Zahier Surname

2,293,424th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 69 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Guyana

Zahier Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zahier Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan231:7,767,12541,967
India171:45,121,493474,784
Malaysia131:2,268,78789,138
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
England21:27,859,030389,889
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471

Zahier (679) may also be a first name.

Zahier Last Name Facts

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

The surname Zahier is held by more people in Pakistan than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zahier? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,293,424th most commonly occurring surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 105,616,607 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 87 percent of Zahier reside; 59 percent reside in South Asia and 58 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 317,830th most numerous given name internationally, borne by 679 people.

The last name is most numerous in Pakistan, where it is held by 23 people, or 1 in 7,767,125. In Pakistan Zahier is most common in: Punjab, where 78 percent reside, Sindh, where 13 percent reside and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 9 percent reside. Barring Pakistan Zahier exists in 10 countries. It also occurs in India, where 25 percent reside and Malaysia, where 19 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zaahier921/
Zahijer921/
Zahir91170,544/
Zaher91158,506/
Zohier83651/
Zahehr83372/
Dzahir83319/
Zaheur83206/
Zaahir8374/
Zahirh8374/
Zhahir8370/
Dzaher8365/
Zauher8326/
Zahher8310/
Zhaher836/
Czaher834/
Zaaher832/
Zaherr832/
Zayier831/
Zauhir831/
Zahhir831/
Zeaier831/
Zahoir831/
Zaaier831/
Zaiyer830/
Zaer80934/
Zaaijer77475/
Zhaahir774/
Zoihier774/
Zahayer774/
Dzaheer772/
Tzaheer771/
Dzaaher771/
Zehir733,438/
Zohir732,845/
Zoher731,883/
Zoair731,108/
Zeher73786/
Zeair73310/
Zaerr73118/
Zaeer7328/
Zaeir739/
Zhaer736/
Zaïer733/
Zaoir731/
Zaerh731/
Zéher731/
Zaaer731/
Zeaer731/
Zohair674,556/
Zoheir672,502/
Zouair67293/
Zaayer67237/
Cohier67226/
Dzohir6756/
Cahyir6751/
Zhaeer6721/
Tsahir6715/
Dzoher6713/
Zhohir6711/
Zeeher6711/
Tzoair677/
Zouier674/
Zeiyer673/
Zayyer672/
Zhouir672/
Zhuoer672/
Zhoher671/
Zohirr671/
Zeijer671/
Zoheur671/
Tsaher671/
Dsahir671/
Zeeair671/
Cayier671/
Zha'er671/
Zohhir671/
Zehuir670/
Caheer670/
Cahaer670/

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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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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Zahier
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