Zaharu Surname
Approximately 37 people bear this surname
Zaharu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 27 | 1:6,560,843 | 154,927 |
| Malaysia | 8 | 1:3,686,778 | 134,908 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
Zaharu (292) may also be a first name.
Zaharu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zaharu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Zaharu occurs most in Nigeria. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Zaharu? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 3,228,735th most widespread family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 196,960,700 people. The surname Zaharu occurs mostly in Africa, where 73 percent of Zaharu reside; 73 percent reside in West Africa and 73 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Zaharu is also the 516,683rd most frequently occurring forename on earth. It is borne by 292 people.
The last name is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 27 people, or 1 in 6,560,843. In Nigeria Zaharu is most frequent in: Kano, where 52 percent reside, Sokoto, where 26 percent reside and Rivers, where 11 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Malaysia, where 22 percent reside and Bulgaria, where 5 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zahairu | 92 | 1,616 | / |
| Zaharau | 92 | 352 | / |
| Zaharou | 92 | 185 | / |
| Zaharru | 92 | 1 | / |
| Zahru | 91 | 10 | / |
| Zahairou | 86 | 1,074 | / |
| Zahayrou | 86 | 40 | / |
| Zahaïrou | 86 | 5 | / |
| Zaharahu | 86 | 2 | / |
| Zahrou | 83 | 551 | / |
| Zahrau | 83 | 171 | / |
| Zaarou | 83 | 5 | / |
| Dzharu | 83 | 5 | / |
| Zaarau | 83 | 5 | / |
| Zaru | 80 | 1,074 | / |
| Zahrahu | 77 | 9 | / |
| Zaarrou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tsaharu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Charu | 73 | 3,923 | / |
| Zarau | 73 | 2,516 | / |
| Zarou | 73 | 1,372 | / |
| Zairu | 73 | 84 | / |
| Dzaru | 73 | 44 | / |
| Zaeru | 73 | 18 | / |
| Zauru | 73 | 10 | / |
| Zheru | 73 | 4 | / |
| Zarui | 73 | 4 | / |
| Caaru | 73 | 4 | / |
| Zaruj | 73 | 3 | / |
| Zehru | 73 | 1 | / |
| Zearu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Zaruy | 73 | 1 | / |
| Zaruu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Zaruh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Zarhu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Chaharou | 71 | 684 | / |
| Zaheirou | 71 | 64 | / |
| Tsaharou | 71 | 20 | / |
| Zaheyrou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Zarrou | 67 | 570 | / |
| Charou | 67 | 559 | / |
| Charui | 67 | 354 | / |
| Zerhau | 67 | 89 | / |
| Charau | 67 | 89 | / |
| Zehrou | 67 | 80 | / |
| Chairu | 67 | 41 | / |
| Tzarou | 67 | 39 | / |
| Tchaharou | 67 | 38 | / |
| Charru | 67 | 37 | / |
| Zarahu | 67 | 36 | / |
| Chauru | 67 | 23 | / |
| Zarrau | 67 | 19 | / |
| Charuy | 67 | 18 | / |
| Chaaru | 67 | 14 | / |
| Zairou | 67 | 12 | / |
| Zairau | 67 | 8 | / |
| Chargu | 67 | 7 | / |
| Tcharu | 67 | 6 | / |
| Charuh | 67 | 4 | / |
| Chharu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Chareu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Charuj | 67 | 2 | / |
| Zerahu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Chajru | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zhuoru | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dzheru | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zaïrou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tsahairou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chaharrou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zarhou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chaaharou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zherui | 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
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- 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 Zaharu
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