Zaheer Surname

7,423rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 76,547 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Pakistan

Zaheer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zaheer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan61,7961:2,891352
Saudi Arabia4,4921:6,869956
India3,3531:228,77013,444
United Arab Emirates1,7571:5,215649
Bangladesh9911:160,8045,900
England8151:68,3667,902
Sri Lanka6581:31,6243,961
United States6231:581,79647,615
Afghanistan3211:100,1662,587
Kuwait2801:13,5741,857
Egypt2441:376,78623,402
Canada2121:173,80017,393
Qatar1781:13,2471,453
Israel1631:52,5016,866
Oman1571:23,4902,053
Bahrain1031:13,0932,472
Greece531:209,05332,911
Singapore431:128,0865,748
Australia401:674,89346,030
Thailand311:2,278,656255,572
Scotland281:191,20810,357
Belgium251:459,86646,150
Malaysia231:1,282,35854,976
South Africa231:2,355,55298,611
Maldives181:22,4541,401
Denmark141:403,19427,097
Norway141:367,30634,015
Sweden131:757,44356,422
Netherlands91:1,876,35385,467
China71:195,331,65210,124
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Northern Ireland41:461,25916,615
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Cyprus31:294,9598,690
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
France31:22,140,907385,998
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Malta11:430,2723,380
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Zaheer (196,552) may also be a first name.

Zaheer Last Name Facts

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

The surname Zaheer (Hindi: जहीर, Marathi: ज़हीर, Oriya: ଜାହିର) is most common in Pakistan. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Zaheer.

How Common Is The Last Name Zaheer? popularity and diffusion

Zaheer is the 7,423rd most frequently occurring last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 95,204 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 97 percent of Zaheer are found; 88 percent are found in South Asia and 83 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Zaheer is also the 5,326th most prevalent first name world-wide, borne by 196,552 people.

This surname is most frequent in Pakistan, where it is held by 61,796 people, or 1 in 2,891. In Pakistan it is most frequent in: Punjab, where 58 percent live, Sindh, where 19 percent live and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 10 percent live. Outside of Pakistan this last name occurs in 62 countries. It also occurs in Saudi Arabia, where 6 percent live and India, where 4 percent live.

Zaheer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Zaheer surname are 0.31% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 53.54% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Zaheer earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 22.44% less than the national average, earning 268,424 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 334.25% more than the national average, earning R 1,031,950 per year; in United States they earn 21.75% more than the national average, earning $52,535 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.26% more than the national average, earning $59,747 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zahieer925/
Zahheer921/
Zaheerh921/
Zaheeir921/
Zaheerr921/
Zhaheer921/
Zaeer9128/
Zoheer8322/
Zhaeer8321/
Zaheir8318/
Zeheer836/
Zaaeer832/
Zaeir739/
Zoeer734/
Zeuer732/
Caeer730/
Zoheir672,502/
Zahiyr679/
Dzeuer674/
Zahiir672/
Chaeer671/
Caeher671/
Zeaier671/
Zeheir671/
Zeayer670/
Zouiher62138/
Chaeher621/
Ciaiher621/
Zaoyier621/
Czoehaer571/
Chaehaer571/
Zoeir55123/
Caeir555/
Coeer551/
Cheahyere531/
Czöger505/
Choeir502/

Zaheer Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zaheer in the Hindi language
जहीरjahira81.25
ज़हीरzahira12.15
ज़हीरzahira4.98
जहिरjahira0.58
जाहिरjahira0.35
जहीरूलjahirula0.23
जाहीरjahira0.23
ज़ाहिरzahira0.12
ज़हिरzahira0.12
Zaheer in the Marathi language
ज़हीरzahira45.45
ताहेरtahera18.18
ज़ाहीरzahira9.09
ताहेराtahera6.06
अताहेरatahera6.06
तहेरtahera3.03
जाहेरjahera3.03
महेरुmaheru3.03
अहेमेदahemeda3.03
अहेahe3.03
Zaheer in the Oriya language
ଜାହିରjahira41.67
ଜହିରjahira33.33
ଜହୀରjahira12.5
ଯହିରyahira4.17
ଜହୀର୍jahir4.17
ଜହିର୍jahir4.17

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