Zahire Surname
Approximately 59 people bear this surname
Zahire Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 11 | 1:16,240,353 | 64,496 |
| Morocco | 9 | 1:3,830,678 | 54,497 |
| Algeria | 8 | 1:4,828,944 | 49,535 |
| Ivory Coast | 6 | 1:3,845,205 | 48,272 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Papua New Guinea | 4 | 1:2,038,429 | 140,827 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
Zahire (5,594) may also be a first name.
Zahire Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zahire Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Zahire (Marathi: झाहीरे) is found most frequently in Pakistan. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Zahire.
How Common Is The Last Name Zahire? popularity and diffusion
Zahire is the 2,506,728th most frequently occurring family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 123,517,727 people. The surname Zahire is predominantly found in Africa, where 41 percent of Zahire are found; 29 percent are found in North Africa and 29 percent are found in Mahgreb. It is also the 89,562nd most frequently held first name in the world, borne by 5,594 people.
This last name is most common in Pakistan, where it is borne by 11 people, or 1 in 16,240,353. In Pakistan it is primarily found in: Balochistan, where 91 percent live and Punjab, where 9 percent live. Without taking into account Pakistan this last name occurs in 16 countries. It is also common in Morocco, where 15 percent live and Algeria, where 14 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zahirey | 92 | 1 | / |
| Zahirieh | 86 | 82 | / |
| Zeahaire | 86 | 1 | / |
| Zahiri | 83 | 25,747 | / |
| Zahiry | 83 | 66 | / |
| Zahere | 83 | 6 | / |
| Zohire | 83 | 3 | / |
| Zauire | 83 | 1 | / |
| Zeahhaire | 80 | 6 | / |
| Dzahiri | 77 | 7 | / |
| Zoheire | 77 | 4 | / |
| Zahuiri | 77 | 2 | / |
| Zahirry | 77 | 2 | / |
| Zaherie | 77 | 2 | / |
| Zouaire | 77 | 1 | / |
| Cahuire | 77 | 1 | / |
| Zoairea | 77 | 1 | / |
| Zajjire | 77 | 1 | / |
| Zaheiri | 77 | 1 | / |
| Zaere | 73 | 9 | / |
| Cahierre | 71 | 91 | / |
| Zohairee | 71 | 1 | / |
| Zaheri | 67 | 14,391 | / |
| Zehiri | 67 | 227 | / |
| Zehiry | 67 | 183 | / |
| Zouire | 67 | 136 | / |
| Zohiri | 67 | 130 | / |
| Zahery | 67 | 30 | / |
| Zohiry | 67 | 14 | / |
| Zehere | 67 | 4 | / |
| Zeairi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ciaire | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zaerie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zaehri | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zouahairi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zohere | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zaeiri | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zoehre | 67 | 1 | / |
| Coaire | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zaeree | 67 | 1 | / |
Zahire Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Zahire in the Marathi language | ||
| झाहीरे | jhahire | - |
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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 Zahire
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