Zaheri Surname

36,644th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,391 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Zaheri Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zaheri Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran13,9171:5,517748
United Arab Emirates961:95,4408,441
Afghanistan931:345,7335,199
United States671:5,409,835270,257
Tunisia621:9,8491,643
Canada211:1,754,552114,935
Thailand191:3,717,808320,775
Pakistan161:11,165,24351,703
England151:3,714,537119,675
Indonesia151:8,816,613340,855
Sweden141:703,34052,204
Spain81:5,844,00486,878
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Yemen41:6,606,32425,896
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422

Zaheri (417) may also be a first name.

Zaheri Last Name Facts

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

The surname Zaheri (Hindi: जहीर) occurs more in Iran more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zaheri? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 36,644th most frequently used surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 506,396 people. Zaheri occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Zaheri live; 97 percent live in South Asia and 97 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Zaheri is also the 420,947th most commonly occurring first name internationally. It is borne by 417 people.

The surname is most common in Iran, where it is carried by 13,917 people, or 1 in 5,517. In Iran it is most prevalent in: Khuzestan Province, where 27 percent are found, Kurdistan Province, where 10 percent are found and Isfahan Province, where 10 percent are found. Apart from Iran Zaheri exists in 31 countries. It is also common in The United Arab Emirates, where 1 percent are found and Afghanistan, where 1 percent are found.

Zaheri Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Zaheri surname are 40.1% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 93.33% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Zaheri earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 45.89% less than the national average, earning 187,251 kr per year; in United States they earn 31.12% more than the national average, earning $56,578 USD per year and in Canada they earn 26.03% more than the national average, earning $62,616 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zaheeri927/
Zaherie922/
Zaaheri921/
Zahheri921/
Zaheiri921/
Zahehri921/
Zaeri917,876/
Zahiri8325,747/
Zahery8330/
Zoheri8324/
Zeheri839/
Zahere836/
Zeaeri834/
Zaeiri831/
Zaehri831/
Zaerie831/
Zaerii831/
Zeheiri7735/
Zeheeri7735/
Zoheiri779/
Dzahiri777/
Zahuiri772/
Zeaeari771/
Tzaeiri771/
Cahheri771/
Zaery73104/
Zoeri739/
Zeuri739/
Zaere739/
Zahirieh7182/
Zaheeray714/
Zohery67677/
Zehery67373/
Chaeri67370/
Zehiri67227/
Choeri67220/
Zohiri67130/
Zahiry6766/
Zahire6759/
Zehere674/
Zeairi672/
Zohere671/
Zouahairi671/
Zaeree671/
Caerii670/

Zaheri Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zaheri in the Hindi language
जहीरjahira-

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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 Zaheri
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