Zaheel Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Afghanistan
Highest density in:
Afghanistan

Zaheel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zaheel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Afghanistan51:6,430,63727,710
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521

Zaheel (31) may also be a first name.

Zaheel Last Name Facts

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

Zaheel is carried by more people in Afghanistan than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Zaheel? popularity and diffusion

The last name Zaheel is the 7,117,718th most widely held surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The last name Zaheel is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Zaheel live; 100 percent live in South Asia and 86 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Zaheel is also the 1,874,099th most frequently occurring first name globally. It is borne by 31 people.

This surname is most numerous in Afghanistan, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 6,430,637. In Afghanistan Zaheel is primarily concentrated in: Khost, where 40 percent reside, Nangarhar, where 40 percent reside and Paktika, where 20 percent reside. Barring Afghanistan it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Pakistan, where 14 percent reside and Sri Lanka, where 14 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zaheela921/
Zaheeal921/
Zaeel911,461/
Zahel91280/
Zaaheeal861/
Saheel83641/
Zahela83189/
Zaheli8340/
Zahele8333/
Zeahel833/
Zahell832/
Zahely832/
Zahiel832/
Zaaeel831/
Zahelo831/
Zuheel831/
Zaheili7722/
Zwiahel7717/
Saheela7712/
Saheeli772/
Zahalee772/
Saheelu771/
Zahouel771/
Zahelei771/
Zahiela771/
Soaheel771/
Saheeal771/
Sauheel771/
Sahel7317,875/
Zahal73636/
Zahul73344/
Zehel73172/
Zahil73139/
Zühel7346/
Zihel739/
Zyhel738/
Zohel732/
Zuhel732/
Zahyl731/
Zahouela7159/
Zahe Lou711/
Saeaheel711/
Sahele676,779/
Saheli675,390/
Sahelu673,569/
Sahely67505/
Zahali67441/
Sahela67418/
Sauhel67120/
Zaholy67117/
Zahola67116/
Soheel67109/
Zahoul6790/
Zaholi6783/
Suheel6768/
Zahile6739/
Zahule6728/
Zahila6719/
Sahelo6718/
Zaholo6716/
Zahili6715/
Zahily6712/
Syahel6711/
Zahula6711/
Zahala677/
Zahool676/
Sahiel674/
Saheil674/
Sahell673/
Zahale673/
Zaihal673/
Zeayel672/
Saihel672/
Zahole672/
Saahel672/
Sahuel672/
Zahalo672/
Saehel671/
Saohel671/
Zuhell671/
Zahulo671/
Zahulu671/
Zahyul671/
Zehell671/
Zahalu671/
Seheel671/
Zehele671/
Zahoe Lou671/
Zohael671/
Zohelo671/
Zoahe Lou671/
Sahael671/
Zahiul671/
Zahyli671/
Zohele671/
Zohell671/
Sayaheeal671/
Zouihel6214/
Zouyhel621/
Cahelova571/
Cauyhell570/
Coehel500/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Zaheel
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