Zahed Surname
Approximately 19,394 people bear this surname
Zahed Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 8,075 | 1:9,509 | 1,295 |
| Bangladesh | 4,055 | 1:39,299 | 2,322 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1,670 | 1:18,477 | 2,561 |
| Palestine | 1,104 | 1:4,120 | 936 |
| Algeria | 1,020 | 1:37,874 | 6,855 |
| Iraq | 734 | 1:47,713 | 1,935 |
| Syria | 620 | 1:31,131 | 1,984 |
| Egypt | 519 | 1:177,140 | 13,144 |
| India | 388 | 1:1,976,973 | 68,062 |
| Jordan | 224 | 1:39,475 | 4,441 |
| Kuwait | 212 | 1:17,928 | 2,427 |
| United States | 140 | 1:2,588,992 | 156,804 |
| Pakistan | 127 | 1:1,406,645 | 15,724 |
| Lebanon | 123 | 1:45,830 | 3,944 |
| United Arab Emirates | 73 | 1:125,511 | 10,390 |
| Canada | 53 | 1:695,200 | 56,020 |
| Malaysia | 50 | 1:589,884 | 28,692 |
| England | 29 | 1:1,921,312 | 76,208 |
| Afghanistan | 24 | 1:1,339,716 | 11,412 |
| Sweden | 20 | 1:492,338 | 35,486 |
| Indonesia | 17 | 1:7,779,364 | 314,803 |
| Brazil | 14 | 1:15,291,024 | 280,658 |
| Netherlands | 11 | 1:1,535,198 | 78,311 |
| Yemen | 10 | 1:2,642,529 | 14,606 |
| Argentina | 10 | 1:4,274,341 | 152,056 |
| Belgium | 10 | 1:1,149,664 | 82,403 |
| Denmark | 9 | 1:627,191 | 36,734 |
| Morocco | 9 | 1:3,830,678 | 54,497 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| South Africa | 7 | 1:7,739,672 | 177,858 |
| Australia | 6 | 1:4,499,284 | 146,780 |
| Germany | 5 | 1:16,101,092 | 397,699 |
| Oman | 2 | 1:1,843,986 | 9,590 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
Zahed (39,899) may also be a first name.
Zahed Demographics
Zahed Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Zahed Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zahed Come From? nationality or country of origin
Zahed (Hindi: जाहिद, Marathi: जाहेद, Oriya: ଜାେହଦ) is most common in Iran. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Zahed? popularity and diffusion
Zahed is the 27,730th most common family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 375,763 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 90 percent of Zahed reside; 65 percent reside in South Asia and 63 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Zahed is also the 22,241st most frequently used first name world-wide, held by 39,899 people.
This surname is most common in Iran, where it is carried by 8,075 people, or 1 in 9,509. In Iran Zahed is most prevalent in: Tehran Province, where 18 percent reside, Razavi Khorasan Province, where 13 percent reside and Golestan Province, where 9 percent reside. Other than Iran Zahed is found in 45 countries. It is also common in Bangladesh, where 21 percent reside and Saudi Arabia, where 9 percent reside.
Zahed Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is primarily Sunni (99%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those bearing the Zahed surname are 29.09% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 75.86% registered with the party.
The amount Zahed earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 35.93% more than the national average, earning $58,651 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.04% more than the national average, earning $50,697 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zahied | 91 | 24 | / |
| Zhahed | 91 | 4 | / |
| Zahedh | 91 | 2 | / |
| Zaed | 89 | 1,693 | / |
| Zaaheed | 83 | 49 | / |
| Zaheedh | 83 | 5 | / |
| Zahyied | 83 | 5 | / |
| Zahid | 80 | 268,867 | / |
| Zaeed | 80 | 72 | / |
| Zaeid | 80 | 29 | / |
| Zhaed | 80 | 10 | / |
| Zaedh | 80 | 9 | / |
| Zehed | 80 | 7 | / |
| Zahet | 80 | 7 | / |
| Zeaed | 80 | 4 | / |
| Zohed | 80 | 1 | / |
| Zaïed | 80 | 1 | / |
| Zayyed | 73 | 1,290 | / |
| Zaahid | 73 | 51 | / |
| Zhahid | 73 | 33 | / |
| Dzahid | 73 | 31 | / |
| Ziahet | 73 | 23 | / |
| Zayied | 73 | 9 | / |
| Zahhid | 73 | 5 | / |
| Zhaeid | 73 | 3 | / |
| Zahihd | 73 | 2 | / |
| Zahuid | 73 | 2 | / |
| Zaayed | 73 | 1 | / |
| Zajhid | 73 | 1 | / |
| Zahoid | 73 | 1 | / |
| Zaaaed | 73 | 1 | / |
| Zsaeed | 73 | 1 | / |
| Zoehed | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ziahid | 73 | 1 | / |
| Zaheth | 73 | 1 | / |
| Zhaeed | 73 | 1 | / |
| Zaet | 67 | 50 | / |
| Chaheid | 67 | 4 | / |
| Zhahyid | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zeud | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zahaoid | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chahaed | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zoed | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zahahid | 67 | 1 | / |
Zahed Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Zahed in the Marathi language | ||
| जाहेद | jaheda | 59.81 |
| झाहेद | jhaheda | 22.43 |
| झहेद | jhaheda | 4.67 |
| अहेमद | ahemada | 3.74 |
| आबेद | abeda | 1.87 |
| जाहे | jahe | 0.93 |
| जहेद | jaheda | 0.93 |
| हेद | heda | 0.93 |
| Zahed in the Hindi language | ||
| जाहिद | jahida | 42.86 |
| जाहेद | jaheda | 28.57 |
| ज़हेद | zaheda | 14.29 |
| जहिद | jahida | 14.29 |
| Zahed in the Oriya language | ||
| ଜାେହଦ | jaehada | 41.18 |
| ଯାେହଦ | yaehada | 23.53 |
| ଯାହିଦ | yahida | 11.76 |
| ମହ | maha | 11.76 |
| ଜାେହୖଦ | jaehada | 5.88 |
| ଜାେହଦ୍ | jaehad | 5.88 |
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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 Zahed
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