Zahi Surname

26,971st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19,918 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Morocco
Highest density in:
Morocco

Zahi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zahi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Morocco5,5211:6,245755
Algeria5,2951:7,2961,215
Ivory Coast2,7751:8,314712
Iraq1,5721:22,2781,233
Iran1,1791:65,1256,896
Pakistan6071:294,3066,223
France5701:116,53117,546
Lebanon5541:10,1751,528
Egypt3971:231,57616,276
Saudi Arabia2781:110,99214,774
Israel2191:39,0765,362
United Arab Emirates2001:45,8114,687
India1331:5,767,409137,347
Malaysia1091:270,58915,097
Kuwait771:49,3605,585
Spain681:687,53030,300
Belgium561:205,29726,724
Romania451:446,17535,142
Albania331:88,3059,061
Tunisia301:20,3543,251
Benin271:382,80028,543
Cameroon231:903,00360,285
Syria201:965,0516,626
United States171:21,321,114641,998
England131:4,286,005132,302
Afghanistan121:2,679,43217,028
Sweden111:895,16066,831
Netherlands101:1,688,71881,846
Niger91:2,132,44640,124
Indonesia81:16,531,149488,268
Yemen61:4,404,21618,907
Burkina Faso61:3,058,68318,466
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Maldives11:404,1727,269
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Monaco11:37,0664,748

Zahi (26,195) may also be a first name.

Zahi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Zahi (Arabic: زاهى, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺰﺍﻫﻲ, Hindi: जहॉ, Oriya: ଜାହିଦ) occurs more in Morocco more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Zahi? popularity and diffusion

Zahi is the 26,971st most commonly held last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 365,877 people. The last name Zahi occurs mostly in Africa, where 69 percent of Zahi are found; 56 percent are found in North Africa and 54 percent are found in Mahgreb. It is also the 30,879th most frequently held first name in the world, held by 26,195 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Morocco, where it is borne by 5,521 people, or 1 in 6,245. Without taking into account Morocco this surname is found in 50 countries. It is also common in Algeria, where 27 percent reside and The Ivory Coast, where 14 percent reside.

Zahi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is principally Shiite (84%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those holding the Zahi last name are 13.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 60% registered with the party.

Zahi earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 90% more than the national average, earning $81,985 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zahui895,138/
Zahie89168/
Ziahi89104/
Tzahi8952/
Dzahi895/
Zahoi892/
Zaahi891/
Zaehi891/
Zajhi891/
Zahhi891/
Zoahie8021/
Tzahio8016/
Zahieh805/
Zhahui802/
Tzahui801/
Zahiji801/
Zahjie801/
Zehi752,082/
Zahe751,410/
Zohi75880/
Zeai75663/
Zaei75127/
Zaoi7515/
Zađi7514/
Zaui7512/
Zoai753/
Za'i752/
Zohahie731/
Zaheeie731/
Zahaiye731/
Zeaie6715,711/
Zouai672,601/
Ziahe67366/
Zauih67123/
Zaheu67103/
Dzahe6799/
Zehie6785/
Zehui6730/
Zohai6726/
Zaoih6724/
Zahej6723/
Zaheh6719/
Tsahi6719/
Zauhy6719/
Zehhi6712/
Zeaei678/
Zoehi675/
Dzohi674/
Zaeii673/
Zaehe672/
Zauoi672/
Zahuy672/
Zaeei672/
Zhoui672/
Čahić672/
Zayie672/
Zhahe672/
Zeaih671/
Zhaoi671/
Zajhe671/
Caahi671/
Zhohi671/
Ciahi671/
Hzaoi671/
Dzaei671/
Zuoai671/
Zohei671/
Zaiye671/
Zaaii671/
Zoaih671/
Tcahi671/
Zaeeh671/
Zaeie671/
Zohie671/
Zohui671/
Cahhi671/
Zeeai671/

Zahi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zahi in the Hindi language
जहॉjaho-
Zahi in the Oriya language
ଜାହିଦjahida-
Zahi in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﺰﺍﻫﻲalzahy66.67
ﺯﺍﻫﻲzahy33.33
Zahi in the Arabic language
زاهىzahy-
زاهيzahy-

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