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Where Does The Last Name Zahir Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Zahir (Arabic: زاهير, Dhivehi: ޒާހިރ‬, Georgian: ზაჰირ, Hindi: ज़हीर, Marathi: झहीर, Oriya: ଜାହିର) occurs in Afghanistan more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zahir? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname is the 3,299^th most numerous surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 42,731 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 85 percent of Zahir live; 81 percent live in South Asia and 79 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Zahir is also the 3,295^th most widely held first name world-wide, borne by 318,314 people.

The last name Zahir is most frequently occurring in Afghanistan, where it is borne by 49,848 people, or 1 in 645. In Afghanistan it is most common in: Kabul, where 11 percent are found, Khost, where 9 percent are found and Nangarhar, where 8 percent are found. Aside from Afghanistan Zahir occurs in 86 countries. It is also common in Pakistan, where 25 percent are found and Iran, where 16 percent are found.

Zahir Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is predominantly Muslim (80%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Zahir last name are 2.87% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 56.1% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Zahir earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 8.88% less than the national average, earning 315,362 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 32.16% more than the national average, earning R 314,052 per year; in United States they earn 18.65% more than the national average, earning $51,195 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.1% less than the national average, earning $45,657 CAD per year.