Zahari Surname
Approximately 9,293 people bear this surname
Zahari Surname User-submission:
This surname originates from Arabic (زَكَرِيَّا Zakariyyā) and means 'Yahweh (God) remembers'. This is the name of multiple characters in the Old Testament and it also appears in the New Testament being the name of St. John the Baptist's father 'Zechariah'.
Read More About This SurnameZahari Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 6,859 | 1:4,300 | 620 |
| Indonesia | 890 | 1:148,595 | 14,610 |
| Morocco | 443 | 1:77,824 | 13,257 |
| Romania | 308 | 1:65,188 | 7,838 |
| Iran | 147 | 1:522,330 | 30,518 |
| United States | 101 | 1:3,588,702 | 200,455 |
| Hungary | 71 | 1:138,257 | 12,695 |
| Australia | 60 | 1:449,928 | 35,109 |
| Albania | 52 | 1:56,040 | 7,029 |
| Niger | 52 | 1:369,077 | 10,509 |
| Brunei | 50 | 1:8,375 | 1,042 |
| Pakistan | 43 | 1:4,154,509 | 29,278 |
| Canada | 41 | 1:898,673 | 68,969 |
| Singapore | 26 | 1:211,835 | 10,313 |
| Germany | 18 | 1:4,472,526 | 177,866 |
| Qatar | 16 | 1:147,375 | 16,023 |
| Sweden | 13 | 1:757,443 | 56,422 |
| Thailand | 13 | 1:5,433,719 | 375,884 |
| United Arab Emirates | 11 | 1:832,934 | 27,512 |
| Algeria | 10 | 1:3,863,155 | 47,113 |
| Benin | 9 | 1:1,148,400 | 50,768 |
| Bangladesh | 9 | 1:17,706,308 | 13,537 |
| England | 9 | 1:6,190,895 | 170,599 |
| Austria | 5 | 1:1,703,087 | 89,702 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Slovakia | 2 | 1:2,668,225 | 118,680 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
The alternate forms: Zahári (8) & Zaharí (1) are calculated separately.
Zahari (13,897) may also be a first name.
Zahari Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
This surname originates from Arabic (زَكَرِيَّا Zakariyyā) and means 'Yahweh (God) remembers'. This is the name of multiple characters in the Old Testament and it also appears in the New Testament being the name of St. John the Baptist's father 'Zechariah'.
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Average Zahari Salary in
United States
$60,051 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Zahari Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zahari Come From? nationality or country of origin
Zahari (Bengali: ঝহরী, Marathi: अंसारी) is found most in Malaysia. It can also be found as a variant: Zahári or Zaharí. Click here to see other potential spellings of Zahari.
How Common Is The Last Name Zahari? popularity and diffusion
It is the 54,759th most commonly held last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 784,197 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 87 percent of Zahari reside; 84 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 84 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 48,862nd most commonly held given name throughout the world It is held by 13,897 people.
The surname is most prevalent in Malaysia, where it is carried by 6,859 people, or 1 in 4,300. In Malaysia Zahari is most frequent in: Selangor, where 18 percent are found, Kelantan, where 17 percent are found and Perak, where 13 percent are found. Not including Malaysia Zahari occurs in 46 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 10 percent are found and Morocco, where 5 percent are found.
Zahari Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Zahari last name are 12.32% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 59.09% being registered with the party.
The amount Zahari earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 39.17% more than the national average, earning $60,051 USD per year and in Canada they earn 23.11% more than the national average, earning $61,165 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Zahari Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Zahari in the Bengali language | ||
| ঝহরী | jhahari | - |
| Zahari in the Marathi language | ||
| अंसारी | ansari | - |
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