Zahil Surname

1,504,764th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 139 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Algeria
Highest density in:
Maldives

Zahil Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zahil Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Algeria801:482,89436,623
Malaysia261:1,134,39349,681
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Niger61:3,198,67054,540
Afghanistan41:8,038,29630,874
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Iran31:25,594,175224,183
France11:66,422,722504,397
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

Zahil (132) may also be a first name.

Zahil Last Name Facts

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

The last name Zahil (Arabic: الزحيل, Marathi: जहील) is more frequently found in Algeria than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Zahil? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,504,764th most frequently used surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 52,428,388 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 69 percent of Zahil live; 64 percent live in North Africa and 64 percent live in Mahgreb. It is also the 807,735th most prevalent first name on earth. It is borne by 132 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Algeria, where it is carried by 80 people, or 1 in 482,894. In Algeria Zahil is most frequent in: Mascara Province, where 100 percent reside. Excluding Algeria it occurs in 14 countries. It is also common in Malaysia, where 19 percent reside and Morocco, where 6 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zahiel912/
Zohil80335/
Zahel80280/
Zehil8062/
Ćahil8020/
Zéhil802/
Tsahil73153/
Cahuil7368/
Zohill738/
Zhahel737/
Zohilh733/
Zeahel733/
Zahell732/
Zouail731/
Zohail731/
Zauiel731/
Dzehil731/
Cahiel731/
Zael6738/
Cahhill672/
Cahilll671/
Cahahil671/
Cauhill670/
Caheill670/

Zahil Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zahil in the Marathi language
जहीलjahila-
Zahil in the Arabic language
الزحيلalzhyl-
زاحيلzahyl-
زحيلzhyl-

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Zahil
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