Zahed Surname

27,730th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19,394 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Palestine

Zahed Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zahed Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran8,0751:9,5091,295
Bangladesh4,0551:39,2992,322
Saudi Arabia1,6701:18,4772,561
Palestine1,1041:4,120936
Algeria1,0201:37,8746,855
Iraq7341:47,7131,935
Syria6201:31,1311,984
Egypt5191:177,14013,144
India3881:1,976,97368,062
Jordan2241:39,4754,441
Kuwait2121:17,9282,427
United States1401:2,588,992156,804
Pakistan1271:1,406,64515,724
Lebanon1231:45,8303,944
United Arab Emirates731:125,51110,390
Canada531:695,20056,020
Malaysia501:589,88428,692
England291:1,921,31276,208
Afghanistan241:1,339,71611,412
Sweden201:492,33835,486
Indonesia171:7,779,364314,803
Brazil141:15,291,024280,658
Netherlands111:1,535,19878,311
Yemen101:2,642,52914,606
Argentina101:4,274,341152,056
Belgium101:1,149,66482,403
Denmark91:627,19136,734
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Qatar91:262,00030,726
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
France21:33,211,361423,184
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543

Zahed (39,899) may also be a first name.

Zahed Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Zahed Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Zahed (Hindi: जाहिद, Marathi: जाहेद, Oriya: ଜାେହଦ) is more frequently found in Iran than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zahed? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 27,730th most commonly used surname on earth, held by around 1 in 375,763 people. The last name Zahed occurs mostly in Asia, where 90 percent of Zahed live; 65 percent live in South Asia and 63 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Zahed is also the 22,241st most prevalent first name in the world, borne by 39,899 people.

The surname Zahed is most frequent 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 live, Razavi Khorasan Province, where 13 percent live and Golestan Province, where 9 percent live. Not including Iran this last name occurs in 45 countries. It is also found in Bangladesh, where 21 percent live and Saudi Arabia, where 9 percent live.

Zahed Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Zahed last name is predominantly Sunni (99%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those holding the Zahed surname are 29.09% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 75.86% being registered to vote for the political 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zahied9124/
Zhahed914/
Zahedh912/
Zaed891,693/
Zaaheed8349/
Zaheedh835/
Zahyied835/
Zahid80268,867/
Zaeed8072/
Zaeid8029/
Zhaed8010/
Zaedh809/
Zehed807/
Zahet807/
Zeaed804/
Zohed801/
Zaïed801/
Zayyed731,290/
Zaahid7351/
Zhahid7333/
Dzahid7331/
Ziahet7323/
Zayied739/
Zahhid735/
Zhaeid733/
Zahihd732/
Zahuid732/
Zaayed731/
Zajhid731/
Zahoid731/
Zaaaed731/
Zsaeed731/
Zoehed731/
Ziahid731/
Zaheth731/
Zhaeed731/
Zaet6750/
Chaheid674/
Zhahyid671/
Zeud671/
Zahaoid671/
Chahaed671/
Zoed671/
Zahahid671/

Zahed Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zahed in the Marathi language
जाहेदjaheda59.81
झाहेदjhaheda22.43
झहेदjhaheda4.67
अहेमदahemada3.74
आबेदabeda1.87
जाहेjahe0.93
जहेदjaheda0.93
हेदheda0.93
Zahed in the Hindi language
जाहिदjahida42.86
जाहेदjaheda28.57
ज़हेदzaheda14.29
जहिदjahida14.29
Zahed in the Oriya language
ଜାେହଦjaehada41.18
ଯାେହଦyaehada23.53
ଯାହିଦyahida11.76
ମହmaha11.76
ଜାେହୖଦjaehada5.88
ଜାେହଦ୍jaehad5.88

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Zahed
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