Zaheer Surname
Approximately 76,547 people bear this surname
Zaheer Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 61,796 | 1:2,891 | 352 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4,492 | 1:6,869 | 956 |
| India | 3,353 | 1:228,770 | 13,444 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1,757 | 1:5,215 | 649 |
| Bangladesh | 991 | 1:160,804 | 5,900 |
| England | 815 | 1:68,366 | 7,902 |
| Sri Lanka | 658 | 1:31,624 | 3,961 |
| United States | 623 | 1:581,796 | 47,615 |
| Afghanistan | 321 | 1:100,166 | 2,587 |
| Kuwait | 280 | 1:13,574 | 1,857 |
| Egypt | 244 | 1:376,786 | 23,402 |
| Canada | 212 | 1:173,800 | 17,393 |
| Qatar | 178 | 1:13,247 | 1,453 |
| Israel | 163 | 1:52,501 | 6,866 |
| Oman | 157 | 1:23,490 | 2,053 |
| Bahrain | 103 | 1:13,093 | 2,472 |
| Greece | 53 | 1:209,053 | 32,911 |
| Singapore | 43 | 1:128,086 | 5,748 |
| Australia | 40 | 1:674,893 | 46,030 |
| Thailand | 31 | 1:2,278,656 | 255,572 |
| Scotland | 28 | 1:191,208 | 10,357 |
| Belgium | 25 | 1:459,866 | 46,150 |
| Malaysia | 23 | 1:1,282,358 | 54,976 |
| South Africa | 23 | 1:2,355,552 | 98,611 |
| Maldives | 18 | 1:22,454 | 1,401 |
| Denmark | 14 | 1:403,194 | 27,097 |
| Norway | 14 | 1:367,306 | 34,015 |
| Sweden | 13 | 1:757,443 | 56,422 |
| Netherlands | 9 | 1:1,876,353 | 85,467 |
| China | 7 | 1:195,331,652 | 10,124 |
| Russia | 6 | 1:24,020,509 | 493,300 |
| Germany | 5 | 1:16,101,092 | 397,699 |
| Northern Ireland | 4 | 1:461,259 | 16,615 |
| Kazakhstan | 4 | 1:4,420,624 | 134,293 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Italy | 4 | 1:15,289,172 | 132,955 |
| Cyprus | 3 | 1:294,959 | 8,690 |
| Turkey | 3 | 1:25,940,474 | 162,557 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Northern Cyprus | 1 | 1:319,011 | 10,202 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Zaheer (196,552) may also be a first name.
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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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zahieer | 92 | 5 | / |
| Zahheer | 92 | 1 | / |
| Zaheerh | 92 | 1 | / |
| Zaheeir | 92 | 1 | / |
| Zaheerr | 92 | 1 | / |
| Zhaheer | 92 | 1 | / |
| Zaeer | 91 | 28 | / |
| Zoheer | 83 | 22 | / |
| Zhaeer | 83 | 21 | / |
| Zaheir | 83 | 18 | / |
| Zeheer | 83 | 6 | / |
| Zaaeer | 83 | 2 | / |
| Zaeir | 73 | 9 | / |
| Zoeer | 73 | 4 | / |
| Zeuer | 73 | 2 | / |
| Caeer | 73 | 0 | / |
| Zoheir | 67 | 2,502 | / |
| Zahiyr | 67 | 9 | / |
| Dzeuer | 67 | 4 | / |
| Zahiir | 67 | 2 | / |
| Chaeer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Caeher | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zeaier | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zeheir | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zeayer | 67 | 0 | / |
| Zouiher | 62 | 138 | / |
| Chaeher | 62 | 1 | / |
| Ciaiher | 62 | 1 | / |
| Zaoyier | 62 | 1 | / |
| Czoehaer | 57 | 1 | / |
| Chaehaer | 57 | 1 | / |
| Zoeir | 55 | 123 | / |
| Caeir | 55 | 5 | / |
| Coeer | 55 | 1 | / |
| Cheahyere | 53 | 1 | / |
| Czöger | 50 | 5 | / |
| Choeir | 50 | 2 | / |
Zaheer Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Zaheer in the Hindi language | ||
| जहीर | jahira | 81.25 |
| ज़हीर | zahira | 12.15 |
| ज़हीर | zahira | 4.98 |
| जहिर | jahira | 0.58 |
| जाहिर | jahira | 0.35 |
| जहीरूल | jahirula | 0.23 |
| जाहीर | jahira | 0.23 |
| ज़ाहिर | zahira | 0.12 |
| ज़हिर | zahira | 0.12 |
| Zaheer in the Marathi language | ||
| ज़हीर | zahira | 45.45 |
| ताहेर | tahera | 18.18 |
| ज़ाहीर | zahira | 9.09 |
| ताहेरा | tahera | 6.06 |
| अताहेर | atahera | 6.06 |
| तहेर | tahera | 3.03 |
| जाहेर | jahera | 3.03 |
| महेरु | maheru | 3.03 |
| अहेमेद | ahemeda | 3.03 |
| अहे | ahe | 3.03 |
| Zaheer in the Oriya language | ||
| ଜାହିର | jahira | 41.67 |
| ଜହିର | jahira | 33.33 |
| ଜହୀର | jahira | 12.5 |
| ଯହିର | yahira | 4.17 |
| ଜହୀର୍ | jahir | 4.17 |
| ଜହିର୍ | jahir | 4.17 |
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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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- 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 Zaheer
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