ज़ाहरा | zahara | 2.7 |
| जाहरा | jahara | 2.7 |
| Zahara in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﺰﻫﺮﻩ | alzhrh | 33.33 |
| ﺍﻟﺰﻫﺮﺓ | alzhrt | 33.33 |
| ﺍﻟﺰﻫﺮﺍﺀ | alzhra | 16.67 |
| ﺍﻟﺰﻫﺮ | alzhr | 16.67 |
| Zahara in the Arabic language | ||
| زاهارا | zahara | - |
| زاهرا | zahra | - |
| زاهره | zahrh | - |
| زاهرة | zahrt | - |
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