Zaher Surname

3,537th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 158,506 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iraq
Highest density in:
Iraq

Zaher Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zaher Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iraq74,9041:46878
Egypt34,9921:2,627359
Yemen11,8181:2,236346
Syria8,2291:2,345283
Saudi Arabia4,8501:6,362883
Morocco4,5331:7,606985
Lebanon4,4571:1,265230
Jordan3,7181:2,378457
Palestine3,6621:1,242214
Iran2,2231:34,5404,098
Bangladesh8111:196,4946,734
Kuwait7231:5,257721
United States7171:505,52242,461
Pakistan4461:400,5477,554
Algeria4221:91,54414,003
United Arab Emirates3751:24,4332,765
Malaysia2131:138,4718,817
Bahrain1181:11,4292,102
Canada1041:354,28532,012
Brazil1031:2,078,39265,524
Germany1031:781,60657,825
Qatar941:25,0852,628
France821:810,03397,301
England811:687,87739,238
Sweden661:149,19310,483
Hong Kong561:130,9912,371
Indonesia511:2,593,121151,846
India481:15,980,529256,885
Croatia481:88,09614,714
Australia461:586,86342,409
Argentina451:949,85460,205
Belgium381:302,54335,124
Spain371:1,263,56942,239
Denmark321:176,39714,920
Ivory Coast261:887,35522,826
Tunisia231:26,5494,038
Netherlands231:734,22557,169
Oman181:204,8873,723
Russia171:8,477,827301,506
Thailand161:4,414,897343,519
Switzerland131:631,76343,230
Scotland121:446,15118,166
Ukraine121:3,793,558197,857
Afghanistan101:3,215,31818,974
Finland91:610,74534,002
Czechia81:1,329,18491,312
Norway71:734,61250,907
Philippines71:14,462,603238,248
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
Libya41:1,560,9943,087
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Bulgaria41:1,744,72646,837
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Slovakia31:1,778,817104,392
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Mauritius21:646,70813,517
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Guinea21:5,916,9082,656
China21:683,660,78330,601
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228

Zaher (156,235) may also be a first name.

Zaher Last Name Facts

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

The surname Zaher (Arabic: الزاهر, Hindi: जहीर, Marathi: जहेर, Oriya: ଯାେହର) is carried by more people in Iraq than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Zaher? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,537th most numerous family name internationally, held by around 1 in 45,976 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 74 percent of Zaher are found; 71 percent are found in West Asia and 60 percent are found in Levant. Zaher is also the 6,725th most common first name internationally. It is borne by 156,235 people.

Zaher is most frequently occurring in Iraq, where it is borne by 74,904 people, or 1 in 468. Other than Iraq it is found in 73 countries. It is also found in Egypt, where 22 percent are found and Yemen, where 7 percent are found.

Zaher Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is primarily Shiite (58%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those bearing the Zaher surname are 1.58% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 54.81% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Zaher earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 25.71% more than the national average, earning 435,063 kr per year; in Colombia they earn 61.8% less than the national average, earning $8,672,860 COP per year; in United States they earn 9.35% more than the national average, earning $47,182 USD per year and in Canada they earn 25.35% more than the national average, earning $62,279 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zahehr91372/
Zaheur91206/
Zahier9169/
Dzaher9165/
Zauher9126/
Zahher9110/
Zhaher916/
Czaher914/
Zaherr912/
Zaaher912/
Zaer89934/
Zahayer834/
Dzaheer832/
Zaahier831/
Tzaheer831/
Dzaaher831/
Zahijer831/
Zahir80170,544/
Zoher801,883/
Zeher80786/
Zaerr80118/
Zaeer8028/
Zaeir809/
Zhaer806/
Zaïer803/
Zéher801/
Zeaer801/
Zaaer801/
Zaerh801/
Zoheir732,502/
Zohier73651/
Dzahir73319/
Zaayer73237/
Zahirh7374/
Zaahir7374/
Zhahir7370/
Zhaeer7321/
Dzoher7313/
Zeeher7311/
Zhuoer732/
Zayyer732/
Zahhir731/
Zhoher731/
Zeaier731/
Zha'er731/
Zauhir731/
Zayier731/
Zaaier731/
Zahoir731/
Tsaher731/
Zoheur731/
Cahaer730/
Caheer730/
Zaiyer730/
Zoer67873/
Zaaijer67475/
Zeur676/
Zoihier674/
Zhaahir674/
Chahere674/
Chaheer671/
Chaaher671/

Zaher Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zaher in the Marathi language
जहेरjahera62.22
झाहेरjhahera15.56
झहेरjhahera8.89
जाहेरjahera6.67
ज़ाहेरzahera2.22
ज़हीरzahira2.22
झेाहेरjheahera2.22
Zaher in the Hindi language
जहीरjahira50
जाहिरjahira16.67
जहेरjahera8.33
जाहेरjahera8.33
जहिरjahira8.33
ज़हीरzahira8.33
Zaher in the Oriya language
ଯାେହରyaehara33.33
ଜହିରjahira16.67
ମହmaha16.67
ଜାେହର୍jaehar16.67
ଜାେହରjaehara16.67
Zaher in the Arabic language
الزاهرalzahr-
الظاهرalzahr-
زهرzhr-
زاهرzahr-

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